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44.

proved that the man used to boast that he did not care if officer reported him, as he could always put in a counter report against her.

New Sir,

in reply to the charge brought against me (the charge of 29.8.83), I must acknowledge that the peculiar vexations way by which the said prisoner contrived to aggravate me to that extent that I did forget myself so far as to strike him, but not in the manner he describes, & entirely deny that I ever used abusive language towards him, with one exception. I called him a "Cur" that I will not deny.

The case occurred in the following manner;

On the morning of the 29th March 1843, in the usual course of my duties in the Gaol, I served the prisoner Brown with his oakum, the oakum is already made up and weighed by another officer. I threw it in and went away, and on coming back, I saw his night soil bucket standing outside his cell door. On opening his cell for him to take it in, the prisoner remarked in a most insolent and contemptuous manner that his oakum was "tarrier than usual". I made reply that it was the same as the other prisoners had. I also remarked, "Do you think it tarry?"

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44. proved that the man used to boast that he did not care if officer reported him, as he could always put in a counter report against her. New Sir, in reply to the charge brought against me (the charge of 29.8.83), I must acknowledge that the peculiar vexations way by which the said prisoner contrived to aggravate me to that extent that I did forget myself so far as to strike him, but not in the manner he describes, & entirely deny that I ever used abusive language towards him, with one exception. I called him a "Cur" that I will not deny. The case occurred in the following manner; On the morning of the 29th March 1843, in the usual course of my duties in the Gaol, I served the prisoner Brown with his oakum, the oakum is already made up and weighed by another officer. I threw it in and went away, and on coming back, I saw his night soil bucket standing outside his cell door. On opening his cell for him to take it in, the prisoner remarked in a most insolent and contemptuous manner that his oakum was "tarrier than usual". I made reply that it was the same as the other prisoners had. I also remarked, "Do you think it tarry?"

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44.

proved that the man used to

boast that he did not care if

officer reported him, as her

lways put

could always

a counter

report against thear.

New Sir,

in reply to the charge brought against (the charge

tre 29.8.83) me, I must acknowledge

that the peculiar vexations way

by which the said prisoner contrived to agravate

me to that extent that

I did forget myself

sv far as lo strike

him but not in

che

describes, & entirely derry and I

ever he

saw bring evidence to share that I

did.

༩

any

abusive

language

towards him, with the one exception.

the arved Cur that I called I wid

not

273

not deny. The case)

occurred in

the following

manner;

On the

morning of the 29th March 1843,

In the usual.

CaurA O

of my

duties

in the Gaol, I served the prisoner

Brown with his oakum, the

oakum is already made up and weighed by another officer. I threw

went away and on coming

back, I saw his night soil bucket

standing outside his cell door. On

opening his cell for him to lako it in; the prisoner remarked in a most

insolent and contemptious

that his oakum

was

tarry

than nenal" I made reply that it

was the same as the other prisonas

had, I also remarkeds Do

you think

arry

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