CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 361

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Mr Corcoran's leave, which had been granted from the 20th, should be cancelled pending further enquiries. Mr Corcoran is uncomplicated by the statement (pp. 20, 21) made by Sam Yin.

Inspectors Stanton & Danicey and Sergeant Shaw were on the Detective Staff. Inspector Baxter had special charge of a section of the town in which the gambling house is situated, for the purpose of suppressing unlawful gambling there.

If the 4 last mentioned Officers are guilty of nothing more than gross neglect, for a gambling house conducted on the scale that the one in Wa Lane was, on the showing of Sam Yin and his employees, could not have failed to have been discovered by them if they had been doing their duty.

I am awaiting the result of the trial of Witchell before proceeding any further against these Officers, and I am still not without hopes that a conviction on the Criminal charge may be obtained against them.

In the meantime, Mr Denny and myself were continuing the Examination...

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Mr Corcoran's leave, which had been granted from the 20th, should be cancelled pending further enquiries. Mr Corcoran is uncomplicated by the statement (pp. 20, 21) made by Sam Yin. Inspectors Stanton & Danicey and Sergeant Shaw were on the Detective Staff. Inspector Baxter had special charge of a section of the town in which the gambling house is situated, for the purpose of suppressing unlawful gambling there. If the 4 last mentioned Officers are guilty of nothing more than gross neglect, for a gambling house conducted on the scale that the one in Wa Lane was, on the showing of Sam Yin and his employees, could not have failed to have been discovered by them if they had been doing their duty. I am awaiting the result of the trial of Witchell before proceeding any further against these Officers, and I am still not without hopes that a conviction on the Criminal charge may be obtained against them. In the meantime, Mr Denny and myself were continuing the Examination... Page 360 has been kept as is, assuming it was part of the original scan delineating page metadata. However, the text has been reformatted into proper paragraphs and corrected for spelling and spacing errors. The partially visible last line "д" has been left as is, assuming it is part of the original scan, though it appears to be a fragment or an error.

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Mr Corcorans ) leave, which

had been

granted from

the 20-milant should be

Cancelled pending further enquiries. Mr Corcoran is unplicated by the State ment pp. 20. 21.) made by

Sam Miri.

hepectors Stanton & Danicey and Sergh Shalt were on the Detective Staff. Suspector Baster had special charge of a section of the town in which we have

is situbated, for the pur-

pase of suppressing

itve -

lawful Jamn thing there in Gambling

If the 4 last mentioned

Officer's

are

guilty of nothing

of gross neglect, for a

360

gam

bling house conducted on the

scale that the one in Wa Lane was, on the showing

of Sam Yin and

his

employees,

could not have failed.

have been discovered by them if they had been doing thin duty.

risult

I am awaiting the

of the

the trial of Witchell before proceeding any forthen agaurit these Offers, and

Jam still not without hipes

that cordance on the Criminal

charge may be obtained against

them.

In the meantime.

Mr Demmys & my alf

were

continuing the Exammation

worse they are clearly guilty

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