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Med 7 NOV 31
Thomas's 3rd floor
3th September, 1901.
Sir,
In reply to your letter to me of the 2nd instant, requesting me to state in writing the grounds upon which I rely as exculpating me from the charges brought against me by the Assistant Superintendent of Victoria Gaol of intoxication while on duty
I have the honour to state as follows:-
With regard to the first of the three charges, that of being intoxicated while on duty at 10 P.M. on the 28th June, I had been employed on night duty for the four days preceding the 28th June. I had been able to get very little sleep during the daytime of these four days owing to a great extent to the fact that four other men occupied the room apportioned to sleep in and I was constantly disturbed by their coming into and being in the room.
Then I went on duty at 9.30 P.M. the night of the 28th June I was feeling slightly dazed in consequence of my having failed to obtain sufficient sleep during that day, a feeling which I expected to be able to shake off and should have done so had I been allowed to remain on duty.
The Principal Warder on duty (Mr. McLeod) paraded me at 9.30 with other Officers and in his depositions in this case said that I appeared perfectly sober. I was locked up in the Hospital where it is quite impossible to obtain any drink and at 10.30 P.M. Charged me with being under the influence of liquor; I at once denied the charge but he immediately left me and sent two other officers who ordered me to return to my quarters and refused my request that I should be allowed to see and be examined by a Doctor.
On my way back to my quarters I saw and spoke to Sergeants Terret and Kerr of the Detective Force and immediately afterwards saw and spoke to Officers Doyle, Ordan, Harrington, Dillon, Robbins, Hanson, Curtis and Smith of the Gaol Staff all of whom expressed their surprise at the charge made against me and stated their willingness to give evidence that I was in no way under the influence of liquor.
As a matter of fact the only intoxicating liquor drunk by me during that day, the 28th June, was a small quantity of gin in a glass of lemonade which I drank about 8 P.M.
During the whole of the day prior to my going on duty...
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Med 7 NOV 31
Thomas's 3rilfoor
3th September, 1901.
Sir,
In reply to your letter to me of the 2nd,
instant, requesting me to state in writing the grounds upon which I rely as esculpating me from the charges brought against me by the Assistant Superintendent of Vioforia Gaol of intoxication while on duty
I have the honour to state as follows:-
With regard to the first
of the three charges that of being intoxicated while on duty at 10 P.M. on the 28th.- June, I had been employed on night duty for, the four days preceøding the
little 28th. June. I had been able to get very sleep sleep during the daytime of these four days owing to a great extent to the fact that four other men occupied the room de apportioned to sleep in and I was constant- ly disturbed by their coming into and being in the room.
Then I went on duty at 9.30 PI.. the night of the 28th. June I was feeling slightly dazed in consequence of my baving failed to obtain sufficient sleep during that day a feeling which I expected to be able to shake off and should have done so bad I been allowed to remain on duty.
The Principal Warder on duty (Vr. McLeod) paraded me at 9.30 with other Officers and in his depositions in this case said that I appeared perfectly sober. I was locked up in the Hospital where it is quite impossible to obtain any drink and at 10.30
Charged me with being under the influence of liquor; I at once denied the charge but be inmediately left me and sent two other officers! who ordered me be return to my quarters and refused my request that I should be allowed to see and be examined by a Doctor.
On my way back to my quarters I saw and spoke
to Sergeants Terretland Kerr of the Detective Force and immediately afterwards saw and spoke to Officers Doyle, Ordan, Harrington, Dillán Robias, Hanson, Curtis and Smith of the Gaol Staff all of whom expressed their surprise at the charge made against me and stated their willing- ness to give evidence that I was in no way under the influence of liquor.
As a matter of fact the only intoxicating liquor drunk by me during that day the 38th. June was a small quantity of gin in a glass of lemonade which I drank about 8 P.M.
During the whole of the day prior to my going
on
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