Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.11, dated 15 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 45 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [‎77v] (52/100)

Q.—Have you any suspicion on anybody else except Salam ?
A.—Salam's coming so very early on that morning is the only suspicious
thing that I noticed.
Before me, this 23rd day of November 1874.
(Sd.) E. P hayre, Col.
Resident.
Further examination.
Pedro deSouza is recalled and further examined :—
Question.—When you first saw Faizoo coming from the direction of the
city on the morning of Monday the 9th, can you state accurately what o'clock
it was ?
Answer.—I did not look at my watch before I went out that morning.
The sun had not long risen, but from its height it might have risen about
15 minutes.
Q.—When you first saw Paizoo how far oif was he ?
A.—He was about 200 paces off. I am quite certain that it was Faizoo
and no one else.
I went across to the Post Office only, and then returned. On my return
I saw him, Faizoo, by the servants' quarters going to his room. I went into the
cook-room and did not see him afterwards. When I returned from the Post
Office I saw Salam, the Arab Sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. , standing near the place where the peons sit.
It took me about 10 or 15 minutes to go to the Post Office and back.
Faizoo sometimes comes late and sometimes early. I have told him that if he
did not come in good time, I should^ speak about it to the Sahib. On the
morning in question he came in good time.
This evidence having been read over to the witness in Ilindoostanee, a
language which he understands, is acknowledged by him to be correct.
Before me this 23rd day of November 1874.
(Sd.) K. P hayre, Col.
Resident.
Further examination.
Abdoolla Mahomed is recalled and further examined :—
W hen I saw Faizoo go into the dining-room it was about 6-30 a. m . He
returned from the direction of the dining-room about 10 minutes afterwards,
and went out of the house. After the Sahib had returned about 7 o'clock,
Faizoo came into the dispense-khana to clean the silver. I remember when
Faizoo came into the dispense-khana, because I saw the Sahib's horse pass as
usual until Faizoo came into the dispense-khana that morning about 7 o'clock
to clean the silver. I did not see him do any work at all.
^ W hen Faizoo sleeps in the city he usually does not return to duty till about
7-30 or 8 a. m . Faizoo slept in the city on the night of Sunday, November 8th.
On Monday morning when he came from the city he came unusually early. I
have never seen him come from the city so early before as he did on that
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Exd.—J. M,