Pottinger at the time of the Hut burning and the destitution of the female occupants through what could be considered a premeditated move in collusion with John Wilson by using the pretext of illegal occupation of the women on the property of Wilson to draw Ben Hall out as by now Ben Hall was Pottinger 's enemy number one earlier in 1863 Pottinger forwarded a memo to the Inspector General McLerie of his view and future actions against Ben Hall who Pottinger was convinced was part of the Eugowra robbery but had slipped through the law net due to lack of evidence especially from Daniel Charters who had now long left the Lachlan, Pottinger wrote of his actions and prejudice: "... I accordingly deemed it my duty to at once summarily interfere and