CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 306

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in Hong Kong I did not know who they were!"

This is why we submit the whole of the direct evidence against the prisoner. If you except, for a moment, that there are two witnesses intending to speak the truth, their evidence would have weight if these events had not occurred between two and three in the morning and if there had not been about sixty (fifty, right according to My Mei Yoon) robbers all dressed in dark clothes, all armed and all having their trousers on upside down.

No evidence was called before her for the defence, as she was instructed that it was utterly impossible for witnesses to risk their lives by giving evidence against Soo for, especially after the experience of the one who gave evidence in the former case and who has been arrested by the Chinese officials in consequence.

But we think it only right to give His Excellency the information we received with reference to Kiran Shap yi, who is put forward in this case as the "respectable" witness for the prosecution. We are told that his father's name was Kiran Shun Teen, who had one wife and three concubines. The family consisted of seven sons and five daughters - the sons were called

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in Hong Kong I did not know who they were!" This is why we submit the whole of the direct evidence against the prisoner. If you except, for a moment, that there are two witnesses intending to speak the truth, their evidence would have weight if these events had not occurred between two and three in the morning and if there had not been about sixty (fifty, right according to My Mei Yoon) robbers all dressed in dark clothes, all armed and all having their trousers on upside down. No evidence was called before her for the defence, as she was instructed that it was utterly impossible for witnesses to risk their lives by giving evidence against Soo for, especially after the experience of the one who gave evidence in the former case and who has been arrested by the Chinese officials in consequence. But we think it only right to give His Excellency the information we received with reference to Kiran Shap yi, who is put forward in this case as the "respectable" witness for the prosecution. We are told that his father's name was Kiran Shun Teen, who had one wife and three concubines. The family consisted of seven sons and five daughters - the sons were called
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in Hong Kong I did not know who they were!" This is we submit the whole of the direct evidence against the prisoner if you Except by supposing for Du Foon's and cu amoment. that there livo witriesses are intending to speak the truck their evidence would have weight if these events recore had not occurred between two and three in the recor corning and if there had not been about sixty (fifty right according to My Mei Yoon) robbers all dressed in dark clothes, all armed and all having their trousers on upside down. No evidence was called before her kitchell- Imes for the defence ao eve coere instructed that 19303 that it was utterly impossibe witnesses to risk their to get tivos by giving evidence againt So for expedally after the experience of to si who evidence in the former case and who has been arrested gave by the Chime officials in Courequence but we think it only right to give tis texcellency the information we received with reference to Kiran Shap yi who is put forward inn Leong Ayan former We aal this case Co was in the as the "respectable witness for the prosecution. - are told that his facher's Mame was Riran than teen who had one wise and three concubines. The family consisted of seven sons and se five daughters - the sons were. called
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in Hong Kong I did not know who they were!"

This

is we submit the

whole of the direct evidence

against the prisoner if you Except by

supposing for

Du Foon's and cu

amoment.

that there livo witriesses are

intending to speak the truck their evidence would have weight if these events

recore

had not occurred between two and three in the

recor

corning and if there had not been

about sixty (fifty right according to My Mei Yoon)

robbers all dressed in dark

clothes, all armed and all

having

their trousers on

upside down.

No evidence was called

before her kitchell- Imes for

the defence

ao

eve coere instructed

that

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that it was utterly impossibe witnesses to risk their

to get

tivos

by giving evidence againt So for expedally after the experience of to si who

evidence in the former case and who has been arrested

gave

by

the Chime officials in Courequence but we think it only right to give tis texcellency the information we received with reference to Kiran Shap yi who is put forward inn Leong Ayan former

We

aal

this case

Co

was in the

as the "respectable

witness for the prosecution. - are told that his facher's Mame was Riran than teen who had one

wise

and three

concubines. The family consisted of

seven sons and

se

five daughters - the sons were.

called

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