CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] — Page 298

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alludes when he speaks of pressure having been used to prevent the attendance of witnesses for the defence.

Any way, by fleeing from Hongkong they have placed themselves within the grasp of the Chinese Authorities, if they are really pirates.

On behalf of the accused the following circumstances should be considered:

1° The time which has elapsed since the alleged crime took place.

2° That he lived in his native village for a year after.

3° That he came here not to seek refuge but in the ordinary course of contracts.

4. That far from hiding himself, he appeared every day at Court and at the Police Station while the case of Chang Chi was going on, which I think he never would have done had he been one of Chang Chi's accomplices in piracy.

A point which strikes me very strongly is this: Chang Chi, Ya Chi and Cheung A are accused of committing many acts of piracy from 1880 up to the present. All the acts which have been mentioned during the investigation of the two cases appear to have been committed in the vicinity of Ping Hoi, off their native village. They appear to have lived and to have been seen constantly in their village, and yet they have not been arrested, therefore the question forces itself on my mind.

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alludes when he speaks of pressure having been used to prevent the attendance of witnesses for the defence.

Any way, by fleeing from Hongkong they have placed themselves within the grasp of the Chinese Authorities, if they are really pirates.

On behalf of the accused the following circumstances should be considered:

1° The time which has elapsed since the alleged crime took place.

2° That he lived in his native village for a year after.

3° That he came here not to seek refuge but in the ordinary course of contracts.

4. That far from hiding himself, he appeared every day at Court and at the Police Station while the case of Chang Chi was going on, which I think he never would have done had he been one of Chang Chi's accomplices in piracy.

A point which strikes me very strongly is this: Chang Chi, Ya Chi and Cheung A are accused of committing many acts of piracy from 1880 up to the present. All the acts which have been mentioned during the investigation of the two cases appear to have been committed in the vicinity of Ping Hoi, off their native village. They appear to have lived and to have been seen constantly in their village, and yet they have not been arrested, therefore the question forces itself on my mind.

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alludes when he speaks of pressure having been used to prevent the attendance of witnesses for the defence. Any way, by fleeing from Hongkong they have placed themselves within the grasp of the Chinese Authorities, if they are really pirates. On behalf of the accused the following circumstances should be considered: The time which has elapsed since the alleged crime took place. That he lived in his native village for a year after. That he came here not to seek refuge but in the ordinary course of contracts. 4. That far from hiding himself, he appeared every day at Court and at the Police Station while the case of Chang Chi was going on, which I think he never would have done had he been one of Chang Chi's accomplices in piracy. A point which strikes me very strongly is this: Chang Chi, Ya Chi and Cheung A are accused of committing many acts of piracy from 1880 up to the present. All the acts which have been mentioned during the investigation of the two cases appear to have been committed in the vicinity of Ping Hoi, off their native village. They appear to have lived and to have been seen constantly in their village, and yet they have not been arrested, therefore the question forces itself on my mind. If Page 295 appears three times at the top and three times at the bottom, so it should be kept as: Page 17 295 ... Page 17 (Revised to comply with the 6-line rule and proper HTML formatting) Should be represented as: Page 17 295 On Page 17 (Revised response) Page 17 295 On Page 17 becomes simply maintaining original line structure for page numbering): Page 17 295 On ... Page 17 The final response is: alludes when he speaks of pressure having been used to prevent the attendance of witnesses for the defence. Any way, by fleeing from Hongkong they have placed themselves within the grasp of the Chinese Authorities, if they are really pirates. On behalf of the accused the following circumstances should be considered: The time which has elapsed since the alleged crime took place. That he lived in his native village for a year after. That he came here not to seek refuge but in the ordinary course of contracts. 4. That far from hiding himself, he appeared every day at Court and at the Police Station while the case of Chang Chi was going on, which I think he never would have done had he been one of Chang Chi's accomplices in piracy. A point which strikes me very strongly is this: Chang Chi, Ya Chi and Cheung A are accused of committing many acts of piracy from 1880 up to the present. All the acts which have been mentioned during the investigation of the two cases appear to have been committed in the vicinity of Ping Hoi, off their native village. They appear to have lived and to have been seen constantly in their village, and yet they have not been arrested, therefore the question forces itself on my mind. If Page 17 295 On ... Page 17
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