SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 9TH JUNE, 1888. 593
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREME Court; during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
YEAR.
Number Number
of
of Cases. Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Casos.
No. of Persons.
1878,.
157
216
163
(b.) 1879,
148
202
135
1880,
91
160
120
1881,
105
154
111
(c.) 1882,.
124
187
124
Go to 03 C1 H
45
8
54
1
13
34
6
6
39
I
4
38
15
21
3
Total,........................
625
919
653
210
39
52
1
3
(d.) 1883,.
91
126
70
1884,.
68
101
65
1885,.
91
147
103
(c.) 1886,
75
107
59
(f) 1887..
94
155
82
Total,.......
419
636
379
124
2222
26
14
28d
20
16
22
16
22
20
16
27e
36
17
26
8
71
119
4
11
Average of 1st Period, ......
125
183
1303
15
42
7
10%
13
wan har
Average of 2nd }
831
127}
75%
24
14
233
Period,....
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(b.) 1. Under offence of Breaking into a Dwelling House out of 9 prisoners, 6 only are accounted for, the remaining 3 must have been
acquitted, and have been posted accordingly.
2. Under Murder out of 3 prisoners, 2 only have been accounted for, the 3rd was probably acquitted.
3. Under Unlawfully giving false statement to Registrar General the prisoner, although convicted, does not appear under the head-
ing, but the facts appear in a foot note on the Return.
(c.) In one case the recognizance estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings (d.) In one case the recognizance estreated, and one prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol.
(c) In one case the recognizance estreated.
(f) In three cases the recognizances were estreated.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 21st January, 1888.
EDW. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the Year 1887.
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.
Showing how the cases tried in the
Superior Courts ended.
(Each prisoner tried, counted as a separate case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)
Total.
Murder, other than wife or child murder.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at murder.
Murder of wife, Reputed wife,
Judgment for the Crown,
Judgment for the Prisoner,.
Prisoner found Insane..................
Cases which fell through for want
82
8888
36
29
of prosecution or absence of (a) accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),
Cases postponed,
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:
:
13
5
:
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155
11
:
or Concubine.
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:
Child murder.
Concealment of Birth.
Abortion.
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Other offences against the Person.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against Property. Miscellaneous offences.
Predial Larceny.
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A
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16
13
37
14
1 2 1
ALA
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21
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2 14
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14
CL
3
18
00
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64 43
Note.-29a including three who did not appear and whose recognizances were estreated,
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 21st January, 1888.
EDw. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
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