CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 295

three cases of murder and one of robbery.

1.

Three witnesses to prove the slaying of one Mo-that on 21 Sep: 1884.

2. One witness to prove the slaying of one O Sum-chap on the 27th of March 1884 & the plunder of his boat.

3. One witness to prove the slaying of Kwan Teck-sing on 17th July 1885.

For the defence, witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner was a salt trader and did not commit the crimes alleged against him.

After hearing the evidence, I could not take upon myself to say that there was not a primâ facie case against the prisoner, and in consequence, I ordered him to be detained pending H.E.'s orders. At the same time, I desire to state that I considered the case against the prisoner a strong one by no means a weak one. Some of the witnesses giving untrustworthy evidence in an unsatisfactory manner, and I should have expected better evidence to have been given by the prosecution, taking into consideration the means available.

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three cases of murder and one of robbery.

1.

Three witnesses to prove the slaying of one Mo-that on 21 Sep: 1884.

on

2. One witness to prove the slaying of one O Sum-chap the 27th of March 1884 & the plunder of his boat.

3. One witness to prove the slaying of Kwan Teck-sing on 17th July 1885.

For the defence witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner was a salt trader and did not commit the crimes alleged against him.

after

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after hearing the evidence I could not take upon myself to say that there was not a primâ facie case against the prisoner, and in consequence I ordered him to be detained pending H.E.'s orders. At the same time I desire to state that I considered the case against the prisoner a strong one by no means a weak one. Some of the witnesses giving untrustworthy evidence in an unsatisfactory manner, and I should have expected better evidence to have been given by the prosecution, taking into consideration the means available.

three cases of murder and one of robbery.

1.

Three witnesses to prove

the slaying of one Mo-that. on 21 Sep: 1884.

on

2. One witness to prove the slaying of one O Sum-chap the 27th of March 1884 & the plunder of his boat.

3 One witness to prove the slaying of Kwan Teck-sing on 17th July 1885.

For the defence witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner was a salt trader and did not commit the crimes alleged against him.

after

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after hearing the evidence I could not take upon myself to say that there was not a primâ facie case agnst the prisoner, and in consequence I ordered him to be detained pending H.E.'s orders. At the same time I desire to state that I considered the case against the prisoner a strong one by no means a weak one. Some of the witnesses giving untrustworthy evidence in an unsatisfactory manner, and I should have expected better evidence to have been given by the prosecution, taking into consideration the means available.

three cases of murder and one of robbery.

1.

Three witnesses to prove

the slaying of one Mo-that on 21 Sep: 1884.

on

2. One witness to prove the slaying of one O Sum-chap on the 27th of March 1884 & the plunder of his boat.

3. One witness to prove the slaying of Kwan Teck-sing on 17th July 1885.

For the defence witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner was a salt trader and did not commit the crimes alleged against him.

after

294

after hearing the evidence I could not take upon myself to say that there was not a primâ facie case against the prisoner, and in consequence I ordered him to be detained pending H.E.'s orders. At the same time I desire to state that I considered the case against the prisoner a strong one by no means a weak one. Some of the witnesses giving untrustworthy evidence in an unsatisfactory manner, and I should have expected better evidence to have been given by the prosecution, taking into consideration the means available.