James Mitchell, that the statements
hearsay, and would not be admissible in a Court of Law,
Cost of Law, and equally apply to those brought forward by Your Excellency, especially to the Statement of Mr. May. Condemned sufficient to satisfy our naturally enquiring mind, might often be sifted out by legal testimony.
The investigation in this case I will suppose to be of a different character; and I have that confidence in Excellency, that I doubt not that to whatever conclusion you may come as to "the complicity of the police in the Murder", it will be one of substantial justice.
You
In excluding the correspondence, and referring the whole matter to our respective Governments, allow me again
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to assure your Excellency of my most distinguished consideration.
I have, &c.
(Signed) Fred Abbott.
Commander, &c.
To His Excellency
Sir John Bowring,
Governor, &c., &c.
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