CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 267

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Now, Sir, I wish to bring to your notice a few events which greatly led me into this unfortunate affair; the prisoner Brown who has accused me of assault, has ever since his term of imprisonment, which has been now five months and a week, been most troublesome and a source of aggravation that I have had to deal with. The prisoners' report book can uphold my statements as to his character here; I have had several occasions for reporting him for breach of Gaol discipline; not less than three times has he been reported for insolent language towards me and other officers; and on several other occasions for various causes. He has tried to injure my character by lying to the Superintendent about me. This is a man that has already fulfilled a period of two years' imprisonment in India, which can be proved by a gentleman of high standing in this Colony. And therefore he is no new hand at inventing tales for the purpose of injuring officers before their superiors. In fact, it can be proved that the man used to boast that he did not care if an officer reported him.

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Now, Sir, I wish to bring to your notice a few events which greatly led me into this unfortunate affair; the prisoner Brown who has accused me of assault, has ever since his term of imprisonment, which has been now five months and a week, been most troublesome and a source of aggravation that I have had to deal with. The prisoners' report book can uphold my statements as to his character here; I have had several occasions for reporting him for breach of Gaol discipline; not less than three times has he been reported for insolent language towards me and other officers; and on several other occasions for various causes. He has tried to injure my character by lying to the Superintendent about me. This is a man that has already fulfilled a period of two years' imprisonment in India, which can be proved by a gentleman of high standing in this Colony. And therefore he is no new hand at inventing tales for the purpose of injuring officers before their superiors. In fact, it can be proved that the man used to boast that he did not care if an officer reported him. Page 13 233
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to

your.

Now, Sir, I wish to bring

notice a few events which greatly led me into this.

me into this unfortunate

affair; the prismer Brown who has accused me of assault, has ever since his term of imprisonment which has

been now

five mouths and

a week. Has

been

of the

agravating

most troublesome and a

ww

that I have had to deal

with. The prisoners report book)

Can up hold.

hold my

statements

as to his character here, I have

had several occasions for reporting him for breach of Gaol discipline;

not less than three times has

he been reported for insolent

language

13 233

language towards me and s other officers; and on several other occasions for various causes. He has tried to injure my

character by lying to the Superintendent about me. The is a man that has already. fulfilled

a period of

two

years.

imprisonment in India which can be proved by

gentleman of high standing in this Colony. And therefore

new hand at inventing

he is no

tates for the purpose

of injuring

officers before their superions. In fact it can be proved that man used to boast that he

did not care if an officer reported.

him.

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