CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12] — Page 402

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to elicit such explanations can afford to give.

Honour

your

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precipitate the act - The Governor descon When to ask your Honour wheller it would not be

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3 Which reference to the corresponden that has passed, the Governor trusts that your Honour will be good enough to favour him with some further explanations the circumstances under which Huffam - was allowed to get off Du your

Honour's letters mention is made of an incident that occurd on

the Satur

Jum

of an important namely the fact that, before effecting this escape from justice Hautfawe paid that day,

of over four thousand dollars he then had in his possession as cuditor's assignee

Ng Kew's case to one of the Solicitors who had reported to you Something

a

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ore

that

Saturday.

Friday morning wrong and who ou completely confinued in his conference the

the

morning with you, the suspicious of proses ding day wom that, some thousand of dollars had been Stolen. by this officer of your Court. The Governor

directs

Why are

wention

me to invite your

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you

letter F

we you avoided all this payment by Huff.

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Strictly correct le

1 day

that the words

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Was used were that the sight of

would

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a

explain

precipitate the act of suicide &

this point the Governor Wbby invites your Honour to

to fully exple

lain whether thing then were any other reasons,

other reasons, in addition to from the fear that the culprit would commit

Suicide, why your and then to Hoonour did not these effectual, steps to arrest him forthwith.

6. Su thanking your Honour for having, in accordance with the Governor's request, directed Mr. Massop to attend the Coxecutive Council to

give fr Severer wishes me to point out to

further explanations, the that the restriction you

Tovernor

faid

ufion

Mr.

bri

Mossop interferes somewhat with the

-ractical value of his bestimony. your

Honour appears

I have desirell have to

answer any nor may pre honours clut, questions about this business

to time,

that the

Honour to explain,

of

except such as

way

the 2228.

$ 2.000! on the Saturday morning.

4.

your

Honour's letter

instant in explaining how it came to pass that the immediate appearance

debriquant

of the was not secured by you Sahuday morning, your Honour states that

informed

you

corriced at the time that "the

man would "Commit Treicide and

appy that the sight of

of a

a "Juvamous night, precipitati

he, as your

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your

confidential commencé à Sations. The Governor mistracts me to poist out with great respect that both Honour and Mr. Massop

are publie Officers: that your Honour was appointed " Acting Chief Justice by the Governor and that Me Mossop apponded Judge'= Cluck by the Governor's predecessor : that confidential communications between

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