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prisoner said tho had merely given them a few cuts with
his
cane to keep them in
said he
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was then looking after
the business. It was in consequence
of his
their going
order, and prevent ther
out. Ik said he was there
that Mr.
Murrow's
to keep guard- Comprador had ordered him
sc.
to do so;
Con
I sent for
the
dor but he did not
mprador,
come. Joshed the coolies who
was the head
• man, and they pointed to the second prisoner. They also goid that the fifth
Prisoner (congei)
man
was a head
The was not present
-
I present
at the time - The third prisoned
Saying
this that he was
made a Prisoner. I opened the windows on the seconds
occasion and then saw that
a
number of the coolies appeared
to be sick, and thin, and weak.
There were no
police there until After we had released the cooleis . I never suggested to the coolies that they
were going
going to be baken
into a state of Slavery-
el
murely asked them if they knew where they
an
were
going.
I identify Gam ahah (brought
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