Eventually an American, Brit was even dismissed, I believe for irregularities.
An advertisement appeared in the papers that he was about to be dismissed due to habits of intoxication. Shortly after I took charge in February last, he was brought to my notice by a complaint on the part of two British subjects that he had written them insulting letters, challenging them to fight him and threatening violence.
I understood from the Police that he was a little crazy, dangerous, and being under notice of enquiry, but scarcely was any notice taken of his threats. I recommended no action. Soon after, an extraordinary leave for Japan was applied for on his behalf, and his debts must stand over.
The next I heard from Mr. Seward, who requested me to allow his confinement in Her Majesty's Gaol, as a lunatic, pending further inquiry into his nationality; the cells in the American Consulate to which he had been taken were inconvenient and ill-adapted for the purpose. From Mr. Seward, I learned that he had been brought before him for an assault, but that his conduct was...
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