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Roebourne Bank Murders

Roebourne Bank Murders

The 1885 murders of William Anketell and Henry Burrup at the Union Bank Roebourne and the ensuing investigation and controversy.

  • Home
  • Summary of Events
  • Witness accounts of murder scene
    • by F.C. Broadhurst
    • by W.M. Thomas
  • Police File
  • Depositions
  • The murder trial
  • Newspaper Articles
    • The West Australian
    • The Fremantle Herald
    • The Argus
    • The Enquirer
    • The Eastern Districts Chronicle
  • Motive and musings
    • Prejudice and rumours
    • The Motive
    • The psychology behind the murders
    • My Musings
    • Who did it?
  • Roebourne in 1885
  • Roebourne maps and photos
    • Western Australia
    • 1885 Roebourne Town Map
    • Early Maps of Roebourne Townsite
    • Roebourne and Surrounding Country
    • Early photos of Roebourne
  • Biographies
    • Thomas Anketell
    • Henry Thomas Wood Burrup
    • Frederick Bevan
    • Charles Warburton
    • James Lithgow
    • The Pontt Brothers – William and Augustus
    • Caroline Platt
  • Memoir Extracts
  • Can you help with these names?
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements

Police file – George Stevens – 7th January 1891

Police file – George Stevens – 7th January 1891

Bunbury
7th January 1891

The Commissioner of Police
Perth

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of yesterday’s date and sent a wire to you but the Perth office refused to accept it unless prepaid.

This seems to me rather strange as other telegrams have been sent without beng prepaid and I must decline to put myself to any further expense in the matter.

I have to inform you that the report is in Mr Hayward’s hands under seal and he will forward it to you upon receipt of £54-17-6 balance due to me.

From this position I cannot withdraw but must now place the matter in the hands of my solicitor for collection as I can wait no longer for my money.

I should have forwarded the report to you but considering the manner in [which] I have been treated by you I could not in justice to myself place myself entirely in your hands.

I am very sorry to be compelled to take proceedings but you must blame yourself as you have behaved most unfairly to me committing as I have pointed out before a breach of the arrangement and in fact blocking me every way possible.

I have the honour to be
Sir
Your obedient servant

Geo J. Malcolm Stevens

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