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ground
that ther
krajesty's Attorney
General's concluding address to them
led to the belief that proceedings would
against
the Witness I. Wiggans
was accused of poisoning hit
be taken
who
Thompson.
In
f
support of the Detition; the Iurors I now beg to say that as owner of the vessel in which these occurrences took place I thought it my duty to watch the case at the
Police Court and otherwise investigate the matter. The
man
had newly come into my employ and had a claim
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on me, but I was so convinced
m
of his having met with foul play on board that I provided him with
counsel, and being still satisfied that
the state
of mind under which his Thompson labored at the time he
committed the crime
the the result
on him, I
ani
put him in
charge
Mas
of poison administered to at this moment ready
t
in charge of another small vessel moved
by
me
course cannot be long kept open, and I merely write to give you this testimony in his favor in the hope that it may have some influence in procuring his
release.
Your tea,
(Signed) Adam Scott.
[True Copy.]
Colonial Secretary