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officer for Redress, and not come there to breed Disturbance. Mr. Quartermain then went out and at going he said he would be the Death of the Prisoner – the Prisoner then sent a Chit to the Commanding officer of the main Gard which wase Captain Scott and informed him that he wase in Danger of his Life by the Said Mr. Quartermain, before a Serjeant Could arrive from the Guard who wase Sent to Enquire into the affair, Mr. Quartermain came again and forced open the Door tho well secured and being armed with a Grammy Stick and struck the Prisoner 4 times before he offered to defend himself, [ILL] Begged and him many times to lay down the Stick he said he would not till he gave me Something that I should never get the Better of – The Prisoners hanger being close to his hand he seized hold of it thinking it might Deter him from streaking him but had no Intention to do him the least Hurt, Mr. Quarterman struck at the Prisoner the fifth time and Prisoner Catched the [ILL] on the Hanger, the Stick then flew out of the Plaintiff’s hand with the Blow, and fell by the Prisoner’s Couch. Mr. Quarterman then went out of the House and [ILL] the door after him, whither the Door injured his finger or the Hanger the Prisoner doesn’t know, be it which ever not the Prisoners fault, and might have been avoided had Mr. Quarterman kept his own Apartment and not Troubled the Prisoner.