28th Oct. 1846.
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13 Prisoners (names as under) charged with having been found on board of a boat with a quantity of arms gunpowder & co. with felonious intent at 8p.m. & with being rogues & vagabonds without any ostensible means of subsistence (a quantity of spear heads &c. by attached list produced in Court)
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Robert Duncan Sailmaker sworn states Yesterday during my absence about 24 to 30 men were in her who all stole about 200 dollars from my desk by I believe Amy Cook, who absconded - thinking I might find him on board - some of the boat's crew I obtained the assistance of a Policeman, and in course of our search boarded a boat pulling towards Green Island (a Ha Kow) from jumped overboard - the prisoners were seized the Remainder escaped I am sure the prisoners were all in the boat. I saw the boat searched and the articles in Court found in her
[aligned] Robert Duncan-
Police Constable John Jenkins sworn-
I went with first Witness yesterday Evening to look after his man off the West point station - we boarded two or three boats - seeing Cook - we saw a small boat pulling in shore to the westward we pulled after her - and on going alongside about 20 men jumped overboard and made off in different directions - we seized the prisoners who all belonged