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of this world, and has been known, and I can prove by testimonials, to do so in an Honest and Truthful and Upright manner, am I thus condemned by convicted felons.

Six, I again beg you will reconsider the following beyond Giving such a term as "Cowardly" to self-defence, while in the execution of duty.

At 8 am, on the morning of the 19th instant, I, John Donnell, being on duty in the corridors, had reason to go into the corridor, entering & observed Prisoner 257 laying against the door of one of the cells in an easy posture and speaking to some prisoners that were inside, and on my reproving him for doing so, he answered me "talk to me"; it being my duty not to allow it, I caught hold of him when he instantly turned round on me in a threatening manner. I told him to go about his work, but he would not mind me, but continued to look at me insolently. Then I showed him into the Burch, a distance of about 2 yards, when he immediately turned around and struck me on the shoulder,

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18 10 239 of this world, and has been known, and I can prove by testimonials, to do so in an Honest and Truthful and Upright manner, am I thus condemned by convicted felons. Six, I again beg you will reconsider the following beyond Giving such a term as "Cowardly" to self-defence, while in the execution of duty. At 8 am, on the morning of the 19th instant, I, John Donnell, being on duty in the corridors, had reason to go into the corridor, entering & observed Prisoner 257 laying against the door of one of the cells in an easy posture and speaking to some prisoners that were inside, and on my reproving him for doing so, he answered me "talk to me"; it being my duty not to allow it, I caught hold of him when he instantly turned round on me in a threatening manner. I told him to go about his work, but he would not mind me, but continued to look at me insolently. Then I showed him into the Burch, a distance of about 2 yards, when he immediately turned around and struck me on the shoulder,

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of this world, and has been known, and I can prove by testimonials, to do so in an Honest and Truthful and Upright manner, am I tibe condemned

convicted iclons.

Six, I again beg you will.

I'again reconsider the bollowding beyond Giving such a term as

Cowardly

to self-defence, while in the

execution of

نہیں

duty.

morning

At & am, on the

the 19th instant, I., john Donnell.

bering

on duty in the corridors, " had reason to go into the corridor,

entering & observed Prisoner 257 Laying agamish the

A II and an

Lugup

door of one

of one of the calls in an

easy posture and speaking to some prisoners that inside, and on

were

on my reproving

him for doing so, the answered me" trackee"; it bring

duty

not to allow it I caught hold

him when

he inciantly turned

round on me in a threatening

mammer. ma

I a pin told him ho

about his work, but he would

not wind me

look in

insolently

but continued to

at me- then I showed him into the Burch, a distance of about 2 yards when re immediately turned around

and struck me on

the

shoulder,

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