188
Number of Cases.
Number of Persons.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15тu APRIL, 1865.
RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, during the Year 1864.
CRIME.
REMARKS.
Charges abandoned!
Postponed.
Number Number Number Number
of
of of
of
Cases. Persons. Cases. Persons,
1
Baggery,
9
18
Burglary,
1
5
Burglary with violence,
1
1
Cattle Stealing,...
7
7
Child Stealing,
Confederating with Pirates,
1
2 Assault,
1 Assault and False imprisonment,
1 Assauiting Police Constable in the execution of his duty,...
2 Attempt to murder,
1
Being in a Ware-house with intent to commit felony,...
1 Breaking and entering a Dwelling-house and wounding a person therein,
5 Breaking and entering a Ware-house with intent to commit felony,
...
3
Rape,
2
2
1
1
2
Conspiracy to obtain money,
2 Cutting and Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,
Cutting and Wounding with intent to murder,
2 Embezzlement by a Servant,
...
2
? Escape,
2
2
Extortion,
1 1
Forgery,...
1 1
Having possession of counterfeit coin,
7
10
Highway Robbery,
5
14 Highway Robbery with Arms,
5
7 Highway Robbery with Violence,
2
3 Highway Robbery with Wounding,
1
1 Kidnapping,
14
23 Larceny,
1
1 Larceny by a Servant,...
12
23
Larceny in a Dwelling-house,...
4
6
Larceny in a Vessel in the Harbour,...
6
11
Larceny in a Ware-house,
1
1 Libel.
4
7 Manslaughter,
•
3
3 Murder,
**
2
Obtaining Goods by false pretences,
2 Obtaining Money by false pretences,...
Perjury,
8 24 Piracy,
5 Piracy and Murder,
6 Receiving Stolen Goods,
..
++
17
3
1
6
2
Convicted.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | Acquitted.
Death.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Death Recorded.
14
8
7
3
3
1
1
15
8
11
17
6
13
4
4 2
3
9
2
3
: :
36 16
:~
2a
1
18
2
Penal Servitude.
Hard Jabor over one
year.
Hard laber one year
and under.
2
1 Defendant apologised-to appear and receive sentence when called upon.
1
li
kiot,
4
8 Robbery,
·
3
3 Robbery from the Person,
1
2 Robbery from the Post Office,...
1 3
...
2
1
2
2e
13
16
1
1
1
1
1
23
1
23
26
2
3
5
11
7
1
2
1
2
1
1 Robbery with Arms,
1
1
Robbery with Violence,
1
1
Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm,
NNN
2
2
Shooting with intent to Murder,
2
2
2
Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily harm,
2
2
2 Uttering Counterfeit coin,
19
134 235
178 57
3
5118 35
16
22
40
W. II. ALEXANDER, Registrar.
a. In this case the prisoners were sentenced to imprisonment only.
b. In these cases the prisoners were convicted on other charges.
c. Witnesses not forthcoming.
d. In one case the prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment only.
e. In one case the witnesses were not forthcoming; in the other case the prisoners were tried and acquitted on a charge of Riot, the evidence being the same on
the charge of Murder.
In this case the prisoner was on bail and did not surrender.
g. Witnesses not forthcoming.
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