A judge sent by London to investigate discovered that the British purchaser was acting on behalf of the Bey's government and Italian businessmen; moreover, he discovered that the Briton had used fraud to stake his claim.
En dommer sendt fra London for at undersøge sagen, opdagede, at den britiske køber handlede på vegne af beyens regering og italienske forretningsmænd; desuden opdagede han, at briten havde brugt svig for at gennemføre sit krav.