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  1. That the fact of their making this report proves that in their own mind they were persuaded they had only done their duty, & were unaware they had committed any crime. It also appears hard to me that only that part of this story should be believed which criminates them & their account of the Cluniaman coming to attack should meet with disbelief.
  1. That upon their Report the Coroner's Inquest formed a Verdict of Justifiable Homicide, upon which the Prisoners were released & no further evidence was produced against them when they were again confined & brought for Trial before the Supreme Court.
  1. As Coloong at the time they committed the offence was out of H.M. dominions, they should have been tried by Detachment General Court Martial, & had they been placed in confinement & warned for trial, they would have been cautioned against saying anything which would incriminate themselves. Moreover the fact of their being...

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Off269 voluntarily to their office.That the fact of their making this report proves that in their own mind they were persuaded they had only done their duty, & were unaware they had committed any crime. It also appears hard to me that only that part of this story should be believed which criminates them & their account of the Cluniaman coming to attack should meet with disbelief.That upon their Report the Coroner's Inquest formed a Verdict of Justifiable Homicide, upon which the Prisoners were released & no further evidence was produced against them when they were again confined & brought for Trial before the Supreme Court.As Coloong at the time they committed the offence was out of H.M. dominions, they should have been tried by Detachment General Court Martial, & had they been placed in confinement & warned for trial, they would have been cautioned against saying anything which would incriminate themselves. Moreover the fact of their being...
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voluntarily to their offein.

2. That the

fact of their

making this report proves that in

their own

mind they were persuaded

they had only done their duter, &

were unaware they had committed

any

crivie. It also appears a

hard to me that only, that part of

This story should be believed which

criminates thus & their account

A

the Cluniaman.

enning

to attack should meet with chisbelief.

3. That upon their Report the

Coroner's Inquest formed.

Verdiet

a.

of Justifiable tonicise,

hereld in

criginal Hijau arrow

or the wow

Mught." J.H.C.

upon which the Prisoners were released

& Incleve

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further windence

was prodered against their when

they

were

again confired & brought

for Trial before the Supreme Court.

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at the time they

committed the offence

was on

out of

H.M. dominions, they should have

been tried by detachment General

Court Martial, & had thing been

placed in confinement

A warned

for trist, they would have been

cautioned against saying anything

which would incriminate themselves,

Moreover

the fact

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