28.

29

486

confederating with Pirates - found

quilly

m

the first - and sentenced to

15 years transportation. After the

trial although

W

ht

maal doubt wirtek

to the man's guilt, a question was wired as to the sufficiency of the legal

svidence whon which he had been convicted, and it was thought by that the Dury had been influeneck

in evidence,

Some

the man's well known bad sharnetu, stan the facts immediately before them.

The

Case was

accordingly considered by the

brecutive Council upon a

petition

presented by Mr Caldwell, but during

to investigation facts light which proved in

were

brought

conclusively

machowlbony's connection and

to Benver Papers.

27 in appendix

A Minutes Fluvil

Jenia libures.

Enquiry

complicity with Puratre that the Government declined to interfere in

his favor, and the sentence was canied into effect.

Lince /ma.

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clowson's remioval to Labuan, te which Ebony be was sent in penal servitude, his sentence has been increased by 5 years

liche proved to have organized.

K

for

the muria

he was

a conspiracy

of every European in

the Settlement and the liberation of

all the Convicts. Fortunately, the plot was discovered the day before that fixed for carrying it into effect

by

the

the Convicts

confession of one of who could not reconcile himself to

such indiscriminate slaughter.

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