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would naturally expect him to now every effort in his power to obtain the purisoner, in order that justice might be dow; and he could not, therefore, o ferme the responsibility of withdrawing from the case, and, consequenity, he should send codes for the witniepes to attend the rehearing befor the Magistrals at Wongthing, and abide the result.
made
On finding the Viceroy had fuely
his mind to this course, up his
I
mentioned to him that the
guarantee
he
had preciously geven
that this man should
neither be tortured
~put to a lingering
not be inflicted after sentence; to which the Vienray replied that he had no objection to state this, but in
giving the former he did so in good faich, that
no torture at all would be inflicted, and the man would be tied by a special Commision which would have no
auchority to inflict it.
I shall have the honor to found
copy translation of the Viceroy's despatch
on the subject to
to me as soon as
I have, I
reaived).
(signed) D.B. Robertson.
deach had failed to satisfy this Everthenay the Governor, inasmuch
nei was wan
assurance
wanting
as
а
distinct
that torture would
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