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367

sister in law come

buck

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9th day of 10 moon (4 November) 1886. when she came I went to the hall to sleep. My wife did not come on this occasion. I was expecting her in a few days. On the morning of the 12th (9 November) I slept in the outer house. I slept alone in the outer place. My brother and my sister-in-law slept in their own room. There were an old female servant and a girl. The servant slept under the porch of front door, the 2 women slept in the servants' quarters that night. On that night some robbers came to our house.

I woke up after going to sleep when I heard a great noise outside in the street as if people were forcing the street door open. I got up and went through the passage to my brother's room to wake him. When I reached the door of the passage to the inner open space, I found it locked on the inner side. I heard knocking at the outer wall of the house near my mother's room - the wall dividing the house from the next. I knocked at my brother's room door as well as the passage door. No one came to open it. I called out. I heard some men coming through the wall referred to. I heard the noise of hammers hammering at the wall. I heard the sound of bricks falling and a number of men come in. Then I heard my brother call out "save life" several times. I also heard the reports of firearms after hearing...

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367 sister in law come buck The A 9th day of 10 moon (4 November) 1886. when she came I went to the hall to sleep. My wife did not come on this occasion. I was expecting her in a few days. On the morning of the 12th (9 November) I slept in the outer house. I slept alone in the outer place. My brother and my sister-in-law slept in their own room. There were an old female servant and a girl. The servant slept under the porch of front door, the 2 women slept in the servants' quarters that night. On that night some robbers came to our house. I woke up after going to sleep when I heard a great noise outside in the street as if people were forcing the street door open. I got up and went through the passage to my brother's room to wake him. When I reached the door of the passage to the inner open space, I found it locked on the inner side. I heard knocking at the outer wall of the house near my mother's room - the wall dividing the house from the next. I knocked at my brother's room door as well as the passage door. No one came to open it. I called out. I heard some men coming through the wall referred to. I heard the noise of hammers hammering at the wall. I heard the sound of bricks falling and a number of men come in. Then I heard my brother call out "save life" several times. I also heard the reports of firearms after hearing...
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367 sister in law come buck The A qo day of I moon (4? Normanber 1886. when she came I went and to the hall to sleep. My wife did not ame in this occasion. I was her in a expecting for days. On the mailed of the 125 125 (9: Stmember) I slept in the have. I the outer boost. I slept alone in the outer lace. My brother and my sister win-law slept in strein I own room. There were an old mmm sem ant 1 an old female girl. The the i servant, ana servant gr pot slept under the porch of front door, the 2 women slept in the seromits quarters m itial might. On strat mglet some robbers care to not us. I woke, after goving to slup when I heard agreat outside in the street as comerne were Korsl if forcing the street street door open. I got up and went wits the passage ما gr to my brother's room to wake him. When I learning from میں 9 to the dor the passage to the wines open space, I found it locked on the river side. I heard knocking at the outer wall of ethe house he mother's room- my the wall dividing the love from S Kirched my brother's room. as the passage door. Ho one Came to open it. I called and. I heard some me amming through the wall referred to. I hamo the noise of ixon hammers hammering at the wall. I heard the sound of bricks falling and a commber of men come in. Then I heard my brother call out "save life" several times.. I also heard the reports of firearms after hearing
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367

sister in law come

buck

The

A

qo day of I moon (4? Normanber 1886. when she came I went and to the hall to sleep. My wife did not

ame in this occasion. I was

her in a expecting

for days. On the mailed of the 125

125 (9: Stmember) I slept in the have. I

the outer boost. I slept alone in the outer lace. My brother and my sister win-law slept in strein I own room. There were

an old

mmm sem ant

1

an old female

girl. The

the

i servant, ana

servant gr pot slept under the porch of front door, the 2 women slept in the seromits quarters m itial might. On strat mglet some robbers care to not us.

I

woke,

after goving to slup when I heard agreat

outside in the street as

comerne

were

Korsl

if

forcing the

street

street door open. I got up and

went wits the

passage

ما

gr

to my brother's room to wake him. When I

learning from

میں 9

to the dor

the passage to the

wines open space, I found it

locked on the river side. I heard

knocking at the outer wall of ethe house he

mother's room-

my

the wall dividing the love from

S Kirched my brother's room.

as the passage door. Ho one

Came

to open it. I called and. I heard some me

amming

through the wall referred to.

I hamo the noise

of

ixon

hammers hammering at the wall. I heard the sound of bricks falling and a commber

of

men

come in. Then I heard my brother call out "save life" several times.. I also heard

the reports of firearms after

hearing

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