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Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

402 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVTM. GAZETTE OF 8TH MAY, 1886.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME Court of HongKONG, during the year 1885.

SENTENCE.

CRIMES.

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death Recorded.

Penal Servitude,

Hard Labour

over one Year.

Hard Labour one

Year & under.

:::::: Solitary Confinement,

::

Number of Persons.

Number of Persons.

Privately Flogged,

Number of Cases.

Number of Per

sons.

⠀⠀⠀ Number of Cases

CHARGES

ABAN-

DONED,

Member of Ali

2

2 Arson,

1 2

Assault with intent to rob,...

1

Being in possession of goods taken by pirates,.......

114

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2

2

Burglary,...

Conspiracy,

3 3

Being found feloniously on board a junk equipped 14

for the purpose of Piracy,....

Cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bo-

dily harm,

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2

2

1

1

I

Detaining a boy for the purpose of selling him,

1

2 2

Embezzlement,

2

1

1

Entering a dwelling house in the night with intent

1

to commit a felony therein,

1

3

Extortion by Police Constables,

2

9

Feloniously demanding money with menaces,

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3

3

9

1

1

Inciting to commit buggery,.

4

Larceny,

1

3

Larceny in a boat in harbour,

Larceny on board ship,.

3

3

Larceny in a dwelling house,

3

3

Larceny by a servant,

6

6

Larceny from the person,

14

17

Larceny and previous conviction,

5 5

2 2

Murder,

Manslaughter,

2

3

2

4

15

3

1

1

Obtaining goods under false pretences,.....

1 1

Perjury,

3

15

Piracy and Receiving goods piratically stolen,

13

13

4.1

1 | Printing and Publishing an obscene libel,

1

2

2

Receiving stolen goods,

2

2

6

Robbery from the person,

6

7

10

Robbery with violence,

8 2

1

1

Shooting with intent to murder,

1

1

2

Unlawfully detaining a child under the

age of lad years,.

1

1-

1

2

Unlawful detention for the purpose of emigration,..

2

¿.1

1

Unlawfully and maliciously wounding.....

1

:

75 125

103 22

:

15

65

30

6

:

10 16

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5

3

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2 2

2222

a. In this case the Prisoner was find $100.

b. In this case Prisoner discharged on his own recognizance. Arrangements having been made with Prosecutor with approval of Judge for compensation.

Number tried,

Convicted,..

Acquitted,.....................

Charges abandoned,.................

Total........

Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 30th January, 1886.

.125 Persons.

.103

22

125 Persons.

22

1

147

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EDW. J. ACKROYD,

Registrar.