NRS 880 Supreme Court Papers and Depositions, Supreme Court Sydney and on Circuit [9/7189] R V Samuel Freeman and Others [AF00301604] - Flipbook - Page 53
notes "You can see that these are tenners, there was nore of
these stolen in the railway robbery".
I said "I know that".
He was then wearing another diamond ring.
I drew his
attention to it and inquired about it. He told me that he
had got it that day for £15.
I made an arrangement to
leave the following night by the 8 o'clock Melbourne Express.
When I agreed to go away, he said to me "Don't be afraid to
trust vie, and don't ask me any questions, when we get anay
all right to Melbourne, we will remain there for a little
while, we will then go to the United States, you will never
want, you will have money to burn". The following morning
I was arrested by the police, and I was taken to the Central
Police Station and. was asked questions.
to the Police.
I made a statement
I was then allowed to go.
The jewellery
produced consists of the things I spoke of as having been
purchased for me by Ryan. (Three articles of jewellery and
a pair of scissors now tendered by Mr. Lamb. kr. J. W.
Abigail objects to them being admitted. Admitted and all
marked Ex. "8").
I see the: suit case now shewn me (marked
"I" for identification).
This and the portmanteau were
both Ryan's before he went to Melbourne.
articles in the suit case (marked "E").
I look at the
I can identify
the ties and airtsin that case as belonging to Ryan.
now look at the articles (hats) in the portmanteau. Ryan
wore that black hat and bought the brown hat in George
Street at same time as he bought the shirts. (Suit case and,
contents put in and marked Ex. "9", andlprtmanteau and
contents 1.,ut in and marked Lx. "10").
(Lx. J. W. Abigail
objects to these things being admitted as evidence.
I never had any key in my possession
Objection over-ruled).
that fitted this box.
I never had the keys.
of the 17th June I left for Lielbournz, t.4t
WacInRsdaYs
Hotel.
I wet to Lalbourne.
on the night
oil the
I drove to Menzies
I had made arrangements to meet Ryan there before
I left Sydney. While in Melbourne
I met a man named
50,