NRS 880 Supreme Court Papers and Depositions, Supreme Court Sydney and on Circuit [9/7189] R V Samuel Freeman and Others [AF00301604] - Flipbook - Page 68
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THOMAS JOHN CLUGSTON ON OATH STATES
I am a Detective in the Victorian Police Service
stationed at Melbourne.
id ent itication.
I see the letters marked "I" for
I see one dat ed 3rd April, 1914. I found
that letter in a house 140 Richardson Street.
That was in
an envelope, and I produce the envelope also. Me letter
was in that envelope when I found it .
I see also a letter
dated 14th April signed Jerry. I found that letter at 119
sore Street, that place was occupied by a man named Faulkiner,
and that was in the envelope which I also produce.
I also
have another letter dated 14th April, signed Paddy, that
letter was found at 140 Richardson Street, that was also in
an envelope, and I produce the envelope.
There is also a
letter dated 5th. May, signed Paddy, there was no envelope
with that.
That was also found at 140 Richardson Street,
which is the place where Ryan was arrested from. They were
found inthe bedroom which Ryan occupied.
The letters were
not taken possession of till the day after his arrest.
I was
present at the arrest. I had a conversation with Ryan at
about 3.30 p.m. that day at the Detective Office. I had
chare of him. I said to him "You knew me don't you?" Re
said "No I don't remember you".
I said "Don't you remember
having a good look at me in Adelaide one day".
I had seen
him there. He said "No, how long ago?" I said "I will
remind you ........"
It was about another matter.
He said
"Things were very awkward for me this time, they knew that
i 65 and I were pals we were seen together, and they knew
that the motor bloke and I were pals we were all seen together
and were drinking together, and they knew that 'Inlay was xzy
mate, they also knew that I had been spending money freely
after this job came off, I had over £100 when I landed in
Sydney, but they don't take into consideration what a fellow
spends before a job is done, they only think about what he
65.