CO129-336 - Governor Nathan & Public Offices - 1906 [11-12] — Page 141

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considering that evidence advised prosecutions for accepting bribes in the cases of District Inspector Francis Ward and Plague Inspector H. J. W. Gidley, I directed that criminal proceedings should be taken against these two Officers.

3. After the usual preliminary proceedings before a Police Magistrate, Inspectors Ward and Gidley were committed for trial and their cases came on for hearing at the October Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court.

4. The charges against Ward were the same as those marked (g) and (h) in the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 14th of November which set out the grounds on which it was proposed to suspend the Inspector and of which a copy is enclosed.

5. The jury, by 6 to 1, acquitted Ward of the charges brought against him, entirely, as I understand, because there was no evidence corroborative of the testimony of the Chinese witness who stated that he had on several occasions paid money to Ward, for the account books of the witness's father, who is the owner of private latrines which were managed by the son, were not allowed to

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136 considering that evidence advised prosecutions for accepting bribes in the cases of District Inspector Francis Ward and Plague Inspector H. J. W. Gidley, I directed that criminal proceedings should be taken against these two Officers. 3. After the usual preliminary proceedings before a Police Magistrate, Inspectors Ward and Gidley were committed for trial and their cases came on for hearing at the October Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court. 4. The charges against Ward were the same as those marked (g) and (h) in the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 14th of November which set out the grounds on which it was proposed to suspend the Inspector and of which a copy is enclosed. 5. The jury, by 6 to 1, acquitted Ward of the charges brought against him, entirely, as I understand, because there was no evidence corroborative of the testimony of the Chinese witness who stated that he had on several occasions paid money to Ward, for the account books of the witness's father, who is the owner of private latrines which were managed by the son, were not allowed to
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136 considering that evidence advised prosecutions for accept- -ing bribes in the cases of District Inspector Francis Ward and Plague Inspector H. J. W. Gidley, I directed that criminal proceedings should be taken against these two Officers. 3. After the usual preliminary * proceedings before a Police Magistrate, Inspectors Ward and Gidley were committed for trial and their cases came on for hearing at the October Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Enclosure 2. Court. 4. The charges against Ward were the same as those marked (g) and (h) in the Colonial Secreta- -ry's letter of the 14th. of November which set out the grounds on which it was proposed to suspend the Inspector and of which a copy is enclosed. 5. The jury, by 6 to 1, acquitted Ward of the charges brought against him, entirely, as I understand, because there was no evidence corroborative of the testimony of the Chinese witness who stated that he had on several occasions paid money to Ward, for the account books of the witness's father, who is the owner of private latrines which were managed by the son, were not allowed to
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considering that evidence advised prosecutions for accept-

-ing bribes in the cases of District Inspector Francis

Ward and Plague Inspector H. J. W. Gidley, I directed that

criminal proceedings should be taken against these two

Officers.

3.

After the usual preliminary

*

proceedings before a Police Magistrate, Inspectors Ward and

Gidley were committed for trial and their cases came on for

hearing at the October Criminal Sessions of the Supreme

Enclosure 2.

Court.

4.

The charges against Ward were the

same as those marked (g) and (h) in the Colonial Secreta-

-ry's letter of the 14th. of November which set out the

grounds on which it was proposed to suspend the Inspector

and of which a copy is enclosed.

5.

The jury, by 6 to 1, acquitted

Ward of the charges brought against him, entirely, as I

understand, because there was no evidence corroborative of

the testimony of the Chinese witness who stated that he had

on several occasions paid money to Ward, for the account

books of the witness's father, who is the owner of private

latrines

which were managed by the son, were not allowed

to

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