CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6] — Page 335

:

4.

16th

May 16 Defendants in Court =

Mr. Ewers appear for Chinese Government. W. Hottow appears for Major: Several Tang

"U". Caldwell appear for 12 defendant

and states he has

only just

been

retained and asks for a remand.

1

By

Arx

agreement between Mr. Ewens

and ell? Wotton the latter is to conduct

the examination of wittresses for prosecution ·

the

We Wotton states the charge, viz :-

the de

defendants and another not in

rustody

are

charged with murder

in Chricese territory on February 27.

1881

Adjourned until May

164

Top

at 11. a. w.

刁李

(Signed / Alfred G. Wise

May

334

星福

May 16th Defendants in Court:

Mr. Caldwell withdraws from the case.

We Eweus as

before .

Mr. Hotten as before, calls:-

Chaw Bat. declared, States : _ I live

thin Truck Sing Street, Nim Shan, in Kwai Shin district Kwong Tung

鞍金黄

previne. I am

a trader in marive

delicacies . I was at my house on ~

February 18, 1884, at 9 am four of

my shopmou

салме

were with

ttre

Ihree

on that

torey shop on

day at that time. I recognize the

defendants as

rea. The 17

as two of the

et is

Hong Kam On, and the

defordaut

杰陳細

th. 2nd defendant is Chan Hit. The 352

man was called Li Tú. The three

Brien.