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alarmed at the prospect of
Police interference.
I was not however till
Monday the 21st that I succeeded in identifying
the street where the depot was situated.
It was Acting Chief Inspector Mackie, whom I had on Monday the 20th June taken
into my confidence that helped me to the clue, and I
immediately made out a warrant for N°3 East Street
under Section 11 of Ordinance 1891 and arranged with the
Acting Chief Inspector to watch a short distance from the house at 4 in the same
afternoon.
-7.
-7-
In order not to
excite suspicion I entered the
house first, telling Acting Chief
Inspector Mackie to follow
after an interval of a few
minutes.
When I unlocked the front door, I discovered
a large cupboard which was open, in which a man called me by name. A tin box which
was opened was found to contain
over $1000 in cash,
about $300 worth of jewellery,
in the shape of rings, bangles,
ornaments for the hair, and
some watches and watch chains,
and various account books and
papers. Each article of jewellery
was wrapped up in a piece of paper by itself and marked
340
alarmed at the prospect of
Polici interference.
I was not however till
Monday the 21st that I suc-
ceeded in identifying
street where the depot waskip=
as cast Struct.
the
It was Acty Chief isop:
Mackie, whom I had on Monday the 20th June taken
ents
my confidence that hel-
ped me to the alue, and I
unmediately made out a warrant for N°3 East Struct
under Section // of Ood of of
1891 and arranged with the
Acting, Chef Inspector to much
a short distance from the house at it pin the Jame
afternoon.
-7.
-7-
In order not to
excite suspicion entered the
-house first telling Acty Chrif
Inap Mackie to allow
after
aL
minutes.
an
In
interval
a
mir.
unlocked for
discovered
We
of a few
large cup
board
wad
won which a man called me by Jam Jur
a tin broe' which
bung opened was found
to contain.
over
$1000 in
i
· cash,
about 300 worth of Sewellery,
in the shape of rings, bangles,
ornaments for the have, and
some warches and watch chanis,
and barwvus account torks and
papers. Each article d sewel-
lery
was wrapped up in
al
piece of paper by itself and
marked
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