CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 122

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to be developed there were 12 plates five had

been used

* Ar Dennys. I have the prints; produced. One is a Chinese tomb with the 1. defecedant on 10p. gud is a buffalo ploughing. 3rd is a Chinese village with a buffalo sdog in the fore ground. 4th Paddy fields at foot of a valley. 6th other paddy helds at foot of a valley, There is nothing in the photographs produced

any way

"connected with fortifications.

in

Ar Johnson closes case. chr Dennys addrecces the court. Both defectdants

Nitness for Defence.

темми

Comers.

Leopold Spatz sworn staks: I am

an

Asst in

H. Kirch plo. I know the 2nd defendant the is the Doctor of the Hohenzollern I was introduced by the and offices to him. I had seen him photographing

discovered in conversation

that he was an amateur photographer. I told him of the Bowen Road, and Defendant avrived

to questions.

about the 28th ulto.

Johan Ficholas Goodman. Interpreter.

sworn as

German

were dressed in one

Hugo Schmidt sworn states: dam a Quarks Master on board the German 5.8. Hohenzollern. on the 2nd inst. I was in a sailing ship with the two defendants & two malay sailors in the afternoon. The sailors myself

uniform with a black ribbon & gold letters on it marked N. D. Lloyd. The baptain & the Doctor had their uniform capo The 1st defendant's is a black ribbon with the crest of the bo. & a wreath.

The ribbon

of sud

and defendant's cap

was blue..

on.

The boat had no name on it. It formerly belonged

If now belongs to the Hohenzollern on

to the Rubeck

On the beach we

sawa

six cared

gig..

wa

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lying on the shore close to the water. When we landed I could see no

*

I saw no

fortification

fortification. He had a reef in our

sails. The Captain

was at the tiller of the Quarter

Sheet.

master, I, at the set the sailing of the boat required

the greatest attention. after the defendants left the boat I remained withe the boat on the beach. A soldier came up to me about seven minutes after the baptain

gone.

I was

moving a stone & the soldier told me to put it back & I did so. the soldier spoke in English but I did not understand I saw no sentry or soldier on the beach nor

any boards.

had

nokee

* Mr Johnson. I have been 15 months in the Hohenfallen * the Nurnberg on the Gorman Mail between Japan & Hongkong.

xx chr sennys. When on leave d..

"When on leave I go to lictoria. The Captain (1o defendant) joined this

voyage

By the bours. It defendant came out with the Sachsen

as thief Officer. I have not seen 1st defendant before. I have never been to stone butter's Island before. The boat had been sailing

Thursday

on

Fon Friday (soth unto Is it inst.) I was in the boat. It did not to Stone butters.

contain no

до

Nr sennys, addresses the bourt. Port regulations

warning. Pleads ignorance. Photographs developed not fortification. Sipperent case to Russian spies. Mr Johnson leaves the case to the bourt.

3 months of each. 2nd charge,

کریش کر

1st charge. depudant, Discharged; and defendant one

month. H. Concurrent.

Mr Dinnys gives verbal notice of appeal racks

that

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