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the

defence has to take; if there is a discrepancy, he that the evidence

urges

is unreliable; if there is no discrepancy the evidence fits so well, it is a conspiracy. With the natural distrust any Juror has to all Asiatic testimony,

this line of argument is often fatal to a conviction. I may execute live

recently came under any

cases that

non-observation: in one,

Counsel

with a

not

reason

the prosecuting

the point of sitting down

Gesture indicative of disgust with of his witnesses, because he would

1 say anything with reference to

"Persian" as it was

depositions;

given in the

as a matter

of fact the

witnesses had spoken in the allegistrany

"Parzec". " In another case at

of a

the Magistracy

the

question was

"

that

3.3

100

"What remark did the prisoner make?

The question put

was

"What words were

" on the prisoner? et similar case is quoted "How was the prisoner addressed

by

the complainant?" Question put

How

10 as

the prisoner dressed? The irrelevancy of the

advocate way

be discovered, but then the natural com result is the utter confusion of the witnesses, for naturally the error would be laid against him,

him, and

China Mail

C,

20. April &, 1886.

Maliire

the

of his testimony shaken,

(c) The following report shows well the average intelligence of Commission Jury in this Colony

(Before Mr Justice Russell, Puisne Judge.)

The following gentlemen were sworn in as jurymen-Messrs J. W. Jamieson, E. N. da Silva, Arthur Turner, Ernesto F. do Rozario, E. J. Haghus, A. A. Eça da Silva and Robert Cooke.

ARMED ATTACK.

Chi Atuk was charged with cutting and wounding a shopman named Ching Aki on

the 1st inst.

Dr Ho Kai said the circumstances were that as Cheung Aki was going home about noon and was passing through Gilman's bazaar he was followed by five or six men

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the defence has to take; if there is a discrepancy, he that the evidence urges is unreliable; if there is no discrepancy the evidence fits so well, it is a conspiracy. With the natural distrust any Juror has to all Asiatic testimony, this line of argument is often fatal to a conviction. I may execute live recently came under any cases that non-observation: in one, Counsel with a not reason the prosecuting the point of sitting down Gesture indicative of disgust with of his witnesses, because he would 1 say anything with reference to "Persian" as it was depositions; given in the as a matter of fact the witnesses had spoken in the allegistrany "Parzec". " In another case at of a the Magistracy the question was " that 3.3 100 "What remark did the prisoner make? The question put was "What words were " on the prisoner? et similar case is quoted "How was the prisoner addressed by the complainant?" Question put How 10 as the prisoner dressed? The irrelevancy of the advocate way be discovered, but then the natural com result is the utter confusion of the witnesses, for naturally the error would be laid against him, him, and China Mail C, 20. April &, 1886. Maliire the of his testimony shaken, (c) The following report shows well the average intelligence of Commission Jury in this Colony (Before Mr Justice Russell, Puisne Judge.) The following gentlemen were sworn in as jurymen-Messrs J. W. Jamieson, E. N. da Silva, Arthur Turner, Ernesto F. do Rozario, E. J. Haghus, A. A. Eça da Silva and Robert Cooke. ARMED ATTACK. Chi Atuk was charged with cutting and wounding a shopman named Ching Aki on the 1st inst. Dr Ho Kai said the circumstances were that as Cheung Aki was going home about noon and was passing through Gilman's bazaar he was followed by five or six men a Who
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for the defence hastotake; if there is a diverepancy, he that the evidence urges is unreliable; if there is no -discrepancy the evidence fits so well, it is a conspiracy. With the natural distrust any Juror has to all Asiatic testimuony, this line of arquiuent is oftou fatal to a conviction . I may excution live t recently came uurder any cases that non observation: in one, Consel with a not vason the prosecuting the point of sitting down Jesture indicative of disgust with of his wihusses, because he would 1 say anything with reference to "Persian" as it was depositions ; given in the as a matter of fact the wituões had spoken in the allergistrany "Parzec "." In another case at of a the Magistrany the question was " that 3.3 100 "What remark did the prisoner u cake? The question put was "What warks were " on the prisoner ? et similar case is quoted "How was the prisoner addresen by the complainant?" Question put How 10 as the prisoner dressed ? The irrelevancy of the atvolver way be discovered, but then the natural com result is the utter confusion of the withees, for naturally the error would. be laid against him, him, and China Mail C, 20. Apre &, 1886. Maliire the of his testimony shaken, ( c ) The following report shows well the exvenge intelligence of. Commission Jery in this Colony (Before Mr Justice Russell, Puisne Judge.) The following gontlemen were sworn in aa jurymen-Messrs J. W, Jamieson, E. N. da Silva, Arthur Turner, Ernesto F. do Rozario, E. J. Haghus, A. A. Eça da Silva and Robert Cooke. ARMED ATTACK. Chi Atuk was charged with cutting and wounding a shopman named Ching Aki on the 1st inst. Dr Ho Kai said the circumstances were that as Chenng Aki was going home about noon and was passing through Gilman's bazaar he was followed by five or six meu a Who
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for

the

defence hastotake; if there is a diverepancy, he that the evidence

urges

is unreliable; if there is no -discrepancy the evidence fits so well, it is a conspiracy. With the natural distrust any Juror has to all Asiatic testimuony,

this line of arquiuent is oftou fatal to a conviction . I may excution live

t recently came uurder any

cases that

non observation: in one,

Consel

with a

not

vason

the prosecuting

the point of sitting down

Jesture indicative of disgust with of his wihusses, because he would

1 say anything with reference to

"Persian" as it was

depositions ;

given in the

as a matter

of fact the

wituões had spoken in the allergistrany

"Parzec "." In another case at

of a

the Magistrany

the

question was

"

that

3.3

100

"What remark did the prisoner u cake?

The question put

was

"What warks were

" on the prisoner ? et similar case is quoted "How was the prisoner addresen

by

the complainant?" Question put

How

10 as

the prisoner dressed ? The irrelevancy of the

atvolver way

be discovered, but then the natural com result is the utter confusion of the withees, for naturally the error would. be laid against him,

him, and

China Mail

C,

20. Apre &, 1886.

Maliire

the

of his testimony shaken,

( c ) The following report shows well the exvenge intelligence of. Commission Jery in this Colony

(Before Mr Justice Russell, Puisne Judge.)

The following gontlemen were sworn in aa jurymen-Messrs J. W, Jamieson, E. N. da Silva, Arthur Turner, Ernesto F. do Rozario, E. J. Haghus, A. A. Eça da Silva and Robert Cooke.

ARMED ATTACK.

Chi Atuk was charged with cutting and wounding a shopman named Ching Aki on

the 1st inst.

Dr Ho Kai said the circumstances were that as Chenng Aki was going home about noon and was passing through Gilman's bazaar he was followed by five or six meu

a

Who

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