CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3] — Page 156

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Mr. Wise, J., and the Superintendent, and sentenced to receive each 18 strokes with a rattan.

Upon considering all the circumstances of the case, we are of opinion that the punishment in this case was necessary as an example, and that the dating superintendent was justified in inflicting the same. We are of opinion that there was an organized and preconcerted plan of resistance and that a serious outbreak might have taken place at any moment.

We regret that violence was used by one of the European prisoners towards a Chinese prisoner.

In conclusion, we beg to bring to His Excellency's notice the conduct of Warden Jones, who appears... 154A Moreover, bearing in mind the assault committed on General Gordon by Major... some time ago, and the recent attempt to set fire to the Gaol, we believe that exemplary punishment was all the more necessary in this case, in order to prevent the repetition of any such conduct, and also to impress on the prisoners the fact that mutinous conduct on the part of a large number of them cannot be overlooked, and that any organized breach of prison discipline will meet adequate punishment.

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Mr. Wise, J., and the Superintendent, and sentenced to receive each 18 strokes with a rattan. Upon considering all the circumstances of the case, we are of opinion that the punishment in this case was necessary as an example, and that the dating superintendent was justified in inflicting the same. We are of opinion that there was an organized and preconcerted plan of resistance and that a serious outbreak might have taken place at any moment. We regret that violence was used by one of the European prisoners towards a Chinese prisoner. In conclusion, we beg to bring to His Excellency's notice the conduct of Warden Jones, who appears... 154A Moreover, bearing in mind the assault committed on General Gordon by Major... some time ago, and the recent attempt to set fire to the Gaol, we believe that exemplary punishment was all the more necessary in this case, in order to prevent the repetition of any such conduct, and also to impress on the prisoners the fact that mutinous conduct on the part of a large number of them cannot be overlooked, and that any organized breach of prison discipline will meet adequate punishment.

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Mr. Wise, J., and the Superintendent, and sentenced to receive each 18 strokes with a rattan.

Upon considering all

the circumstances

We are

the case.

of of opinion that the - punishment in this case was necessary as an example, and that the dating superintendent was justified in inflicting the of opinion that there was an organized and preconcerted plan of resistance and that a serious outbreak

same.

We are

might have taken place at any

moment. *

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We regret that violence

used by

by one of the European prisoners towards a Chinese ~ prisoner.

In conclusion we beg to bring to His Excellency's notice : the conduct of Warden Jones, who

appears

154A

Moreover bearing in mind the

assault committed on

General Gordon

Major

some time

ago!

and the recent attempt to set fire to the Gaol,

we believe that

exemplary punishment was all

the more nece

necessary

in this case.

in order to prevent the repetition of any such conduct, and also

the to impress on the prisoners, fact that mutinous conduct on the part of a large number of them cannot be overlooked, and that any organized breach of prison discipline will meet adequate punishment.

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