CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 382

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who are shrewd men, fireceded entirely from their own's perfect selfivill without incitement or discation from me.

Une particular point I may state that I did not know that Lyons had been to the Vails to see Er Boggs until after his visit, or did Vuntil afterwards

terwards know of Lyons and Roberts' visits to the witnesses Randal and

Stone.

Lyons I knew very little about, excepting that he was active sober and

intelligent as Inspector of

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Nuisances. Roberts was

first known to me as a

witness in the Gold Dust

piracy case and after he joined the Hervice exhibited himself to be sober, actives and very energetics ing whatever he book in hand. Thad occasions, when was Acting

• Asst Magistratefas the pecards of my office exhibit ) to call Con the Acting Colonial Jecretary for special interformed

in a matteringlichs Roberts had in my opinion, acted improperly in receiving money for straggling, sestien

seamen

when