CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 120

William Brown sworn states: - I am actq. Bombardier in the RA. I am stationed at Stone Cutters on the and inst I was

in charge of stone butter's Regimental guard at 245 pm. I was in the Guard.

room at that time. Last witness was

on

branches

men

The

sentry outside. The guard room is at the pront of the west battery. Hear to it. hast witness called my attention to two -coming up from the N. Shore. Defendant are the men. When I first saw them they were about two feet from the verandal On the pathway the path defendants were leads to the South Shore battery. path to the west fout bucaks aff.

and defendant was carrying the box in bowel. I acked defendants if they know that they were not allowed on the land. They said they did not know. I took

away the defendants, sending for the Actg. Sergt. major. * che Dennes. Dependant wou dressed in dark trousers white jackets & chiese cotton caps. I don't remember seeing anything on the bands

the book & detained

One was yet blue band the other was

a dark

nothing German

On

mail

band. I state facitively there was that band. I don't know the slag. (buest shown witness) stathing of that wort

was

on the caps. I did not at any time see the fort from which defendant landed nor the

Quarter master. Dependants said they were Officers from the German mail one said

boat

he was the captain & the other that he was the doctor. I saw the bose was -phio camera. The doctor was it openly. There is a notice board on the

a photogra carrying

patt

no notice

path leading from the beach there are boards along the beach. The soldiers living, on the deand have about there, asix oared boat on the beach. I saw no forks.

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By the bout. The Notice board prohibits accces to the works. Defendants have to pass that board on the path they

came up. English

up. They spoke

alped druth sworn stakes. I am a Sergeant; I

in the Elone butters Island. I Island on the afternoon of the and inst. At 246 pm. I was sent for by

Ret. stationed at stone butters.

was on the

last witness divas in No1 Barrack

room European quarters. I went to the мост, Guard room. The barracks are from the

Guard room about 40 yards. It path runs down to the beach between the Barracks

the Guard room. In the Geared

I saw the tivo

room

two defendants. There was a detective camera there that is the case

I sent

Gunner

in bowet. I did not interfere with it. I sent to the East of the bland for the Police Sergeant. at sikh Policeman came. I could not get him to understand English so to the Police at youmate, detaining defendants * chr Dennys Deferesants were dressed in black trousers white jackets & wore peaked caps.

1o deferidant said he was Captain of the Hohenzollern and defendant that he was the boctor. The caps

crept

badge had this

badge Eagle,

of German mail Shown witness. I asked dekuedants no questions

past

I detained the defcedant till hpm when I handed them to the Police Sergeant.

to the beach. There is no sentry

I did not

go to

posted on the North side shore.

ho have a

six

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