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himself that they had been entrusted for that purpose, and that the examination (if any) was made by himself and not by Mongan. W. Wade, not yet undeceived;
James now advances their erroneous belief to explain a fact not known when I left the Island – namely that he, (Mr. Wade) "never went through" and "never looked into" the papers, so referred to her, during the period of their being in his hands; - for, if Mr. Mongan had searched them, his search, he thought, would be labor in vain. Before he returned to his office, the burning had taken place, and it was then too late. He therefore gives no opinion upon the accuracy of the references, contained in the "Memoranda", having no longer judgment. But he acknowledges that they are documents of important character, and that being amongst the destroyed documents, other means are note, as an important papers, gravely reflecting Mr. Caldwell.
37.
Mr. Mongan, who had the Originals in his Custody, before and after Mr. Wade has deposed in open Court that "the 'Memoranda' were too circumstantial to be forgeries!
Cross examination of Mr. Wade at the Trial of the Queen vs. Tarrant Ubi supra,
Printed Minutes, Vic, Seventeenth and Eighteenth, May 1858.
58. The Queen's printer, Mr. Bigon, and the Acting Attorney General Mr. H. Ingham - each of whom had at the time a peculiar reason of his own for noting their accuracy, conform the former upon Oath - Mr. May's narrative, as to the nature of the Entries in the destroyed documents, so noted "in his 'Memoranda'.
59. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Davies, himself the Committing Magistrate in Mah Chow Song's case, and afterwards a Commissioner of Enquiry into that of Mr. Caldwell, saw the "Memoranda" soon after they were made, had them in his possession, two or three days while the originals were in the hands of the local Government; and says that if Mr. May did not then volunteer their production to the Government, it was because he, Mr. Davies, dissuaded him from parting with a document, which he thought would be Mr. May's safeguard against imputations already hinted by Dr. Bridges, of malicious meaning towards Mr. Caldwell. - Mr. Davies really does not think that Mr. May was guilty of even the smallest act, from which, even now, when he (Mr. Davies) looks back on Mr. May's conduct, with the further knowledge of his relations with W. Caldwell, he (Mr. Davies) could, even if he had the greatest wish to do so, conclude that Mr. May acted unfairly or with hostile feelings towards Caldwell. He confirms the secondary evidence given by May as to the general nature of the contents of the "Memoranda".
60. It follows then that, on the face of these papers, Mr. Caldwell is now at least convicted of having had pecuniary accounts and dealings with a Chinaman, whose only way of life at that very time was notoriously the way of piracy and murder, and, further, of having deliberately deceived the Executive Council, as to the nature of those papers and their contents, by preparing and presenting to
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himself that they had been entrusted for that purpose, and that the examination (if any) was made by himself and not by momongan. W. Wade, not yet undeceived;
Jame
now advances they erroneous
beleef to explain a fact_
of
not known when I left the Island – namely that he, (Mr. Wade] "never went through and "the papers, so referred to her, during
never looked into
only
the yoke
x period of their being in his hands; - for, if
in his hands; - for, if mr mongan had searched them, his search he thought, would be labor in vain. Before he returned to his office, the bursing how taken place, and it was then too late He therefore gives no opinion, upon the accuracy of the references, contained in the "Memoranda, baving no
longer of fudgment. But he acknowledges that they mpuritant character, and that they being amongst the destroyed documents, other
the means
are documents of
note, as
an
• important papers, gravely reflecting Mi Caldwell,'
37.
ar the character
Mr Mongan, who had the Originals in his Custody, before and after Mr Wade has deposed in
open Court that "the "Memoranda" were too cvicumstankal " to be forgeries !
/
기
Cross examination of th at the Frial of the Que "Tarrant Ubi supra,
Printed Munniks Vic, deveal
Seventeenth and Eighteenth,
May
2014
58. The Queens printer, Mr. Bigon, and the Acting Attorney General Mr Hwigomilly-cach of whom had at the time a peculiar reason of his own' for July 1858, koting their
accuracy, conform
the former upon Oath - Mr May's narrative, as to the nature of the Entices in the destroyed documents, so noted" "in
his "Memoranda,'
59. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Davies, _ himself the
30th June and
pp. 8.9.62 4644 i got le
Printed Minutes fo Twenty
second day 13th July рр Committing pp 87 / 20 (ol) and 88. (
committing Magistrate in Mah Chow song's lease,
and afterwards a Commissioner of Enquiry into that of Mr. Caldwell, saw the Memoranda" soon after
they
were made, had them in his possession, too or three
" days while the originals
were in the hands of the local Government; and soup that
sap that if M. May did not then Volunteer their production to the Government, it was
because he, Mr. Davies, dissuaded him from parking
at
A
with a
document, which he thought would be Mr.
May's safeguard against inputations already hinted
by Dr Bridges, of malicious meaning towards Mr.
Caldwell - Mr. Davies really does not think that 'her (M. May) was
guilty of even the smallest act, from which even now, when her Mr Davies) looks
• back on his (ette Mary's) conduct, with the further knowledge of his relations with W. Caldwell _ her (Mr. Bavies) could, even if he had the greatest- I wish to do so, conclude that he ( Mr. Many acted
unfairly or with hostile feelings towards Wealdwell Hee to confrins the secondary evidence given by May as to the general nature of the contents of
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the "ettemoranda"
600. It follows then that, on the face of these papers, Mr baldwell is now at least convicted of having had pecunians accounts and dealings with a-Chinaman, whose only way of life at that very hine was not ociously the way of piracy and murder, and, further, of having deliberately decieved the Excecutive Council, as to the natioce of those papas and their contents, by preparing and presenting to
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