CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 433

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13heys

struck see.

I was ill and they -

head

pushed my falling. They a

over

Gjiet escaped

asked me where my

money was. The thief said he would

if I did not tell him, I aw For

tabn

Me

6 clamber down avot open the doors and others came in. Altogether between 10 and 20. I

could not see

howe

many exactly. I saw

Knives and revolvers on the thieves who

mal

caught hold of bago, they

Ine.

vere

They put clothing

In

not ours,

they

brought them. Sonn of the thieves opend the doors. They

acked me

for

I said I had none, and then

up in the

room and burst.

money. they went the things open. I saw them pull down the mat bags from the cook loft. The

cook·loft. fumiture in Court belongs to me they broke them and took all the clothing. I did not are the foki killed. There

-were

see

bang Bang

severa

lshots and after that he did not beat the drum.

The thieves were.

repelling the things.

about

about with a light and I saw the faki

a bit lying out in the yard - not clearly

He did not move a

oo far

did not hear him m

uvo ve,

- I could see.

I

They took

money of ming

mine $18. Iknow bundle" "B"

it is mine. The were in

house that night. They

the

not tied

prees It is mine.

They

up.

in the press in my

the

-were piled up in

I see "C" bundle.

were placed with the

other things that night. I did not on them actually bagged. They took number of other things. They pulled the mat bago outside and went to another house. The Inspector then came, then saw

the fo

the same

fo ki. He in the Court yard in the threw a light

Inspector threw a him cleanly.

and

el

lying dead

place. light on him and

on

The

Cross-examince. That might there were

my

mother-in-law, two children and

foki and myself, that is

feir unife

five . Chan A

was not there. The lives with

house is ours.

This family

Chan

fei

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