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dispensed with at the trial of Chinese criminal, surrendered by the Government of Nanchang, I beg to submit for the information of His Excellency the Administrator Expy and translation of an extract from "Ta Tsing Leu Lee" of China, which clearly shows that certain severe forms of torture such as "Pulling the fingers", "Kneeling on chains", and "Crushing the knees" were incorporated in 1811 in the Penal Code, and as far as their application in the conduct of Criminal Cases is concerned, were placed in the same category as the already legalized forms of torture such as the punishment of the "Cangue", the "Thumb screw", and the 'double stick'.
It will further be observed that in this paragraph of the Code, the Magistrate is empowered by law to bring into general use the horrible tortures above enumerated for the purpose of extorting a confession, and I do not suppose a Criminal Court in China ever tries a case without having recourse to one or other of the instruments of torture, whose use, as I have above stated, is sanctioned by the Penal Code, and which may be said to be as much...
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dispensed with at the trial
of
Chinese
criminal, zurrendered by the Government
of Nongthing, I beg to muctore for the Information of It's beellency the Administrator
Expy and translation
of an retrack from
The "Ia Ising Leah 2e"
of
Chma, which clearly
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Penal Code
shows that
certam severe forms of tortive such as
"Pulling the tars", "Kneeling on chain's,
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and "Crushing the kuces were incorporated
hi 1811 in the Penal Code, and as
far
to their application in the conduct of
Criminal Ca 280 is concerned, were_
as the placed in the same, Category
already legalized forms of torture Stnove
as the punishment of
the "Canque, the
"Thumb screw, and the 'double stick ' -
It will further be observed that in Mis paragraph of the Code, the Magistrate
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powered by law to bring into fineral
use the horrible tortures above Imunerated
for the purpose of extorting a confession, and I do not suppore_ a Criminal Couch no China tour Eit's without having
recourse to me or other
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the Instruments
of torture, whore ure, as I have above Elated, to Sanctioned by the Prual Code,
and which may be said to be as much
already
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