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...
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
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.