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(pages 89 to 98) and about the second revolver (pages 92, 93, 95 and 96), but I believe that hie
main evidence was true. He was probably trying
to shield his friend A To Hui, and he may have
fallen into a mistake about the revalver and been
trying to cover it up. If he had invented his
main story in order to secure his om safety bi
getting the prisoner convicted, as the defence
suggested, he could easily have made it far more
damning against the prisoner. Ele did not directly
implicate the prisoner at all.
12. One fact in my own mind tells
heavily against the prisoner.
He did not go ints
the witness box, After much consideration I
decided not to comment on this fast to the jury.
bat I could have done so and my discretion could
not have been questioned.
Futting the prisoner in
the box would not have deprived the defence of the
"lt word" to which they attached so much importance.
13. I see no reason for disagreeing
with the verdict of the jury.
14. In case Your Excellenay may wish for
my opinion on the point, I may say that I see no
ground for the exercise of clemensy.
15. If I had bad power, I should havVO
granted a reprieve in order to give the defence
the spp e rtunity, which they desired of applying
to the Judicial Committee of His Majenty's Privy
Os meil for special leave to appeal. I understand
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