CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 117

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of being able to to him the justice

of examining

his servant and

interpreter, Sye asi, before-

Calling repor

him to answer

to a charge, of which if innocent

that witness's evidence.

might

go far to clear bein, (although,

the same evidence would

if guilty, undoubtedly go as far the other

not, way, ) - I have ust, until this

morning, served him with a

nor even

copy,

a put the parchment original upon the file. as I to

not wish to restrict his time

for preparing his defence to the allotted Five Days, I have at length caused those two last

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steps to be taken; - and he is

this mor

mor

served with a

orning server

Espy of the Information this

-orning filed of record. on the back of that Information

I have cansed Lye as i's name to

be entered as a witness. The

neglect with which

my applications to His Excellency have been treated has so far: answered the defendant's purpose,

that at this moment I am

wituess

quite ignorant whether Lyy wise,

if called, will prove

Love a witress

for the Crown, as stated

by You Ryving, the Turnkey, or witness for

the defendant,

as

a