Art Panday's wish - Mr Hopkins ship by his own my was generacy healthy. He was under care from the time when he was stabbed until he died. I gave instructions that he should take nothing but what the doctor prescribed. I am not aware that he took anything in disobedience to the instructions of the doctor. He was in a very good temper. I never heard that prisoner expressed any enmity towards him. He never complained to me. I never heard that prisoner confessed the murder.
He is a danger to the merchant vessels on the Past Coast of Fransay. He is likely to be here in a month. It was reported that a serang of the Harlequin named Mahomed So Abie assisted to secure prisoner. Others say serang died on board.
Mammo: reference date "January 1843, in straits, after five days illness. Is the Starlegene was detained at Macao some time, I forwarded the prisoner & the Marine Magistrate, per the schooner Ariel. Please see letter attached to these proceedings. I being half past four o'clock, the examination is adjourned till...
6th January 1844
Three days proceedings - prisoner
J. S. Oliver, commander of the brig Harlequin, questioned...
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