19th March 1903.
622
Inspector Gauld present.
I
Consul Réau states:- When I arrived in the Charge Room on the
14th instant, the Inspector received me in a proper manner. made my complaint to him. A few minutes afterwards the constable 122 arrived with two Chinese. The constable said to the Inspector he is not the plaintiff, he has nothing to say. Inspector Gauld then asked me to go outside the barrier and stand in the Charge room while he examined the Chinese. The Interpreter told all the facts but never stated that I was the first to strike. I then remarked to Inspector Gauld that as I did not strike first I could very well be the plaintiff. The Chinaman showed some marks on the face which I had given him and one of his fingers which had some skin rubbed off. The Inspector made no examination to see if I had received blows. He made no proper enquiry into the case. I tried to explain to Inspector Gauld that I was the plaintiff but he would not listen to me. He then said I had no witnesses. Then I told him that my own word ought to be good enough. He and all those who were present in the Charge room then laughed at me. With regard to my statement that the Inspector treated me and my wife with incivility I would say that the Inspector told me and my wife to go outside the barrier with a great deal of roughness. On all points I was not so well treated as the Chinese. The Inspector says the Chinese shopman behaved in a cool manner. That was easy for him as he had an Interpreter through whom he spoke. I object to my attitude being compared
to that of a Chinese.
as
The same afternoon I went to the Charge room to make some enquiries. At first the Inspector received me well,
before,
then on the plea that I was excited he ordered me "to go away, go away" and ordered a policeman to take me out
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