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"is suspect.
"Hill, however, no part of the stolen property was found in his possession, and I consider him entirely acquit of complicity; in fact, I regard him in the light of a receiver of stolen goods, and think him deserving of some punishment. I would suggest 2 years imprisonment, but leave it to the finder of His Excellency to order such commutation.
"I would advise that the Chief Justice and Attorney General be consulted on this point.
"Reliance, Net, I would give the full benefit of any doubt which has been throughout strongly impressed on my mind.
"The Silversmith never identified him, and has even, as shown in Dr Legge's letter, declared belief in his innocence.
"He is moreover well known to the respectable inhabitants of East Point, where he has resided ever since the village was established. He is in a very prominent position close to the house attacked, and it does not seem that he was away from it to the time of his arrest.
"In the interval he appears to me to have remained between the date of the burglary, and the date of his arrest, following his long-established calling as a butcher and fruiterer.
"And here a remarkable fact is to be noticed - The burglary took place on the 17th February; and ...-Acting, to whose identity the brother..."
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