CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 364

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Captain of An (American Merchant mand

in this harbor.

There is a great deal of irrelwant

matter in the Evidence

As I

Expindlerant

En cross

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Examination, which I took down I thought it might be a history of provocation on the part of the Prosecutor continued up to the kine and place of Assault - This however was not the fact and I had Simply

to deal with an im injustifiable case of Assault.

improvotied and

base

Imight have committed the linse to Pitty' Session; where the Lifendant might have been adjudged to pay amends to the Rasecutor -

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As Loverer it is intended to bring and

is

Action for the bird injury in the Se pome

Court

Saunt this wons unnersary-

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As a

Magistake I could have imprisoned

the Defendant for Six wicks or have fined him $25. I accordingly inflicted a fine of $ 25, although had the defendant ben a private person I hould most certainly have imprisone him for the full town - I stated in poosing Sur tince that I abstained from doing so merely out of r respect for the office of the accused, And I now buy the facts before this Excellency The Goumor as he

may

possibly surfit to represent to the

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