4.
the other half said they did not see him':
fire; the man with the broken
4 just
The was hit
the shot
was
as he got
told me
jaw into the junk,
fired by a European . After
my examination, I understand, Nehali
Singh
was
I was interviewed by a Press correspondent to whom he stated that he had
wounded two of the Prisoners, which statement appeared in a local paper. Having doubt whether Nehal Singh alert enough to fire at all at the escaping prisoners, an examination of his pouch would have settled the matter, _ unfortunately ao ammunition became exhausted, that in his pouch others without counting. The only point in
this, that the prisoner had
his favor
tvas
ammunition
·was used
course was
by
carried off his rifle, which of course loaded if he had not fired, they would, ]. had it still remained loaded, have e fired officer which they did not do. On the other hand it is quite possible that... of loaded - the rifle being at half.
at the
even
Cock
cock would not
& go off,
and
to full cock it,
too stupid to full
473
J-
they might be
Or further investigation I found
that on the
on no account to allow coolies
carrying
the morning of the 18th Head Tumkay Nolan had personally instructed this sentry coal from the coal barge, to pass between him and the prisoners; that the sentry disobeyed these orders and allowed several coolies, most them women, to pass close to and within speaking
of the chair,
-gang; he went and reprimanded the sentry
of
for this
distance
that
neglect of duty -- and further Assistant Turnkey Foulkes stated that he
that morning
had
om
called on
the sentry
to be alert and look about and not be
Do
sleepy.
then stated that he
Foulkes further
was the first man who fired his revolver
as an alarm when he saw Pereira attacked. At the moment he fired
he saw Pereira shake off the prisoners attacking him, who raw towards the beach, and that at the same time, turning round, he saw the sentry
on
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