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FURTHER EXAMINED BY PEAK.
A hospital warder may do 9 hours duty every day
TO CAPTAIN RUMSEY.
I did not tell Peak or anybody in his presence
that I thought that Peak was drunk,
JAMES MONCUR MCLEOD.
I am Principal Warder in Victoria Gaol.
I have been Principal Warder since the 18th June this year.
the 18th June.
Colony.
I know Peak.
I have known him since I came to the Colony, on
I was engaged in England.
The 18th June is first time I came to the
On the evening of the 28th June this year I was
Principal Warder on night duty.
At 9.30 I paraded with Peak for night duty in
the Hospital Ward.
Everything appeared all right there at 9.30.
I first paraded with Peak and posted him for
duty.
Peak then appeared to be all right.
Mr. Craig spoke to me about Peak about 10 o'clock.
Mr. Craig asked me to go with him to the hospital
to examine Peak.
I