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29 Sep 71.
7Oct 71 [circled]

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Police Office
Norman
6^th of September 1871

Sir,

I have the honor to report for your
information that the prisoner named in
the margin, charged on suspicion of
murder, was brought before the Bench
for examination of the charge on
1^st ins^t [instant] and was dismissed from
Custody, as in the opinion of the
Bench (M. [Hetzer?] Esq. J.P. and myself)
there was not sufficient evidence
received to justify a committal.

The evidence was purely cir-
cumstantial and no corroborative
was procurable: consequently the
only witnesses against the prisoner
were the two Constables who could
only give evidence leading to suspicion.

The case was badly got up
by the Constable from the beginning
but I do not think it would have
been possible in any case to obtain a
conviction.

I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obed^t [obedient] servant
Aulaire S. Morisset P.M. [Police Magistrate] Insp. [Inspector]

The Commissioner of Police
Brisbane}

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W. D. Uhr [written diagonally in left Margin]
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