CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 141

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1.2.

have taken in this matter.

I have fo

(sd) Rederick Stewart.

Colonial Secretary

Report by the Acting Attorney General

I have not interfered or wished

to

interfere

in

any way

whatever

with the Magistrate's discretion.

The Magistrate

stated

that he would postpone the

remand case

from

week to

week until the perjury case

was concluded.

This I pointed out was irregular, and justified by

no law or precedent;

on

the contrary it had been

condemned by Judges.

The Magistrate

could have

only

one

object in waiting

for

the decision in the

perjury case; that was, to be

guided by it, and that

he should not do.

Again, the Magistrate

stated, and has recorded it

in

the depositions, that, in

the event of perjury being proved against the witness Leung You, it would

vitiate the whole of the evidence against the prisoners.

The Magistrate is wrong

again here. He has nothing

to do with the verdict

in the

perjury case; he must decide on

the evidence as

given before

him, and nothing else.

I have said nothing

whatever to

influence

the Magistrate's

decision

in any

way

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1.2. have taken in this matter. I have fo (sd) Rederick Stewart. Colonial Secretary Report by the Acting Attorney General I have not interfered or wished to interfere in any way whatever with the Magistrate's discretion. The Magistrate stated that he would postpone the remand case from week to week until the perjury case was concluded. This I pointed out was irregular, and justified by no law or precedent; on the contrary it had been condemned by Judges. The Magistrate could have only one object in waiting for the decision in the perjury case; that was, to be guided by it, and that he should not do. Again, the Magistrate stated, and has recorded it in the depositions, that, in the event of perjury being proved against the witness Leung You, it would vitiate the whole of the evidence against the prisoners. The Magistrate is wrong again here. He has nothing to do with the verdict in the perjury case; he must decide on the evidence as given before him, and nothing else. I have said nothing whatever to influence the Magistrate's decision in any way
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1.2. прог have taken in this matter. I have fo (sd) Rederick Stewart. Odding Coloccial Scerchery Report by the Acting Attorney Guerab I have not interfered or wished to interfere in xung way whatever ? with the Evagistrate's discretione. The ragistrale sunsunced that he would postpone the reudition case week. from weer to until the perjury case was concluded. This I pointed out was irregular, and justified by no law or precedent; ou the contrary it had been condemned by Judges. The Magistrate could have only ow object in waiting for the decision in the perjury 43. 137 From perjury case; that was, to be -guided by it, and that he should not do. Apace, the Exxxgintrate stated, and has recorded it. D the depositions, that, in the event of perjury being proved against the witivess Leung You, it would ~ viticile the whole of the widence against the prisovers.) The Euagistrate is wrong again here. He has nothing to do with the verdict I the речу in the perjury ANN W Whenisinter cate); he must decide ou the evidence as him, sed ow given before nothing else. I have said nothing whatever to Magistrales influence decision the ouve way
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1.2.

прог

have taken in this matter.

I have fo

(sd) Rederick Stewart.

Odding Coloccial Scerchery

Report by the Acting Attorney Guerab

I have not interfered or wished

to

interfere

in

xung way

whatever

?

with the Evagistrate's discretione.

The ragistrale

sunsunced

that he would postpone the

reudition case

week.

from

weer to

until the perjury case

was concluded.

This I pointed out was irregular, and justified by

no law or precedent;

ou

the contrary it had been

condemned by Judges.

The Magistrate

could have

only

ow

object in waiting

for

the decision in the

perjury

43.

137

From

perjury case; that was, to be

-guided by it, and that

he should not do.

Apace, the Exxxgintrate

stated, and has recorded it.

D

the depositions, that, in

the event of perjury being proved against the witivess Leung You, it would ~ viticile the whole of the widence against the prisovers.)

The Euagistrate is wrong

again here. He has nothing

to do with the verdict

I the

речу

in the

perjury

ANN W

Whenisinter

cate); he must decide ou

the evidence as

him, sed

ow

given before

nothing else.

I have said nothing

whatever to

Magistrales

influence

decision

the

ouve

way

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