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After the beating.
He could hardly speak, put his hand to his throat, and scarce could utter a word.

X When the deceased first came to Mr. Sturt’s tent, I saw him. His hands were not tied up then, as he was tied up to a tree.
I was not more than the length of 4 bamboos from the place tree. Mensa said “Had you delivered the boy to my charge, I would have taken care of him.”
Mensa went into the tent of Mr. Sturt, where a conversation passed. The bottle Khanah where I stood, was about 4 bamboos length from the tent.
I did not hear what passed in the tent.