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RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Yeur 1001.

Number of Casea tried.

Number of Persons tried,

CRIME.

14

I

Administering poison with intent to murder,

Altering a stamp,

Arson,

Assault with intent to rob,

Convicted,

Acquitted.

1

Death.

Death Recorded.

Hard Labour

over One Year.

Hard Labour One Year and under.

SENTENCE.

Solitary Confinement→

Number of Persons.

Privately Flogged-

Number of Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons,

No. of Cases.

No. of PersonĘ,

Charges

Cases

Abandoned. Postponed.

Attempt at Larceny,

Attempt at Murder,

Being a member of an unlawful society,

Bringing counterfeit coins into the Colony,.

1

-

Counselling, procuring &c., a third party to throw

corrosive fluid.

1

Disobeying order of banishment,

3

Forgery,

1

Giving a bribe to a public servant with a view to

influence his conduct.....

3

Larceny,

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Larceny in a dwelling house with menaces,

3

Manslaughter,

Murder,

1

Obtaining goods by false pretences,

Obtaining bribe with a view to influence his conduct

as a public servant,

1

2

1

10

15

5

3

1

2

1

2

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Obtaining money by false pretences,..

Perjury,

Firacy,

Robbery,

Robbery being armed,

Robbery and wounding,

1a

Selling counterfeit King's coin,

2

2

2

12

10

21

21

4

3

1

3

Shop breaking,

2

1

Uttering a forged will and testament,

03

Stealing letter,

Throwing corrosive fluid with intent to burn,.

Uttering a forged Bank note,

Uttering a forged request for delivery of goods with

intent to defraud,

Uttering counterfeit coins,

Wounding with intent to murder,

322 :

213

1212

213

60

96

2

7

21

3

82

14

G

59

16

3+

2

2

Of 98 Persons

.96 were indicted.

Two were not indicted which are included under' the heading of "Charges Abandoned,” 2

98 Persons.

a. In this case the Prisoner was fined $500.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th day of January, 1902.

J. W. NORTON KYSHE, Registrar.

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