CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9] — Page 318

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into the various circumstances, including those specially mentioned in letter No 805 of the instant.

While deeply regretting my duty, I consider it on the occasion, to express that I consider these riots originated with the military (19 Regiment) and for the unwarrantable fact of their taking the law into their hands to revenge the violent death of their comrade mortally wounded on the night of the 10th instant - and these riots evere commenced when the house suspectect was in the charge of the Police, and the supposed murderers were in the hands of the Civil power.

The lamentable casualties on the evening of the 14th of the instant (stated to have been caused by the Police and which is the subject of a Civil judicial enquiry), would not have occurred had it not been for this Military riot.

Statements made by the Superintendent of Police when His Excellency visited the scenes of the late riots, (accompanied by me) it would appear that the excesses of the soldiers were not limited to the suspected house referred to above, but were extended to other houses in another street, and the outrages seem to have been wanton.

It is equally to be deplored that a second outbreak occurred on the evening of ...

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308 into the various circumstances, including those specially mentioned in letter No 805 of the instant. While deeply regretting my duty, I consider it on the occasion, to express that I consider these riots originated with the military (19 Regiment) and for the unwarrantable fact of their taking the law into their hands to revenge the violent death of their comrade mortally wounded on the night of the 10th instant - and these riots evere commenced when the house suspectect was in the charge of the Police, and the supposed murderers were in the hands of the Civil power. The lamentable casualties on the evening of the 14th of the instant (stated to have been caused by the Police and which is the subject of a Civil judicial enquiry), would not have occurred had it not been for this Military riot. Statements made by the Superintendent of Police when His Excellency visited the scenes of the late riots, (accompanied by me) it would appear that the excesses of the soldiers were not limited to the suspected house referred to above, but were extended to other houses in another street, and the outrages seem to have been wanton. It is equally to be deplored that a second outbreak occurred on the evening of ... X
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into the various circumstances, including those specially mentioned in letter Ne

805

the Instant.

While deeply regretting

my duty

I consider it

the occasion,

to express that I

consider these riots originated with the

military (19 Regiment) and fore the

unerarrantietle fact of their

the law into their

revenge

who

OLVVV

taking

hands to

the violent death of their comrade

مریم اور الرجی

nortally wounded

on

: the night

of the 10th Instant - ant these riots

evere commencal when the house

suspectect

cons

in the

charge of the

Police, and the supposed murderers

wvere

in the hands of the Civil power :

the Camentable casualties

the part

a

on the

evening of the th

of the Military Instant (stated to have been caused. by the Police and which is the subject of a

Civil judicial enquiry), would not have occurred hast it not been for this Military riot.

4

thly strom Statements made

by

the

Superintendent of Police where His

Excellency visited the scenes

of the late

riots, (accompanied by me) it would appear that the

excesses

of the soldiers were

not limited to the suspected house,

were extended to

referred to above, but

other houses in another strect, and the

outrages

seem to have been wanton

thly It is equally to be deplored that a the evening

second outbreak occurred

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