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the wall. I had no
suspicion of any character
that any attempt at escape
was to be made
Rule that the Convict
Shall fall
There is a
in sequence according
to
number but the rule has never been
Carried out, I have read the Rules
{
applying to the Jail
staff
but not those
referring to the police. I times that three Boats have been usually attached police Boats have been
to the Jail, I do not recollect having
Seen
four boats, there was
only
one
police
Boat at the time of escape, one
Police Boat having gone to the anchoring on duty and another went to Hongkong ~
about a
week back to be repaired.
The
day after the Escape the police
Boat which had been to get repaired returned
to the Hulk
and there
are now three Boats. The Convicts that remained exhibiting
no excitement during the Escape; they obeyed orders readily.
Mr Jones, States, I am a police
Constable, have been doing duty at the
Jail since the 15th of March; -on the 21st April
at about half past ten, but
I do not know the time correctly, I
was in
my
berth
on
the Deck of the
Convict Hulk, I heard
an
alarm that
the Convicts had attacked the police-
I
or
was dressed). received
an order from the Superintendent
Warden in Consequence of
which I ran
towards the point, shortly after going
I
ashore
saw a small Boat with a number of