and the other two went in after; Lee Quong went in through the window by taking out a piece of stick which held up the window from the inside; he put his finger through a crack and removed the stick; he used a little stick to do this; this was at about 12 o'clock midnight; Lee Quong opened the back door and let the other prisoners inside ; they then looked for the keys of the safe but could not find them; they then carried the safe outside there was a clothes line outside, and finding a difficulty in carrying out the safe, the cut the clothes line and tied it round the safe and carried the safe out on their shoulders; they used a stick from shoulders from which the safe was slung, and one to steady it; the prisoners carried the safe close to the Indian Rancharee which is about the same distance from the store to the Rancharee as the Court House here is distant from the gaol. The safe was left in the bushes; they got an axe from the front of the Rancharee; Chee Cow got the axe and used it in breaking open the safe; the side was broken open; it was an iron safe; I cannot say if it was a strong one; after the safe was opened I saw Chee Cow, Lee Quong and Wong Ping take three sacks of money from the safe; I was present at the time; I was watching all the time; the prisoners went away In the direction of the mountains carrying the bags or money with them I went home to the China House; this was at about 2 o'clock; it was getting day light; I saw the prisoners again in about half an hour; I asked the three men how much money they got and they said: 'We do not know.' After this we went to breakfast, and after this they gave me ten dollars; Chee Cow gave me ten dollars, Wong Ping give me fifteen dollars, and Lee Quong did not give me anything, I got $25.00 in all given me; BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 49 File 1893/26 Attorney General document..