CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 341

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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

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340 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
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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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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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