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As cause for it. In reply to this, Mardoon said, "Supposing he does, Sir." "Then", Mr. Maryford, "you had better intercede for you. Upon this
Madian went away, and in ten minutes came back, and asked me if he went on board, and the Captain or Officer ill-treated him, what was he to do? I said, what Mr. May had told him was all, and perhaps the Police would enquire into the matter and bring the case before the Magistrate, but I told him particularly that "if you behave yourself you can have no cause of Complaint - but if you are ill-treated, let some one come and inform the Police of it". Next day at about 4 P.M. two sailors accosted me at the Central Police Station, and said that Madion, the Carpenter of the
"Reindeer", had requested them to come and inform the Police that he had been ill-treated, and knocked hand-cuffed to a gun on board the Ship, close to the Cabin door. When this information reached me, I called on Mr. May and reported to him what I had heard from the two Sailors. Mr. May then said, "although we have authority to go on board any ship in Harbour, yet you had better see the Magistrate, and get a Warrant". I went to the Assistant Magistrate, being close at hand, and the office being open, and told him that I had been sent by the Superintendent of Police for a Warrant (explaining to him at the same time the occurrence), to bring on board Madison, Carpenter of the "Reindeer". The Assistant Magistrate
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