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sick, and at the point of death [ILL] that he cannot come to give evidence. NB He gave evid on the former trial.
As neither Prisoner not Goroo could be found I went to Mr. Motte, either that night or next morning, (I am not sure which) and Mr. Motte sent 4 Peons to Dhaukhanan in the district of Burdwan, where the family of Prisoner & Goroo is, they are first Cousins. The peons brought Goroo Pd to Calcutta, in 5 or 6 days (I don’t exactly remember how soon) but they did not find Dattaram.
About 3 or 4 days after the child was lost, the body was found under a lime tree behind
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