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1866/3 R. vs. Kim Foo and Ah Soo, receiving stolen goods belonging to the Pemberton family

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Police Court 14th March 1866.
 
Police Court 14th March 1866.
Harry Salmer being duly sworn on oath deposith and saith: One day last week I accompanied an interpreter into the prison and told him to caution the prisoner Kim Foo that whatever he might say would be used in evidence against him. I told the prisoner he was charged with having in his possession the silk produced in court a portion of some silk dresses which had been been stolen from Mr J D Pemberton's house he said he could not account for the silk being in his bag and charged a prisoner Soe alias Ah Sow with having put it in his bag. I again cautioned him through another interpreter and repeated the charge to him he then told me he and his partner Ah Soo were the joint owners of the bag and that the silk had been in the bag several months and his partner could tell me all about it his partner Ah Soo
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Harry Salmer being duly sworn on oath deposeth and saith:
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One day last week I accompanied an interpreter into the prison and told him to caution the prisoner Kim Foo that whatever he might say would be used in evidence against him.
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I told the prisoner he was charged with having in his possession the silk produced in court a portion of some silk dresses which had been been stolen from Mr J D Pemberton's house, he said he could not account for the silk being in his bag and charged a prisoner Soe alias Ah Sow with having put it in his bag. This morning I again cautioned him through another interpreter and repeated the charge to him, he then told me he and his partner Ah Soo were the joint owners of the bag and that the silk had been in the bag several months and his partner could tell me all about it: his partner Ah Soo
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BC Archives GR-0419 Box 5 File 1866/3 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.

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Police Court 14th March 1866.

Harry Salmer being duly sworn on oath deposeth and saith:

One day last week I accompanied an interpreter into the prison and told him to caution the prisoner Kim Foo that whatever he might say would be used in evidence against him.

I told the prisoner he was charged with having in his possession the silk produced in court a portion of some silk dresses which had been been stolen from Mr J D Pemberton's house, he said he could not account for the silk being in his bag and charged a prisoner Soe alias Ah Sow with having put it in his bag. This morning I again cautioned him through another interpreter and repeated the charge to him, he then told me he and his partner Ah Soo were the joint owners of the bag and that the silk had been in the bag several months and his partner could tell me all about it: his partner Ah Soo

BC Archives GR-0419 Box 5 File 1866/3 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.