CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] — Page 98

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one,

that

AOVAL

of the wituceses gave

strong their evidence in an instructivorthy a

that he should have expected

better evidence to have been given by the prosecution, and that there was

little doubt in his mind that intimidation

had been used at least to procure the attendance of couce witnesses, if not to prevent that of others, and that the prisenu was prejudiced in his defense.

The witness called in support of

the cave

for

the Chinese Government were

1. Chenug a Simon or Trion Tiong

2. Cheong Tion

both declare they

0/

Kien Tiong

who.

were in the uccised's

junk when the alleged murder

was committed.

3.

Ling a Chine who

says

he

was

on board the junk of the deceased

when he

Song

evao

kitted.

Ko Fat

Yip

who speaks of

another wurder but whe know nothing

audz

of the prescut

5. Len Mine Pine formaty

Lam

hawker,

now a soldier under the Chinese Government, to whose wvidence. I shall allude further

For the defence there have been called 1. Hong Akin who says he is ce

Noug

Corretit

of the cooceed and a salt

snuggler. He has since been arrested.

A

a

pirate

ellatheson, an

2. John et

of Police:

3. Fung A.

shop,

A Kok

a trader in

Inspector

of the Hing

Fat

Hongkong.

4. Chung a Tring, 2.0.12-5 who

an far

I

as

CANN

see was called for t

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when

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