CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 262

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13.

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P.M. and "Allow" being absent

Constables were

from

his Home-

One

left to watch the Premises

when he "Altew". did not return to his

until

3 vclock

On

cifler instant when his home

Searched.

family the morning of the third

was in

reffectually

On the same morning "Allow" did not appear at the Treasury, tile after 11 vclock not muhit. I had personally conducted the

Search

of

a roo

full of Lumber, a

adjoining

Ceceas

the Treasury to which both shroffs had

and subsequently I found that "Altow" Kept

ü

Shop in Town with two counters one retail of prepared opium the other as a

for the

chinese

Lottery a species of gambling establishments

Called a

"

Pak Kap Pew, it was also

intimated & me that "Allow" is in debt-

of

his Crediton being the Interpreter in the

Survey Department from whom Gevidenced_ he had borrowed some time back #500 at 3%

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per month, when after consulting with the- Captain Superintendent of Police I gave "Allow" in custody and had him taken before the first. Mingistrate of Police where I charged him

Suspicion of steating & 3,255

Treasury

on

to the Robbery.

from

en

the Public the 1st instant or of being accessory-

The charge

into

gone.

publicly before

Mr. Meay the Police Mlecegistraté

on the 3rd

instant and at the close of the day the Defendant-

was remanded until 2 o'clock this day and? the matter

"Allow" was

further ingarired into but alternately discharged

no evidence

having

ed to justify a commitment -

been prods

produced

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