CO129-236 - Others - 1887 — Page 98

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T, Cheong Sam, of Victoria, in the Island of Hongkong, married woman, do her by solemnly and sincerely declare and say as follows:-

I am acquainted with the prisoner charged

in this case as Tsang Achun.

2. The said prisoner is known to me by the name of Leung Afo, and until he was arrested + in this case I never heard him called by any other name.

3. Since the 3rd day of October, 1884, the said Leung Afu has been residing on the top floor of house No. 61 East Street, Victoria aforesaid, and I myself have also resided in the same place.

4. The said Leong Afu suffers from rheu- matism in his legs, and during the whole of the 9th moon last year he was so ill that he was confined to his bed and could only walk with very great pain and difficulty.

5 I can say positively of my own knowledge that the said Leung Afu did not leave this colony during the said 9th moon, and that while he was ill he was constantly attended by a named Furg Sai Tsum.

Doctor

And I make this solemn declaration &c.

CHEONG SAM.

(Her X mark.)

F.

I, Wong Ho, of Victoria in the island of Hong- kong, widow, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare and say as follows:---

1. I know the prisoner who is charged in this case under the name of Tsang Achun.

2. The said prisoner has been my protector for more than ten years, since the death of my husband, and I have always kn wn him by the name of Leung Afa and by no other name.

3. The said Leung Afu has been living in Hongkong since his return from Annam in 1884. 4. The said Loung Afu suffers from rheumatism in his legs and during the whole of the 9th moon last year he was unable to walk without great pain and difficulty and most of the time was confined to his bed on the top floor of No. 61, East Street, Victoria aforesaid.

And I make this so emn declaration to.,

G.

WONG HO.

(Her X mark.)

I, LI Akit, of Victoria in the Island of Hong- kong, coolie-house keeper, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare and say as follows:-**

I am in partnership with Tsm Yau, Lam Yi and Lam Sui in a coolie lodging-house situate in Queen's Road Central, Victoria aforesaid.

2. I know and am well acquainted with Leung Afu who is charged in this case under the name of Tsang Achun.

3. To my own knowledge the said Leong Afu resided from the 3rd moon of last year up to the date of his arrest on the top floor of No. 61 East Street, Victoria aforesaid.

4. The said Leung Afu was ill in the 9th moon of last year and on the evenings of the roth, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th days of the said gih moon I visited him and assisted him to prepare his opium pipe, as he was too ill to do it himself. I have never heard the said prisoner called by any other name than Leung Afu previously his being charged in this case. And I make ...3 solemn declaration, etc.

H.

(Signed)

I. Ng Ayuk, of Victoria in the Island of Hongkong, married woman, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare and say as follows:***

1. I reside at No. go Tank Lane, Victoria aforesaid, and am the wife of a man Chan Tik Cheung.

2. The said Chan Tik Cheung is at present detained in Victoria Gaol, where he is under re- mand on a charge of burglary and murder in Chinese Territory.

3. While the charge against the said Chan Tik Cheung was proceeding before H. E. Wode. house, Esq., one of the magistrates of this Colony, a man named Ho Kai gave eviden, e on behalf of the three prisoners, of whom the said Chan Tik Cheung was one.

4. The said Ho Kai gave material evidence for the defence of the said prisoners and upon the above-named Leong Ayau being charged with perjury E. Mackean, Esq., another of the magis. trates of this Colony, the said Ho Ki was examined for the prosecution and gave material evidence against the prisoner Leong Ayau,

5. In the said charge of burglary and murder preferred against Chan Tik Cheung Colonel and others, a

as person described

peti. Li Loi signed the information of

tion upon which His Excellency the Acting Governor directed warrants to issue for the arrest of the said Chan Tik Cheung and others.

6. During the prosecution of the said Chan Tik Cheung and others, the said Li Loi appeared in Court and instructed the solicitor who was conducting the case of the prosecution.

7. On Saturday, the 26th day of March, 1887. the said Leong Ayau was commited for trial to the Supreme Court on a charge of perjury com- mitted in the said case against Chan Tik Cheung and others.

8. On the following day, that is on Sunday the 27th day of March, at about 1 a.m., the above-mentioned Ho Ki came to my house and in the presence of Chow Afung and others informed me that since he had been examined as a witness in the case of Regina v. Leong Ayau the above named Li Loi had sent a large number of soldiers to Sam Kwai, the native village of the Ho Ki. that he had arrested two of the gentry, two tipoes, the said Ho Ki's elder brother and several of the clansmen of the said Ho Ki, about 20 persons in all.

9. The said Ho Ki further said that the said Li Loi had billetted about too soldiers in the ancestral temple of the said Ho Ki at Sam Kwai aforesaid and that the family of the said Ho Ki were compelled to supply the said soldiers with food.

Io. The said Ho Ki further said that he had i been provided with clothes and a passage to Singapore and that he could not attend any further in Court to give evidence on behalf of my husband or against the said Leong Ayau, as if he did so the said Li Loi would punish him and his relations.

. When the said Ho Ki said this he was armed with a loaded revolver.

12. I verily believe the statement of the said Ho Ki to be true and that he is prevented by the said Li Lei from attending before the Supreme Court in the trial of the said Leong Ayau to give evidence.

And I make, &c.,

(Signed)

NGA YUK.

(Her x mark.)

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