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recently of prisoners many assaulting officers, I considered myself justified in treating the matter as I did and I beg most respectfully to bring the following matters to your notice that was been giving to bring.
the fullest extent. When that is well known they have nothing to lose by giving false evidence, but shall ultimately gain a victory for themselves. Being, I am not speaking entirely from my experience but from the experience of men who have been there.
That all the evidence, namely, of prisoners, Witnesses with one exception being convicted felons. Men that live near and men who have year after year by long experience in prison become initiated to the various Laws and Rules by which officers are governed and take advantage of such to time to time been unsuccessful in their reports against prisoners and have been of the officer, a crestfallen infinitely more common but an wiser man.
Sir, I now ask if these are the class of men (Witnesses) on whose evidence I am to be condemned. Sir, am I that has seen and known the Phases of various pris...