the mark of a rope paced the necks of all three, and there were other appearances which led
hanged. They
were
wall.
to believe that they had been
quite dead. The ropes
-suspended from the crow bars in the
.
(Signed) F. Dill.
James Fennell, a Policeman, said
I was on duty at the gaol yesterday. I went round to visit the cells which is generally done every half hour. I looked into the cell where the three Chinese were and saw
two of them hanging by the neck. I immediately ran and told Sergeant Collins of it. He came, and looked at them, and then went to Mr. Hillier
I found the third lying
the
ground covered with his clothes. When W. Hillier and Mr. ...
came
were
had
they.
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were ordered to be cut down they
- quite dead where I found them they
unravelled
a part of their bed which was of gunny bags and made ropes of it.
There was
a tub in the cell which I found turned
upwards, which was a little aside of one of them, as if it had been
The deceased had asked me
yesterday when they were going to be hung - I told them they
were not
to be hung just directly - No person went near them yesterday except to give them their rations. I did not notice that they had been unravelling the gunny bags but I found three or four of the boards on the floor of the cell taken up and the contents of the bucket emptied there. There were strict orders given
that no one
should visit them. There was some
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the mark of a rope paced the reccks of all three, and there were other appear
which led
hanged. They
wvere
wall.
to believe that they had bec:
ivere
quite dead. The ropes
-suspended from the crow bars in the
.
(Signed) F. Dill.
James Fennell hoon said
Jam a Policennan. I was en dub at the gaol yesterday- Ivent round to visit the cells which is generally done every half hour. Hooked into the cell where the three Chinese were and saw
two of them hanging by the neck. I immediately ran and told Krjeant Collins of it. He came, and looked at them- and then went to Mr Hilliera
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ground covered with his he clothes. When W. SHillier and Mr. Fram
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there was
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bottom
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to cover one man there tub in the cell which I found turned
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The deceased had asked me
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away.
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were not
to be hung just directly - No person toent near them yesterday except to give them their pation. I did not notice that they had been unravelling the gunny bags but I found there or four of the boards on the floor of the cell taken up and the contents of the bucket smptied there there were stick orders givers
that no one
should visit them. There was some
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