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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 882/10

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC.-

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C. S. Cassi Chetty, sworn.

I live opposite to hie house. On the morning of the 2nd I saw him there at about 8. I cannot exactly say the time.

I saw this accused giving some Moormen from his house in charge of

Judicial Officer, St. Paul's Ward. I know the fifth accused.

Town Guard.

Witnesses for the tenth accused :-

H. D. Muttukrishna, sworn.

Storekeeper, Petroleum Storage Company. I know the tenth accused. I saw him coming to the store at about 9. He asked me to telephone to Town Guard to remove some Moorish refugees whom he was sheltering. He lives opposite to the Once he asked me to tele- store. I saw him three or four times between 9 and 12.

phone to the Fire Brigade.

Cross-examined: Every time he came to me it was with regard to the telephone message. The mosque is about thirty fathoms from the store.

Witnesses for the fourth accused:

G..II. Smyth, sworn.

7. Tomas Sami.

8.

Francis Pulle.

9.

10.

G. H. Pawulis Rodrigo, alias Pawulis Appu. Welandage William Perera.

11. Rannage Tomas Sinno, alias Tomas Appu

Finding:

:-

Guilty (in each case).

Sentence:-

Death (in each case).

President: Lieutenant-Colonel R. L. Muspratt-Williams, Royal Garrison Artillery

saw him at

Prisoners:-

As far as I know his ships were

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In office, Freudenberg's buildings. I know the fourth accused. Kochchikade coal grounds about 8 on the 2nd.

working all through the trouble.

Cross-examined: I cannot say where he was at half-past 9 or 10.

William Edward Lennan, sworn.

COLOMBO. FIELD GENERAL COURT MARTIAL, 1st-2nd July, 1915.

1. Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris.

2. Namunidewage Albert Wijesekera.

3. Namunidewage Edwin Wijesekera.

Finding :-

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2. Guilty.

Employed at the coal grounds. From half-past 7 to 8 he came to the office. saw him at about 11 on the coal grounds. He removed Ali Bai and family for safety and helped them. At about half-past 11 or 12 we parted.

Cross-examined: Between 7.30 and 10 he was continuously with me.

Ali Bai, affd.

I know the fourth accused. He came to me after half-past 8. He was with me till 11. He removed me and my family from my house and helped us. Witnesses for the first accused (again) :-

C. M. Fernando, sworn.

Parava man, Roman Catholic. I know the first accused. He is a Roman Catholic. I live in the same garden as he. I remember the day of the riot. I saw the riot at 10. I saw the first accused on my way near his doorway. I spoke to him. When I went that way Cross-examined: I did not see corpses on the road.

trouble was over.

T. E. Karunatileke, sworn.

Inspector, Municipality. I know the first accused. I did not meet him on the second.

The Court found no difficulty in agreeing as to the guilt of all eleven prisoners.

R. L. MUSPRATT-WILLIAMS, Lieut.-Col.,

1. Guilty.

3. Not guilty.

Sentence:-

1 and 2. Death.

President: Lieutenant-Colonel R. L. Muspratt-Williams, Royal Garrison Artillery.

CASE against:

1.

Enclosure 3 in No. 32.

COURT MARTIAL, Preliminary Proceedings.

Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris.

2. Namunidewage Albert Wijesekera.

3. Namunidewage Edwin Wijesekera.

I direct that the accused above-named be tried by court martial on the following

charges:-1, treason; 2, shopbreaking.

I further direct that the above-named accused be tried by court martial on the

following additional charges:-

First accused.

1. Attempting to murder.

2. Wounding with intent to murder.

3. Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

1. Attempting to murder.

2. Wounding with intent to murder.

Royal Artillery,

President.

Second accused.

3rd July, 1915.

Certified true copy.

L. A. NORTHCOTE, Captain,

D.A.A.G., Ceylon.

9th July, 1915.

Third accused.

Prisoners:-

COLOMBO.-Field GenerAL COURT MARTIAL.

1st-2nd July, 1915.

1. K. K. Don John Sinno.

2. Goiyanse Hettige James Rodrigo, alias James Sinno.

3. H. G. John Sinno.

4. S. A. J. Perera, alias Jacob.

5. W. Girigoris Perera, alias Gigo.

6. Thomas Sinno.

3. Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

4. Wounding with intent to murder.

5. Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

1. Attempting to murder.

2. Wounding with intent to murder.

3. Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

4. Wounding with intent to murder.

5. Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

25th June, 1915.

ROBERT CHALMERS,

Governor

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