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 of Cases.
Number
of Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
1878,.
157
216
163
45
(b.) 1879,.
148
202
135
54
1880,
91
160
120
34
1881,
105
154
111
39
(c.) 1882,.
124
187
124
38
13 14 15 000
11
6
13 6
1
15
3
Total,...
625
919
653
210
39
52
1
3
(d.) 1883,
91
126
70
1884,.
68
101
65
1885,
91
147
103
(e.) 1886,.
75
107
59
(f) 1887,..
94
155
82
22228
26
14
28d
2
20
8
16
22
16
22
20
16
27e
36
17
26
'
Total,....
419
636
379
124
71
119
11
Average of 1st
Period,
125
1834
1303
42
73
10%
Average of 2nd)
માત
C
83
1274
751
244
14
28
2
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.
(a.) In one case the recognizance estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the abore headings
(2) In one case the recognizanco estreated, and one prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol.
(e) In one case the recognizance estreated.
() 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.
Total.
Murder, other than wife or child murder.
Mauslaughter.
Attempt at murder.
Murder of wife, Reputed wife,
or Concubine.
Child murder.
Concealment of Birth.
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.)
Judgment for the Crown,
Judgment for the Prisoner,.
Prisoner found Insane,..
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),
Cases postponed,
82
36
:
(a)
29
10
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16
19
37
11
2
14
14
Abortion.
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Other offences against the Person.
Malicious Injuries to Property. Robbery with violence.
Other offences against Property. Miscellaneous offences.
Prædial Larceny,
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:
5
18
155
:
21
14
64
43
Note.-29% 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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