annd
July when Gray had
O}
billet there.
In
a
24
August Charlsson
was put on to night du
The facts of the case
Ordinance Nr. 13 of 1889.
are as follows:-
Some time last summer
(about nine months ago) a Turnkey
in the Gaol conveyed to E. L. Hunter Cleck or Accountant in the Chartered Mercantile Bank a letter from
Gray
every
Prisoner
the substance of which was a request to obtain certani
articles of insury
to the
smuggled into the Gave. Junter received the Letter and threatened to report the Officer who thereupon decamped, having however already stated.
that he wished to do a
favour to Gray and that his turn of night - duty at that time would enable him to accomplish it.
On examination of the recordo of the Gave I find that Charlsson was in charge of the Pruiting Office during the months of June
and
duty and only in that month for a long period of time before and after.
He would thus have hadl
opportunity of oecoming familiarly acquainted with the said prisoner. He
early
long
this
was also reported.
ar for having
year
haa
conversation with that prisoner and to further complete the crcumstantial evidence against him, he habitually reported
Chinese prisoner who had contrived to steal some tobacco from Gray's
cell
by
and whî vzc.
name was noka
me at General Gordon's instance
prisoner under the ban of
the Prison officials.
sts to the personal cvidence,
Hunter has informed me that he
would