NRS 880 Supreme Court Papers and Depositions, Supreme Court Sydney and on Circuit [9/7189] R V Samuel Freeman and Others [AF00301604] - Flipbook - Page 15
and nine months. Twiss had been doing this work all that time with
me.
Twiss used to take Mr. Mill3r's box as a rule and I would
take Mr. Henry's box. Mr. Hanryts box was usually taken out
first. Prior to tha cab arriving there was some conversation
going on, but as I was reading a paper I never noticed what the
conversation was about.
The cab cauie along Wilson Street and
stopped opposite the gates.
calo and so did Twiss.
I got up and walked towards the
Twiss handea out Mr. Henry's box to me,
and I put it on my shoulder and walked in through the gate.
Mr. Henry went with rLie.
I saw nothing of the robbery.
(74%) Questions by any of the acaused7s'attorneys).
(SEa.) Thomas E. bampton.
Taken and. Sworn, etc.
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ROBERT HODGE ON OATH STATES :
I live at 161 Young Street, Redfern.
the Eveleigh Workshops.
I am employed at
I remember the 10th June last, a Wednesday.
I was in Wilson Street before the cab arove up.
opposite Codrington Street.
I was at the gate
Three other chaps were at the gate
Bampton, Twiss, and another man whose name I don't know. (Clifford
Called into Court). That is the man.
outside the gate.
We four men were just
There was a general conversation between us.
Twiss made a remark. He said "It would be a very funny thing if
a motor car followed this cab up, hopped out, got the money and
away".
I said "Yes, it would". Twiss asked the time.
I said
"18 minutes past 12". As soon ashe saw the cab Twiss said to his
mate "Come on, lively". Bampton was his mate.
When the cab
drew up alongside the kerb, Twiss got a box out and put it on
Bampton's shoulders. Bampton then walked in with the box, and
one of the paymasters, Mr. Henry, followed, him in.
Twiss then
went to take another box out of the cab. As he was taking it out
of the cab a motor car came along. Two men were in the motor car.
One man was driv ing and one sitting in the back seat. They were
12.