CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 468

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465

7.

very

AGAW

brutal murder of a European

Mr. Meya

and her infant.

board a ship in the harbor by a

couple of days to Houghtong where the

was tried and executed.

maw

on

q

Last January a very

atrocious

The hill

the taon

a

an

officer named

Coolie who had concealed himself in the night on board the ship for the purpose of robbing.

8.

One of our most active Inspector of

Police Mr Daly obtained

Daly obtained a probable

clue to the perpetrator of the

murder and

tracked him to the Mainland. At his request the Authorities of Kowloon furnished him with soldiers and warrants of arrest till he had followed

every

up the

murderer to his native village,

and there his family

were

compelled by

the Mandarins to give him up, so Mr Daly returned with him in a

ship.

M

wev

Holworthy of the Military Store Department.

The body

was rifled and amongst other things taken was a watch and chain.

This Government may be said to have anxiously employed night and day every agency that could be devised since the occurrence of the murder to discover the perpetrators.

Mr Deane, as Head of the Police, was of course busily engaged in noting and analysing all the evidence procurable, and at last succeeded in getting, as he thought, two

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465 7. very AGAW brutal murder of a European Mr. Meya and her infant. board a ship in the harbor by a couple of days to Houghtong where the was tried and executed. maw on q Last January a very atrocious The hill the taon a an officer named Coolie who had concealed himself in the night on board the ship for the purpose of robbing. 8. One of our most active Inspector of Police Mr Daly obtained Daly obtained a probable clue to the perpetrator of the murder and tracked him to the Mainland. At his request the Authorities of Kowloon furnished him with soldiers and warrants of arrest till he had followed every up the murderer to his native village, and there his family were compelled by the Mandarins to give him up, so Mr Daly returned with him in a ship. M wev Holworthy of the Military Store Department. The body was rifled and amongst other things taken was a watch and chain. This Government may be said to have anxiously employed night and day every agency that could be devised since the occurrence of the murder to discover the perpetrators. Mr Deane, as Head of the Police, was of course busily engaged in noting and analysing all the evidence procurable, and at last succeeded in getting, as he thought, two
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465 7. very AGAW buital murder of a European Mr. Meya and her infant. board a built in she harbor by a carple of days to Houghtong where the was tried and executed. maw on q Last January a very atrocious The hill the taon a an officer named Coolie who had concealed himself in the night on beard the ship for the purpose of robbing. 8. One of our most active Inspector of Police Mr Daly obtained Daly oblamed a probable due to the perpetrator of the Artwr der and tracked him to the Mainland. At his requent the Auctovitios of Kowloon, forch with furnished him with soldiers and warrants of wary desmiption till he had fallowed every up ite murderer to his native village, and there his family were compelled by so that the Mandarmis to give him up, 20- Mr Daly returned with him in a murder was committed here M wev Holworthy of the Military Store Department. The body Alas rifled and amongst atur Things tation taken was This Government aj watch and cham. be said to have may bem anxiously employing night and day every agency since the that could be devised occurrence of the murder to discover the perpetrators. M? Deane, as Head of itce Police, AASAS of course busily engaged in noting and analysing all The evidence procurable, and at last sncceeded in getting as he thought two
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465

7.

very

AGAW

buital murder of a European

Mr. Meya

and her infant.

board a built in she harbor by a

carple of days to Houghtong where the

was tried and executed.

maw

on

q

Last January a very

atrocious

The hill

the taon

a

an

officer named

Coolie who had concealed himself in the night on beard the ship for the purpose of robbing.

8.

One of our most active Inspector of

Police Mr Daly obtained

Daly oblamed a probable

due to the perpetrator of the

Artwr

der and

tracked him to the Mainland. At his requent the Auctovitios of Kowloon, forch with furnished him with soldiers and warrants of wary desmiption till he had fallowed

every

up ite

murderer to his native village,

and there his family

were

compelled by

so

that

the Mandarmis to give him up, 20- Mr Daly returned with him in a

murder was committed here

M

wev

Holworthy of the Military Store Department.

The body

Alas

rifled and amongst atur

Things tation

taken was This Government

aj

watch and cham.

be said to have

may

bem anxiously employing night and

day every agency

since the

that could be devised

occurrence of the

murder to

discover the perpetrators. M? Deane, as

Head of itce Police,

AASAS

of

course

busily

engaged in noting and analysing all The evidence procurable, and at last sncceeded in getting as he thought two

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