CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 274

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if he ever

got.

on his feet at all!

and that the blows must have been continued for some time after it was evident Brown was going to offer no resistance.

We wish to give Turnkey Ryan all the benefit of stating that he appears to have borne an irreproachable character for eighteen months, and that Brown seems to be the sort of man most trying to uneducated officers, what they call a "lawyer". Brown moreover appears to think that Turnkeys have been guilty of a very brutal assault.

allowing for all this, you have been guilty of a very brutal assault.

A man pulled down by six months confinement, the alleged provocation is wholly insufficient to excuse it, and has been very much Ryan's fault.

To take as an example the conversation which seems to have led to the assault Brown's remarks, no doubt in the most offensively polite way possible, that his oakum is very bad. Ryan should have taken no notice of this observation, as if he were a guest and it was no part of his duty to answer it, in fact it was not his duty to allow...

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if he ever got. on his feet at all! and that the blows must have been continued for some time after it was evident Brown was going to offer no resistance. We wish to give Turnkey Ryan all the benefit of stating that he appears to have borne an irreproachable character for eighteen months, and that Brown seems to be the sort of man most trying to uneducated officers, what they call a "lawyer". Brown moreover appears to think that Turnkeys have been guilty of a very brutal assault. allowing for all this, you have been guilty of a very brutal assault. A man pulled down by six months confinement, the alleged provocation is wholly insufficient to excuse it, and has been very much Ryan's fault. To take as an example the conversation which seems to have led to the assault Brown's remarks, no doubt in the most offensively polite way possible, that his oakum is very bad. Ryan should have taken no notice of this observation, as if he were a guest and it was no part of his duty to answer it, in fact it was not his duty to allow... Page 270 Page 271

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26.

if he ever

got.

on his feet at all!

and that the blows must have been continued for

time after it was evident Brown

wvas

going to offer no resistance.

We wish to give Turnkey Ryan all the benefit of stating that he appears to have bome an irreproachable character for eighteen months,

and that Broww seems to be

the sort of

man most trying

to uneducated officers, what

they call a

lawyer. Brown

murevver appears to think that

Turnkeys

270

an has

allowing for all this, you

been

guilty of a very brutal

assault

6 i

A unaw

pulled down by six months confinement, the alleged provocation is wholly insufficient to excuse it, and has been very much Ryouri

& fault.

sww

To take as an

example

the conversation which seems

to have led to the assault Brown, remarks, no doubt in the most offensively polito. possible, that his oakum is very

Karry. Ryan should we taken

the to

should behave to

no motico

this observation,

hin

as if he were a

guest and

was no part of his dirty to answ

avewir

they waiters in an hotel. But

it, in fact it was

was his buty not to

allerving

QURANer

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