-particular notice of it. And wheure. went down
stairs he observed that the hat had been substituted
for a
a new our that was hanging up in the hall and pluch he had noticed on his Entrance. The heat mas Auquired after by Mr Wilcocks, and after some difficulty it was found that Ayx had taken it.
Circumehances mere so sus
uspicious against Poolit as meel that both mere charged mish Carveny-
no
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The Captain Supermitandent of Police mas present during the whole investigation which lasted one several hours, and assisted by anggesting quietime. The difficuth was to see what auxount of ou pability cras crita@hahle K Gootit. He was chicharged - More Could he
complicity proved aganist lumn. The prisoner hipx alleged that he took the hat, but by mistake, is he had left his own down somewhere when he want in and could not find it when going, but
Ant. Milcocks smore positively that be lind the hat in his hand when going away and that raollit. only trine Ir. Fillcock, saw hun - Izentanced him to
six mouths Hard Labor
mlüces mas
how as to the reasons for the heavysentaña - (1) acluiesc corraut who was an important tampered mil, and made to emear far too much - This was obvious to anyone in Court. When he was wanted he could not be found, and the Superintendent despotched a number of Constable, to look for lim, and after about our hour he was found - when he was exaumed be demed that the Constables had been upstairs, itial Mr. Willcocks and seen them, or mat mr milleochs said nav triel - He also made a good story about the bat;
Q:
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mas
that
ou the
that he had seen the prisoner put it up
·hat stand, a matter meview the prisoner himself
dewid
199 has
2. Igy induced another constable to put ther in his box and that Coustable looked it up and took away the key - That other Poustable nas mau very like hyx in size eslor and every etting,
nas?
and as
the Superintendent pointed out to me so like that, a Chimies would almost certainly mistake the one
for the other
3. Inquired at the time about prisoner's auticedus, but was told stral, he was only
told that he wo outly a short hive in the
force, and that little or auphing was known about
hiin.
11. The prisoner
was a Police Countabl. On the Bo March Inr. Reave made au
"l
ap-
pcccation for a rehearing under Ordinauer he 5 of 1950 set. 21 mhich provide, thats the adjudicating Justice may out anytime reverse or amend his decisin or appoint the case to be rebeard by luisself or another fustive should it appear that such decision, was Erroneous or muquet.
Ireopened the case under that ordinance
Game
frindring
who
on the 31 March, and Getting an old soldier £ Crtial he knew hun in Judia, and that he bed then a good character I was able to take the papero, Orpy of which is attached, as Evidence, and in consideration of the frech & videuse of character nich was not forthenwing before Ireduced the sentence by three months
Hong Kong. 25′ May 18′′/1.
Russell
Police Magistrake