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VELER_DAY,
His Worshinīs summių 22.
The Incuiry continued an "onda", "arch 20th at 2.15 p.m. His orchir.
fontlon, I rat cok yo to listen to me for a few
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stage of the inquiry. It will be your desire
minutes at tie clon
that, before addra i
here yun,” should - expreca our sympathy with
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all who have suffered borovo ant in the unfortunato incident.
• verdict fhatever view is recorded on the evidence it ennot but bo a matter of regret to the whole community that this pago han foun a place
in the history of this Colony. I havo no doubt you are alrondy
clearly grasped the details of the ovidmco,
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those tis inmiry by repeating 4 to you. I propose to suggest to you
You certain considerations which shall guide/in ostinating the 10 of
the evidence and in coming to your verdict. In doing so I my state certain facts as though they had been established by evidence,
but I shall trust you not to allow mo le intrudo in any way on your
province hero as the solo jungos of inct, 'he ground ho boon
oleared for you to a great extent,
modical cause of death
the Deputy Superintendant o ofer
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1107 - bullet round Tho
thie Werth is accepted by ơ.
on you e ane to
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appears from the ovidence of Dr.
resp maibility for tho eta amenin
King,
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consider the justification or is action - or the allogad justifi-
cation for his action the position of the docensed in the crowd.
where ho fell is a mattor loding to the inference that he was
a participator in these proceedings. You are ting free to concon-
trate your attention upon the control of the crowd exercised by 'tr.
King at the time of this firing. Tho first consideration I will
L lay befor you is this, It is a principet of English toy law that
where the responsibility for homicide is admitted or proved the
person responsible must establish his justifientior, if he is to ho
relieved from oriminal liability. the onus of proof thus rents
upon him to clear himself. It le not part of your duty to hunt
for excuses for Mr. King'a action Rether it is your duty to
#orutinize any grounds of justi-ication advanced for him,
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