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28th Oct. 1846.

778832

13 Prisoners (names as under) charged with having been found on board of a boat with a quantity of arms gunpowder & co. with felonious intent at 8p.m. & with being rogues & vagabonds without any ostensible means of subsistence (a quantity of spear heads &c. by attached list produced in Court)

as

Robert Duncan Sailmaker sworn states Yesterday during my absence about 24 to 30 men were in her who all stole about 200 dollars from my desk by I believe Amy Cook, who absconded - thinking I might find him on board - some of the boat's crew I obtained the assistance of a Policeman, and in course of our search boarded a boat pulling towards Green Island (a Ha Kow) from jumped overboard - the prisoners were seized the Remainder escaped I am sure the prisoners were all in the boat. I saw the boat searched and the articles in Court found in her

[aligned] Robert Duncan-

Police Constable John Jenkins sworn-

I went with first Witness yesterday Evening to look after his man off the West point station - we boarded two or three boats - seeing Cook - we saw a small boat pulling in shore to the westward we pulled after her - and on going alongside about 20 men jumped overboard and made off in different directions - we seized the prisoners who all belonged

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28th Oct. 1846. 778832 13 Prisoners (names as under) charged with having been found on board of a boat with a quantity of arms gunpowder & co. with felonious intent at 8p.m. & with being rogues & vagabonds without any ostensible means of subsistence (a quantity of spear heads &c. by attached list produced in Court) as Robert Duncan Sailmaker sworn states Yesterday during my absence about 24 to 30 men were in her who all stole about 200 dollars from my desk by I believe Amy Cook, who absconded - thinking I might find him on board - some of the boat's crew I obtained the assistance of a Policeman, and in course of our search boarded a boat pulling towards Green Island (a Ha Kow) from jumped overboard - the prisoners were seized the Remainder escaped I am sure the prisoners were all in the boat. I saw the boat searched and the articles in Court found in her [aligned] Robert Duncan- Police Constable John Jenkins sworn- I went with first Witness yesterday Evening to look after his man off the West point station - we boarded two or three boats - seeing Cook - we saw a small boat pulling in shore to the westward we pulled after her - and on going alongside about 20 men jumped overboard and made off in different directions - we seized the prisoners who all belonged
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28th Oct. 1846. 778832 13 Prisoners (names as under) charged with having been found on board of a boat with a quantity of arms gunpowder & co. with felonious intent at 8p.m. & with being rogues & wagabonds without any oste meaus of subsistence (a quantity of spear heads &ea by attached list produced in Court) as Robert Duncan Sailmaker sworn states Yesterday during my ostensible 341 nee about 200 dollars were: absence about 24 to 30 meu were in her who all stolen from my desk by I believer Any Cook, who... abs-conded - thinking I might find him on board - some of the boat's I obtained the assistance of a Policeman, and in course of our search boarded a boat pulling towards Green Island (a Ha Kow) from jumped overboard _ the prisoners were seized the Remainder rs-caped I am sure the prisoners tvere all in the bout. I saw the boat searched and the articles in Court found in her [aligned / Robert Duncan- Police Constable John Jenkins sworn- I went with first Witness yesterday Evening to look after his lay to off the West point station - we boarded two or three boats - seeing Cook - we a small boat pulling in shore to the westward we pulled after her - and on going alongside about 20 men - jumped overboard and made off in different on directions - we seized the prisoners who all belonged
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28th Oct. 1846.

778832

13 Prisoners (names as under) charged with having been found on board of a boat with a quantity of arms gunpowder & co. with felonious intent at 8p.m. & with being rogues & wagabonds without any oste meaus of subsistence (a quantity of spear heads &ea

by attached list produced in Court)

as

Robert Duncan Sailmaker sworn states Yesterday during my

ostensible

341

nee about 200 dollars were:

absence

about 24 to 30 meu were in her who all

stolen from my desk by I believer Any Cook, who...

abs-conded - thinking I might find him on board - some of the boat's I obtained the assistance of a Policeman, and in course of our search boarded a boat pulling towards Green Island (a Ha Kow) from jumped overboard _ the prisoners were

seized the Remainder rs-caped I am sure the prisoners

tvere

all in the bout. I saw the boat searched and the

articles in Court found in her

[aligned / Robert Duncan-

Police Constable John Jenkins sworn-

I went with

first Witness yesterday Evening to look after his lay to off the West point station - we boarded two or

three boats - seeing

Cook - we

a small boat

pulling in shore to the westward we pulled after her - and on going alongside about 20 men - jumped overboard and made off in different on

directions - we seized the prisoners

who all belonged

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