CO129-277 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [8-10] — Page 82

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officers of the Detective Branch - Inspector Baker officer in charge was the officer of the District in which gaming house was situated. The names of each of these officers appeared on the list of recipients of hush money found by the Captain Superintendent of Police in the possession of Sham Yin, the accountant in the Gambling house.

The genuineness of that document was fully accepted by the Jury in Witchell's case, and there seems no reason to doubt its genuineness so far as these other officers are concerned, although, as I have already stated, the most important link in the chain of evidence against them is missing.

The probability of their complicity - and I may mention that Sergeant

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officers of the Detective Branch - Inspector Baker officer in charge was the officer of the District in which gaming house was situated. The names of each of these officers appeared on the list of recipients of hush money found by the Captain Superintendent of Police in the possession of Sham Yin, the accountant in the Gambling house. The genuineness of that document was fully accepted by the Jury in Witchell's case, and there seems no reason to doubt its genuineness so far as these other officers are concerned, although, as I have already stated, the most important link in the chain of evidence against them is missing. The probability of their complicity - and I may mention that Sergeant
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6 officers of the Detective Branch - Inspector Baker officer in charge was the officer of the District in which gaming house was the situated. The names of each of these officers ap- peared on the list of re- cipients of hush which was money found by the Captain Superintendent of Police in the possession of Sham Yin, the account. ant in the Gambling house. The How We cument was 81 The genuineness of that do- fully accepted Inspector~ by the Jury in Witchell's case, and there seems no reason to doubt its genuineness so far these other officers cerned although; as are as con I have: -already-stated, the most important link in the evidence against chain of evidence a them is missing. The pro bability of their complicity- and I may mention that dergeant
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officers of the Detective Branch - Inspector Baker

officer in charge

was the officer of the District in which

gaming house was

the

situated. The

names

of

each of these officers ap- peared on the list of re- cipients of hush

which

was

money found by the

Captain Superintendent

of

Police in the possession of Sham Yin, the account.

ant in the Gambling

house.

The

How We

cument was

81

The genuineness of that do- fully accepted Inspector~

by the Jury

in

Witchell's case, and there

seems no reason to doubt

its genuineness so far

these other officers cerned although;

as

are

as

con

I have:

-already-stated, the most

important link in the

• evidence against

chain of evidence a them is missing.

The pro

bability of their complicity-

and I may

mention that

dergeant

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