CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 352

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Room ab 4:3 Eact Street & the Key of the time tox

which

the money & Jewellery was

Kept This Evidence was cut

Short by the defence pleading

guilty.

he was prepared

to corroborate the Leung.


On the 7th July the man

Lam Movi

was convicted and

sentenced to five months imprisonment with hard labour

and fined $1000.

The prosecution on the defence offering

in the middle

of the trial to plead guilty, waived the Second charge of

advancing money for the purchase of gambling.

It was considered wiser

not to risk

any

chance of

appeal

against a conviction on that charge.

On the Summing-up,

after consultation

with yourself, I addressed a letter to you suggesting that the Crown Solicitor verbally

might be authorised to inform Sam

in Gaol that if he

would make a full disclosure

of the facts necessary & give evidence

in Court, this

Services thus rendered to the

public would be taken into

This Excellency's favourable

consideration should Sam

desire any mitigation of his sentence.

This course was

approved

and on the 10th July Mr Danny

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Room ab 4:3 Eact Street & the Key of the time tox which the money & Jewellery was Kept This Evidence was cut Short by the defence pleading guilty. he was prepared to corroborate the Leung. On the 7th July the man Lam Movi was convicted and sentenced to five months imprisonment with hard labour and fined $1000. The prosecution on the defence offering in the middle of the trial to plead guilty, waived the Second charge of advancing money for the purchase of gambling. It was considered wiser not to risk any chance of appeal against a conviction on that charge. On the Summing-up, after consultation with yourself, I addressed a letter to you suggesting that the Crown Solicitor verbally might be authorised to inform Sam in Gaol that if he would make a full disclosure of the facts necessary & give evidence in Court, this Services thus rendered to the public would be taken into This Excellency's favourable consideration should Sam desire any mitigation of his sentence. This course was approved and on the 10th July Mr Danny
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room ab 4:3 Eact Street & the Key of the time tox which the money & Jewellery was Kept This Evidence was cut Short by the defence pleating guilty. he was prepared to corroborate the Leung. On the 7th July the man Lam Movi нас..... comreted and sentenced to live monthis in- presonment with hard labour and Amid $1000. The proscention on the de- fence offering in the middle of the trial to plead guilty, wained the Second charge of advancing money for the pen- hase of gambling. It was considered wiser not to risk any chance of appeal 351 appeal aganist a compration on that charges. 18 On the Summitant, after consultation with your- self, Jandreased a bitten to you suggesting that the frown Solicitor theyally. might authorised to inform San ho You in Gaol that if he would maste a pull disclvenro of the birth of necessary & give evidence · Court, this Services thus rendered to the public would be taken into This Roccellency's favourable consideration showed Same Zur desire any mitigation of his sentence. This course was approved and on the 10" July Mr Danny and
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room ab 4:3 Eact Street & the Key of the time tox

which

the money & Jewellery was

Kept This Evidence was cut

Short by the defence pleating

guilty.

he was prepared

to corroborate the Leung.

On the 7th July the man

Lam Movi

нас.....

comreted and

sentenced to live monthis in-

presonment with hard labour

and Amid $1000.

The proscention on the de-

fence offering

in the middle

of the trial to plead guilty, wained the Second charge of

advancing money for the pen-

hase of gambling.

It was considered wiser

not to risk

any

chance of

appeal

351

appeal aganist a compration on that charges.

18

On the Summitant,

after consultation

with your-

self, Jandreased a bitten to you suggesting that the frown Solicitor theyally. might

authorised to inform San

ho

You in Gaol that if he

would maste a pull disclvenro

of the birth of necessary

& give evidence

· Court, this

Services thus rendered to the

public would be taken into

This Roccellency's favourable

consideration showed Same

Zur desire any mitigation of his sentence.

This course was

approved

and on the 10" July Mr Danny

and

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