The Archive · 1923

COMPLAINANT'S STORY

Continuing, witness said that he sent for him about 11.20, and then got from Loh what he considered detailed story of the stolen money. Loh stated that be had been out gambling and was in tha station compound about 1 a.m. when he saw a foreign constable come out of the lavatory and put what he.thought was a wallet into his pocket. Loh followed him upstairs, saw him enter his quarters and a few minutes later come out and enter the bath room, minus his coat. Loh then slipped in. and stole what he thought was ai wallet, but what proved to be a bundle of notes. His description of these tallied exactly with the description given by P. C. Gavin. Loh added that he had given part of the money to his uncle, who really. had it although he said he had

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