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out injury to the windours - The Shroff

knew I had the Chopped. Dollars there for he counted them when I received " them about 3 weeks before - The Coolie

Employed in that room

is never

except for the purpose of sweeping it out every morning when the Key is given to him to enable him The Coolie did not know

to do so-

that Money had been taken but said the Throff thought some must have been carried knew was placed there

away

which he in a Bas=

ket _ The Cookie is my Nephew=

be lives in my

a

house and bears

good Character - All the Money belongs to me, I kept it there

for my

aur

private purposed. Mr

Reinacher the

acting

Treasurer came

exam_

down after Breakfast and -ined the place ._ and discovered the Basket in which the chopped dollars had been placed among

the shrubs

on

the hill close to

the Theasury Buildings and near

the Stables.

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2. Witness Nr 1968. Corporal Brogan, 50 toge slotes

I mounted the Theasury Guard &

Commanded it relieved with,

on

the 5th Inst I was

my Guard by the Ceylon Rifles next morning at about /1⁄2 past. 5 O'Clack _ I posted. the Sentries during my Guard re- - gularly & witnessed their relief - I heard of nothing irregular while on that duty-

or was Faware until

was

some days after that a

robbery stated to have taken place that night= I heard no noise

no noise or had I cause

for the slightest suspicion. The

the Treasury A

Sentry

over

Vaults is

placed within the large Building

and has

mo

within his

Charge but what is sight in the immediate vicinity of his Bet. I was told that a window in a room adjoining the Guard room had been opened, from without and if great voilence was not required in effecting by that window I believe that

might have got in without the knowledge of the sentry or the Guard. None of the

of the men who were

one

an enhance

any

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