CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 488

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" had been his secret informer. And

on

the 5th betober 1857-" He would Digiton temin

again "be difficult for

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me to state all the 7.

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115 in Appunkt #Minutes flirl

" cases in which I have been concured that the en

"Whether in the Capture of

Pirate Vessels

of offenders in this Colony, where in

"I have derived my information

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" hom Wree (machow.wong), but I

may with safety say

that in six

cases out of ten he has assisted me."

If therefore Machowtoony

was

the

notorious vagabond and "Jonathan wild"

which he is asserted by every

one

but.

Mr. Caldwell to have been, it is only reasonable to exppose that he would wield the immense power which be paressed, and which he derived from

Arguing. –

It then

having

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his intiruancy and connection with Mr. Caldwell, for the protection of his friends, and the destruction of his

enemies, instead

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of for

the

public good.

Mr. Disson the Write of the

9 China Mail Newspaper, who described... himself as at friend of Mr Caldwells, stated in his evidence before the Caldwell Commission:-

Pages 98, 99, 150

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"The man (Machowlborg) had been

notoriously bad character, and I

"have known him

as such aluat

"from my first arrival in this Colony

( 1846). xxx I have heard from

chinese that he was

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many

notorious extortioner, owner of

Pirate