CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 323

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It is clear that the said criminal committed robbery without a doubt at the house of Kuan Shih-chi in the village of Lung-chi in the Shun-to district, killing one of the owners.

It was stated that the foreign official Mr. MacKean heard and recorded the evidence of each of the witnesses separately, and that the defendant's counsel, Mr. Dennys, caused delay by picking out flaws.

When the case was brought up for settlement on the 9th of August, owing to the resignation of Mr. MacKean, the new Police Magistrate proposed to decide the case on the evidence already taken. However, Mr. Dennys, the counsel for the defendants, opposed this and wanted the witnesses to again appear in court and give evidence, and hand in further requests related to the case.

Acting accordingly, it was decided to transmit his report to the Viceroy and thence to the Governor of Hongkong, to direct the Police Magistrate to settle the case in accordance with the evidence already taken, and, should a hearing be necessary, to instruct the acting magistrate to take the complainant and witnesses in the original case to Hongkong, and to request that the law be heard as soon as possible after their arrival, and that the said criminal be handed over and brought to justice, thereby causing...

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It is clear that the said criminal committed robbery without a doubt at the house of Kuan Shih-chi in the village of Lung-chi in the Shun-to district, killing one of the owners. It was stated that the foreign official Mr. MacKean heard and recorded the evidence of each of the witnesses separately, and that the defendant's counsel, Mr. Dennys, caused delay by picking out flaws. When the case was brought up for settlement on the 9th of August, owing to the resignation of Mr. MacKean, the new Police Magistrate proposed to decide the case on the evidence already taken. However, Mr. Dennys, the counsel for the defendants, opposed this and wanted the witnesses to again appear in court and give evidence, and hand in further requests related to the case. Acting accordingly, it was decided to transmit his report to the Viceroy and thence to the Governor of Hongkong, to direct the Police Magistrate to settle the case in accordance with the evidence already taken, and, should a hearing be necessary, to instruct the acting magistrate to take the complainant and witnesses in the original case to Hongkong, and to request that the law be heard as soon as possible after their arrival, and that the said criminal be handed over and brought to justice, thereby causing...
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san, that the said criminal

without

a

robbery

a

doubt committed

at the house of Kuan shihich in the

village of Lung-chi in

the Shun-to district killing

Ore

of the

Owners raved

that the

kuan shch-yi, foreign official Me Mackean heard and recorded the evidence

of each of the witnesses separately, and that the defendants counsel, Mur

Dennys,

caused delayby

-picking out flaws. Erken

theca

Cas

was

brought up for setttement on the 9th of August, owing to the resignation of Mr Mackean, the new Police Magistrate proposed to decide the case on the evidence already laken,

Wennys

but dar

the counsel

for

320

for the defendants opposed

this and wanted the wil

to again appear in stongdong

and give evidence, and hand

in the

the

Selay Captain fe for requests

case.

Acting accordingly.

me to transmit his

bes

report to the Viceroy and thin Brattedry the Governor of

to write to stis

bercellering to

Hongkong

to direct the Police

Magistrate to settle the

accordance with the evidence

already

a

taken, and, should

thearing

be u

ce seary,

to instruct the asting Explain to take the complainant and witnesses in the

orignial

cav

to Hong Hong, and to request

that the Lave

be heard

way as possible after this arrival and that thing san

ad

be handed

over and rigt he

x

tw

петський

custody, thereby

Causing

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