242-
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREme Court, during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
Number Number
YEAR.
of Cases.
of Convicted. Acquitted. Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
(b.) 1879,
148
202
135
1880,
91
160
120
1881,
105
154
111
(c.) 1882,
124
187
124
(d.) 1883,
91
126
70
**888
54
11
13
34
6
39
1
38
15
21
26
14
༠༠ཚེ
6
I
28d
2
Total,..
559
829
560
191
47
72
3
5
1884,
68
101
65
1885,
91
147
103
(e.) 1886,
75
107
59
20
(f.) 1887,
94
155
82
1888,
101
186
99
22284
20
8
16
16
22
16
27e
1
36
17
26
1
8
47
28
40
Total,..
429
696
408
145
85
131
2
9
Average of 1st)
111
Period,
1654
112
881
9/3/
14
1
Average of 2nd
Period,..
Į
85%
139
813
200
29
17
261
景
11
(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.
(2.) In one case the recognizance estreated, and one prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol.
(e.) In one case the recognizance estreated.
(f) In three cases the recognizances were estreated.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 1st April, 1889.
ALFRED G. WISE,
Acting Registrar.
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the Year 1888.
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.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at murder.
Concealment of Birth.
Judgment for the Crown,
Judgment for the Prisoner,
Prisoner found Insane,
85
99
2
47
13
I
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attor ney General),
Cases postponed,
40 2
:
186 17
2
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 1st April, 1889.
:
:
8
2 57
30
3
-H
+
20
Abortion.
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against the
Person.
Offences against Property.
Miscellaneous offences.
:
:
:
:
:
11
8
:
cl
00
8
27
5
85
63
ALFRED G. WISE,
Acting Registrar.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.