CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 104

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Zir lying recalled forth.

The prisoners asked me for pen, ink, and paper, to write to their friends for the sum of money and I gave them what they asked. I think this was two or three days after the time when Mr. Mitchell came. For Chinese signature see, Be...

(Signed) J.B.Merotay, A.G.

Read to the witness and interpreted by me

bigin Dionne Dich

Lee Alvor, sworn in the presence of...(Mr. Dick interpreting) South?

I am one of the five Court martial Committees, where sentences of death were commuted in March last. The first time I was asked for money by Mr. Mitchell through an Interpreter, whose name I do not know, but whom I can recognize if I see him. He also came to the God with Mr. Mitchell. The Looking... present. They did not ask for any particular sum. They asked me to give back some money for the excessive amount of our food whilst we were under sentence of death. They did not say to whom it was to be paid back. The Interpreter told me that it was Mr. Mitchell's desire that it should be paid back. The reason assigned was the excessive amount of food. The Interpreter said that if we did not give the money, Mr. Mitchell would not take care of us on our arrival nor would he... our wives.

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26 Zir lying recalled forth. The prisoners asked me for pen, ink, and paper, to write to their friends for the sum of money and I gave them what they asked. I think this was two or three days after the time when Mr. Mitchell came. For Chinese signature see, Be... (Signed) J.B.Merotay, A.G. Read to the witness and interpreted by me bigin Dionne Dich Lee Alvor, sworn in the presence of...(Mr. Dick interpreting) South? I am one of the five Court martial Committees, where sentences of death were commuted in March last. The first time I was asked for money by Mr. Mitchell through an Interpreter, whose name I do not know, but whom I can recognize if I see him. He also came to the God with Mr. Mitchell. The Looking... present. They did not ask for any particular sum. They asked me to give back some money for the excessive amount of our food whilst we were under sentence of death. They did not say to whom it was to be paid back. The Interpreter told me that it was Mr. Mitchell's desire that it should be paid back. The reason assigned was the excessive amount of food. The Interpreter said that if we did not give the money, Mr. Mitchell would not take care of us on our arrival nor would he... our wives. ...

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Zir lying recalled forth.

The prisoners asked pue for pen, ink, and paper, to wite to their friends for the 1

sumey

and

I gave them what they asked. Pent Ithink this was two or

two or three

Larys

after the time when Mr. Mitchell arme Foir Chinese signature

Serra, Be

(Signed) J.B.Merotay, A.G.

Read to the withers and inter-

- preted by me

bigin Dionne Dich

Lee Alvor, sworn in the bleinere forhian, (Mr. Dick interpreting) South?

Jam me of the five Gout muit Cominets, soliore sentences of death were cmmmnted in March last. The first

time I was asked for money

1017

Arav

Mr. Mitchell ther migh an Interpreti,

solive name I do not know, but wham Sean ree

Joe

recognize if I the hin.

also &

was

came to the God with M. – Mitchell. The Looking prevent. They did not ask for any "partionlar hem. They owked, the to give book some primay for the excessive amount of our food whilst we were under fentence of death. They did not say to whom it mov to the pond book. The Interpreter told we that it wous M. Mitchell's desire that it should be pond back. The reasm assigned amount of food. Interpreter soud that if we did not give the money, Mr. Mitchell smild not take care of her on arvist no

war

that the

vvive. The

яжеско

would

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