CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 148

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In recording depositions that in the event of the witness being convicted of perjury I should at once discharge the prisoners, the court was, in my opinion, taking action regarding the prisoners. It was in answer to a question, and it never occurred to me that it could be supposed I was waiting for the guidance of a jury before I could make up my mind. My mind was practically already made up. The record I was making was for the object of providing for my own satisfaction and protection the notice I had given in reply to the question put to me, and I did not think of the particular meaning that might be attached to the word "convicted" by anybody else but myself.

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The Acting Attorney General apparently forgets that I already had the major part of the evidence against Ling Ah You in my own depositions and that there was ample ground for me to come to my own conclusion in the matter, while with regard to what I said about the perjury vitiating the whole proceedings, the rest of the evidence did appear to me so doubtful and suspicious that when assented to by the prosecution...

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56. In recording depositions that in the event of the witness being convicted of perjury I should at once discharge the prisoners, the court was, in my opinion, taking action regarding the prisoners. It was in answer to a question, and it never occurred to me that it could be supposed I was waiting for the guidance of a jury before I could make up my mind. My mind was practically already made up. The record I was making was for the object of providing for my own satisfaction and protection the notice I had given in reply to the question put to me, and I did not think of the particular meaning that might be attached to the word "convicted" by anybody else but myself. 57. 144 The Acting Attorney General apparently forgets that I already had the major part of the evidence against Ling Ah You in my own depositions and that there was ample ground for me to come to my own conclusion in the matter, while with regard to what I said about the perjury vitiating the whole proceedings, the rest of the evidence did appear to me so doubtful and suspicious that when assented to by the prosecution...

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56.

the

recording depositions that in the

count of the wincess being.

convicted of perjury I

should at once

the prisovers, the pourt

was, the action to be

Faken

discharge

regarding

the

prisoners. It was in

ausiver to a

question,

and it never occurred to

we that it could be

supposed I was

waiting

for the guidance of a juery

before

I could make up

Lay

sww

our mind. My

minds was

practically

already made up. The record

I was for

the object of violing

for my own

satisfaction and

protection the notice I had

given

in reply to the question

peet

57.

144

put to rue, and I did not think of the particular

meaning that might be attached to the word convicted

by any body else but myself.

The Acting Attorney General apparently forgets that I already had the mediu part of the evidence against Ling a you in

my our depositions and that there was ample

grounds for

cowe

to my own conclusion in the watters, while with regard to what I said about the perjury vitiating

the whole

rest

procudings,

the

of the evidence did

appear to me so

doubtful

and suspicious that when assects by the prosecution

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