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| − | 978. OFFENCE AND SENTENCE.— I am a West-Indian by birth. I lived in the North-West with a native woman.We had with us a girl, a half- caste, who lived in my house. The police never interfered with me until I came back from serving as cook on a schooner. My native woman had meanwhile gone away, but the girl remained in the house. At the trial the girl, whose age was about twelve and a half, was frightened and shaken by the interpreter into saying what he wanted her to say. I has never assaulted her. I would like the Commission to see the depositions, if they are obtainable. | + | 978. OFFENCE AND SENTENCE.—Indecently assaulting a female: two years. |
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| + | 979. PERSONAL.— I am a West-Indian by birth. I lived in the North-West with a native woman.We had with us a girl, a half- caste, who lived in my house. The police never interfered with me until I came back from serving as cook on a schooner. My native woman had meanwhile gone away, but the girl remained in the house. At the trial the girl, whose age was about twelve and a half, was frightened and shaken by the interpreter into saying what he wanted her to say. I has never assaulted her. I would like the Commission to see the depositions, if they are obtainable. | ||
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 1899.
[AT FREMANTLE GAOL.]
Present: DR. ADAM JAMESON, Chairman. Mr. E. W. Mayhew, Mr. J. Gallop, Mr. F. Craige, Mr. H. Stirling, Dr. Lotz, and the Secretary. No. 10555, examined.
976. OFFENCE AND SENTENCE.— Murder : ten years. 977. PERSONAL.— I want to ask the Communication to look into my case. I was sentenced to death for murder, but the sentence was commuted to ten years penal servitude. The point I want looked into is the great discrepancy between the evidence first given after the man I was supposed to have murdered was missed and what was subsequently given by the same witnesses at the trial. I had a row with the missing man on a Friday and threw him overboard, but he came on board again in the presence of the next day he was missing. At the first inquiry held it was shown that I was in my bunk at the time of the man's disappearance, but in court the same witnesses declared that they saw me following the deceased up in the a threatening manner. I have not the least idea what became of the deceased, and had nothing to do with his disappearance.
No. 3657, examined.
978. OFFENCE AND SENTENCE.—Indecently assaulting a female: two years.
979. PERSONAL.— I am a West-Indian by birth. I lived in the North-West with a native woman.We had with us a girl, a half- caste, who lived in my house. The police never interfered with me until I came back from serving as cook on a schooner. My native woman had meanwhile gone away, but the girl remained in the house. At the trial the girl, whose age was about twelve and a half, was frightened and shaken by the interpreter into saying what he wanted her to say. I has never assaulted her. I would like the Commission to see the depositions, if they are obtainable.
