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1855

1945

Court, a lot of small cases & then the big ammunition case - it was quite dramatic, A Kerim rushed in with
the news that the Negdis had given the show away in the Agency court & admitted that they took the
ammunition from Rashid Fakroo. We had them brought round in a car & two of the three made a clean
breast, the third, a really villainous looking Bedu who would I am sure murder anyone as soon as winking,
denied part of the story, this being enough we sentenced Fakroo to 6 years hard labour and 10,000 Rupees
fine, a stiff sentence but well deserved. Went to golf course in afternoon with M Khabi & then drove round,
James to tea & cinema with Hutchings, Witherspoon called and later Leigh.

Tuesday 9th January

Fort. HH came in, he was in quite a good temper & didnt stay long as Sh A & I had appeal cases to deal
with. Some of the Fakroos hanging round evidently trying to get at H & I about the ammunition case. After
lunch Yusuf Fakroo came to see me & asked me to advise him how he could get his relative released! I
pointed out that as I was a judge who had given the sentence it was not likely that I would now try & get the
man off. He said that he didnt suggest that the man was not guilty or sentence too hard but all the family had
been after him & so he had to come & see me - he implied that Shs M & A could be bought but that would
not be nice.

Went over race course before tea, brought Stoker back to tea.