CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 242

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It is so notorious that Government officials can do no good in the eyes of the "Daily Press" that we have been led to look upon its articles with perfect indifference.

The report of the evidence at the Inquest is even garbled - for instance, when asked Dr. Freeland "whether if on making a post-mortem examination of a body he found the intestines quite healthy he would believe that the man could not have died from disease of the bowels," to which he replied "certainly not, unless I had examined the bowels with a microscope!" The "Daily Press" omits this in one issue and in another reports it as a certain scientific conversation having passed between us - whereas the question was put to show the value of the witness's testimony, he having sworn that Klofabla was suffering from disease of the bowels.

I have only to add in conclusion that the inquest on Klofabla was instituted at my urgent request, little dreaming that any blame could be imputed to my Department, from which I was well aware he had received the greatest care and kindness for months. I do not think that a want of humanity is a sin that...

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246 13 It is so notorious that Government officials can do no good in the eyes of the "Daily Press" that we have been led to look upon its articles with perfect indifference. The report of the evidence at the Inquest is even garbled - for instance, when asked Dr. Freeland "whether if on making a post-mortem examination of a body he found the intestines quite healthy he would believe that the man could not have died from disease of the bowels," to which he replied "certainly not, unless I had examined the bowels with a microscope!" The "Daily Press" omits this in one issue and in another reports it as a certain scientific conversation having passed between us - whereas the question was put to show the value of the witness's testimony, he having sworn that Klofabla was suffering from disease of the bowels. I have only to add in conclusion that the inquest on Klofabla was instituted at my urgent request, little dreaming that any blame could be imputed to my Department, from which I was well aware he had received the greatest care and kindness for months. I do not think that a want of humanity is a sin that... ... Page 246 appears to be the end of the document, and the text is cut off. The original scan likely contained more content. Page 13 is likely a misplaced page indicator. The text "ક્લા" appears to be unrelated to the rest of the document and may be a result of OCR error or a misplaced fragment.
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246 13 } It is so notorious that Government can do no no good ood in the eyes officials of the Raily Iress" that we have been led to look upon it's articles with perfect indifference - The The port of the evidence at the Inquest even is garbled - for instance when ashed Dr Freeland" "whether if " on making a Pest Moortem excomination " of a body he found the intestines " quite healthy he would believe " that the man could not have died from disease of the bowels" to which he replied "certainly not, conless I " had examined the bowels with " "a microscope ! The "Daily Press " omit's this in one issue and in another reports it as certain scientific conversation having passed between us - whereas the question was put to show the valee of the witness testimony, he having swom that Mlefabla was su suffering " from disence of the bowels " I have only to add in conclusion that the inquest the anan Klofabla was instituted at any urgent request, little dreaming, blame could be imputed that any to my Department, from which Iwas well aware he had received the greatest care and kindness for months. I do not think that a want of humanity is u sin that ક્લા
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It is so notorious that Government

can do no

no good

ood in the eyes officials of the Raily Iress" that we have been led to look upon it's articles with perfect indifference - The

The port of the evidence at the Inquest

even is garbled - for instance when ashed Dr Freeland" "whether if

" on

making

a Pest Moortem excomination

" of a body he found the intestines " quite healthy he would believe

" that the man could not have died

from disease of the bowels" to which he replied "certainly not, conless I

" had examined the bowels with

"

"a microscope ! The "Daily Press "

omit's this in one

issue and in

another reports it as certain scientific conversation having

passed between us - whereas the question was put to show the valee of the witness testimony, he having swom that Mlefabla was su

suffering

"

from disence of the bowels "

I have

only

to add in conclusion

that the inquest

the anan

Klofabla was instituted at any

urgent request, little dreaming, blame could be imputed

that any

to my Department, from which

Iwas well aware he had received

the greatest care and kindness for months. I do not think that a want of humanity is u sin that

ક્લા

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