CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 231

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more

than was good for him . I beg to mention that the condition of the

Chief Justice on

this occasion is only

-

impressed upon my memory by the

· arcumstance of his having been unsteady upon his legs in the verandah, and

that in the act of going

down

the

steps for a certain purpose he staggered, and I think would have had a fall,

He then

by the arm. only I seized him by the walked with me into the drawing Room, and there sat down. In a few minutes afterwards, he walked up to me and expressed his thanks for the assistance I had given him on the steps.

By the Council.

2. Do you was able to take care

consider that the Chief Justice

that occasion?

of himself on

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A. In reply to this question I can only

say

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I have read, that I think the

Chief Justice would have had a fall

on

my

the steps of the verandah without assistance, and that I did not-

render

hem

any

assistance after

our

return to the drawing Room, and that I saw no other person do so.

2. Were there any other persons present

in the verandah

on

the occasion in

question besides the thief Justice and yourself?

A. I really at this moment am

whether there were or

unable to say

j

there

were not. There was a

Sentry

walking outside.

2. Did the Sentry

see this?