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officers or to members of the public in the area, but he accepts that it

was the shot that he fired which caused the death of the police Sergeant.

That your humble petitioner is very repentant of his action and fully

appreciates the disgrace he has brought to himself and to his family

and grief that has been caused to the family of the deceased. He

realises fully his error in allowing himself to be tempted into taking

part in the events leading to this fatal incident.

Therefore he is appealing to Your Excellency the Governor to pardon

him for his act and to remit his present sentence of hanging and substitute

one of imprisonment so that he can repent and atone for all his wrongdoing.

That your humble petitioner promises to remember this forever, and

thence forward to lead a useful and industrious life and be of benefit to

the community.

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and your Petitioner as on duty bound will ever pray, *呈請人將感恩不盡

&c.

&c.

Prisoner's Signature.

犯人簽署