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Volice otbagistrate (Mr.lbackian) sent in the depositions reporting

time that after

at the same.

hearing the evidence I could

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not take upon myself to say

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that there was not a prima facie

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case against the prisoner and in

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consequence I ordered him to

be detained pending His Excellency's

orders. At the

Aume

time I

desire to state that I considered

the case

against the prisoner by

-strong one; some

no means a

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of the witnesses

giving

evidence

Fin

in an

onamer

and

untrustworthy "I should have expected far-

"better evidence to have been

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given by the proscoation taking

into consideration the means at

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their disposal; and there is little "loubt in my

mind,

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evidence

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given,

from the

that intimidation

" had been used at least to

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some

procure the attendance of " witnessed (for the prosecution) if not to prevent that of others (for

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the defence), and that under the_ "circumstances the prisoner

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AVAS

" much