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The Prisoner John McArthur Esquire, now before the Court claims their protection he having received information from divers friendly Persons, that a large body of Men are arrived with Orders to carry into execution a warrant from the Judge Advocate against him for exercising his lawful right of Challenge against the said Judge Advocate, and assigning his reasons for it as he was directed to do by the Court.
The Deponent further swears that from the information he has received he considers his life in danger, from the unprincipled and atrocious Characters that are combined against him under the direction of the infamous George Crossley: he therefore declines giving any Bail, and intreats the Court will be pleased to put him under the protection of a Military Guard, they being the only Persons in whose hands he could consider himself secure.
(signed) J. McArthur
Sworn before the Court of Criminal
Jurisdiction this 25th day of January 1808
Signed by the aforesaid Officers
Sydney 25th January 1808
Sir
We are honored with Your Excellency's Letter requiring of us to deliver to Mr. William Gore and Mr. Edmund Griffin all the Papers the Judge Advocate left on the Table, and also those of the Prisoner John McArthur Esquire read before us.
With all due submission to Your Excellency's commands we beg leave to state that we are not defensible in giving up the papers alluded to, to any Person unless Your Excellency thinks proper to appoint another Judge Advocate, to proceed on the Trial of John McArthur Esquire.
We have the honor to be
Your Excellency's most Obedt.
humble Servants.
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