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Mr Paulin states. To the best
of my recollection. I did tell that I always went with the
Stone Groats whenever they went
to
any distance.
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Note. Mr Braker subsequently forwarded a letter to the Board.
William Bishop - states, I am Corporal in the Royal Engineers.
I have been here two months. I
relieved Kirk. he joined afterwards, he is not here now.
The Stone Broats used to go together
as
a general rule. I have seen them separate but not lately.
I have
never seen
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them towed; they
were pulled by Convicts. On the 21st instant. I was on duty at 6 a.m. I had twenty in my gang,
the remainder were found only four; the remainder
some in the Sea wall gang
in the Stone
back gang. I got them
and
as I had taken their number
were not numbered consecutively. My suspicions were
not raised
absence to them the
occurred to
on that
as
I attributed their
my having reported day before. Nothing
day
to rouse
that
my suspicions
an escape.
was