get him matches. 21 said to him
was to fire the Tailor?
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the object shop on
Day- they had got a slow match and a little "powder, the officers would probably
be absent or drunk, and in the confusion many long-sentence prisoners might escape; their friends outside
were warned
and ready to help them
urged the
man to tell the
Superintendent : he said he dare not. The Triad Society
would kill him as soon as
as he got out, if he told. I then went and told the Superintendent. Logan's informant was
myself
examined by
me
on the matter.
he was dreadfully frightened
and trembling. he declared he
dare not say a word for fear of being murdered, and would not speak till I promised not to
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call him as a witness and not to mention his name
and in giving his statement. therefore I suppressed his name and
number. He stated:
Some days ago N.21 tried to bribe me with money to get him matches; after some discussion he told me the object
was
to
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fire the tailor's shop on night in hopes of many escaping in the confusion, being helped from outside. They had a slow match and many combustibles. They knew most of the officers would be on leave on day, and that some of the others would be tipsy. They also thought this fire would so frighten the Superintendent that he would never come back to Hong Kong
from
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his leave, which would be a great advantage to all
prisoners