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The person to act or to wish to act as my judge. But it appears to have been decided from the first that myself and those suspended with me as a party were to be dismissed, hence the secret trial in which the unsworn, bribed conviction of a professional gambler who bears grudge against me for the banishment of his father and for being banished and for an attempt to get him banished, and the hearsay statements of two detectives who admit having received bribes to withhold information respecting the gambling from me are brought against me as evidence.

Now with all respect, I submit the Charge of not discovering a gambling house is absurd, especially as the responsibility of specially looking after gambling houses was taken from me by yourself, but the responsibility of discovering gambling houses not removed from me is as great as any other officer. Anyhow, you might as well charge a man for not discovering larceny in a dwelling if one were committed as for not discovering gambling. The second charge amounts to neglect in not reporting to somebody something not uncommon. But I suppose any weapon is good to strike one down. Many are already down. Java with regard to...

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348be the lastThe person to act or to wish to act as my judge. But it appears to have been decided from the first that myself and those suspended with me as a party were to be dismissed, hence the secret trial in which the unsworn, bribed conviction of a professional gambler who bears grudge against me for the banishment of his father and for being banished and for an attempt to get him banished, and the hearsay statements of two detectives who admit having received bribes to withhold information respecting the gambling from me are brought against me as evidence.Now with all respect, I submit the Charge of not discovering a gambling house is absurd, especially as the responsibility of specially looking after gambling houses was taken from me by yourself, but the responsibility of discovering gambling houses not removed from me is as great as any other officer. Anyhow, you might as well charge a man for not discovering larceny in a dwelling if one were committed as for not discovering gambling. The second charge amounts to neglect in not reporting to somebody something not uncommon. But I suppose any weapon is good to strike one down. Many are already down. Java with regard to...

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348

be the lask

The

frerson to act or to wish 12 to act as my judge. But it

to have bete decided from the first that myself and those suspended

last resource where to

with me as a

of a

testimony lying-

be dismissed. hence the secret trial in which the unscorn,

bribed bonvict of a professional gambler who bears gridge against me for the banishment of his father and for

famished

and for an attempt to

get him banished and the hearsay statements of two detectives who admit having received bribes to withhold information

reaprecting the gambling from me are brought against Levidence

Now with all respect I submit the Charge of not discovering a gambling hause it obound especially as the responsibility of sprecially looking after gambling harges was taken from me by yourself but the responsibility

discovering gambling housses not removed from my is as great bo even if other officer. Anyhow your might as well

a man for not discovering. larceny in a develling if one were Committed as for not discovering gambling. The second charge amounts to neglect in not reporting to some body something not Amacon. But I sypour any weapon is good.

Estrike

any..

one

Mas already davon Java with regard to

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