CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 343

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Imbitu Alebrations so mate

little could be done in

ring into the matter. When

they

were over

Sentired upon

the back of investigating the

buth of this statements made

to Mr Francis and commu-

nicated by him to me in

his letter of the 6th June.

The first object was to obtain

a conviction

against

the

man

Sam Vir on whose possession I had found the tin box & the

documents it contained, and

the first step in that direction

was to find

whose names.

some of the persons

appeared on the

paper wrappers of the articles

Jewellery which had evidently

been pledged.

10.

342

I should have saved

myself much time if I had

acted on Mr Francis, who his

original informant was,

as information

but

regarding the

existence of gambling houses

and other abuses.

me,

always reaches

when not reported by

the Police, through anony-

mous letters, it

never

occurred to me that Mr Francis had derived his informa-

tion

from such a

source as he did.

I therefore mistrusted

Inspector Stanton with the

detective

assistance of

the

staff to discover for me some

of the owners

of

this

Jewellery

in order that I

might

ascertain

aa-

10

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Imbitu Alebrations so mate little could be done in ring into the matter. When they were over Sentired upon the back of investigating the buth of this statements made to Mr Francis and commu- nicated by him to me in his letter of the 6th June. The first object was to obtain a conviction against the man Sam Vir on whose possession I had found the tin box & the documents it contained, and the first step in that direction was to find whose names. some of the persons appeared on the paper wrappers of the articles Jewellery which had evidently been pledged. 10. 342 I should have saved myself much time if I had acted on Mr Francis, who his original informant was, as information but regarding the existence of gambling houses and other abuses. me, always reaches when not reported by the Police, through anony- mous letters, it never occurred to me that Mr Francis had derived his informa- tion from such a source as he did. I therefore mistrusted Inspector Stanton with the detective assistance of the staff to discover for me some of the owners of this Jewellery in order that I might ascertain aa- 10
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Imbitu Alebrations so mate little could be done in ендий ring into the matter. When they were over Sentired upon the back of investigating the buth of this statements made to Mr Francis and commu- uncated by hun to me in his letter of the toe June. The first object was to obtain a conviction agamit the maw Sam Vir on whose possession I had found the tin box & the documents it contained, and the prst step in that direction was to find whree names. some of the percons appeared on the paper wrappers of the articles Jewellery which had cordently bun pledged. 10. 342 I should have saved myself much time I I had acted Mr Francis, who his original informant was, az information but regarding the -existance of gambling konses and other abuses. me, a lways reaches when not reported by the Police, through anony- letters, it never occur -- red to me that Mr Francis had derived his informa- tion rom such a source as he did. direct • " therefore mistrusted Suspector Stanton with the the detootwe assistance of of the staff to discover for me some of the owners of this Jewellery in order that I might certain aa- 10
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Imbitu Alebrations so mate

little could be done in

ендий

ring into the matter. When

they

were over

Sentired upon

the back of investigating the

buth of this statements made

to Mr Francis and commu-

uncated by hun to me in

his letter of the toe June.

The first object was to obtain

a conviction

agamit

the

maw

Sam Vir on whose possession I had found the tin box & the

documents it contained, and

the prst step in that direction

was to find

whree names.

some of the percons

appeared on the

paper wrappers of the articles

Jewellery which had cordently

bun pledged.

10.

342

I should have saved

myself much time I I had

acted Mr Francis, who his

original informant was,

az information

but

regarding the

-existance of gambling konses

and other abuses.

me,

a

lways reaches

when not reported by

the Police, through anony-

letters, it

never

occur --

red to me that Mr Francis had derived his informa-

tion

rom such a

source as he did.

direct

• " therefore mistrusted

Suspector Stanton with the

the detootwe

assistance of

of the

staff to discover for me some

of the owners

of

this

Jewellery

in order that I

might

certain

aa-

10

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