last, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State ; ) - I employed the few hours, intervening between my arrival yesterday and my departure today, in waiting upon the proper authorities, and endeavouring to procure a copy of the proceedings, alleged to have been taken in the matter.
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The Assistant Magistrate, Mr. Dunman, who perfectly remembered the circumstances of the case, and Mr. Woods, the principal lawyer here (formerly "Sheriff") whose recollection exactly tallied with that of Dunman, informed me, that there was no hope of my being able to obtain the documentary evidence which I sought.
They were not quite sure that any such ever existed; as the crime was compounded, by some friends of the culprit, very soon after the menace of criminal process came to Caldwell's knowledge, nor could they positively tell, whether the warrant had been, in fact issued, or the preliminary information, upon oath actually reduced to writing. At any rate, they said, the police records, of that period, had been so ill kept, that whatever
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last, to the Right Stonorable the Secretary of State ; ) - I employed the few hours, intervening between my arrival yesterday and my departure today, in waiting upon the proper authorities, and endeavouring to
procure an copy of the proceedings, alleged to have been taken in the matter.
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The Assistant Magistrate, Mr. Dunman, who perfectly remembered the circumstances of the case, and Mr. Woods, the principal lawyer here), (formerly "Theriff) whose recollection epactly tallied with that of Dunman, informed me, that
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there was no hope of my being able to obtain the documentary evidence which I sought.
They were not quite sure that any such ever existed; as the crime was compounded, by some friends of the culprit, very after the menace of criminal process came to Caldwells knowledge, nor could they positively
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tell, whether the warrant had been, in fact is sued, or the preliminary information, upon sath actually reduced to writing. At any rate, they paid, the police records, of that period, had been so ill kept, that whatever
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