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while under remand had been so violent and outrageous that MaGowan, the Medical Officer attached to the United States Consulate, was of opinion that he was not compos mentis. Before he was transferred to Gaol, he was seen by another Medical man, Dr Galle, who considered him to be suffering merely from Delirium tremens, and he was therefore sent to the Hospital and in a few days discharged as sane.
Immediately after his discharge, I was applied to by a British subject, a Mr Rainbow, who stated that Reddie had threatened his life, and I was subsequently applied to by Mr Waller, the Secretary of the Club, who informed me that he had appeared at the Club with a pistol and announced his intention of taking the lives of himself and three others, and two or ...
On application to Mr Seward to bind him over to keep the peace, or take what other steps might appear necessary under the jurisdiction, he declined as he had ascertained that Reddie, although connected...