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Electric Telegraph, Queensland Wds. Amt. Memo From St. Helena---------h.------------m. Dated 10 9. 1887 Message for H Col Secy BRISBANE.
Jacky Norman would I think make a capital tracker and is willing to go anywhere. Where does Milmans other boy come from W. Townley Supt
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[Stamp] [Written in Red] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE . QUEENSLAND 7,105 8 . SEP . 87
[Written in Red] Prisoners Jacky Norman
To His Excellency Sir Anthony Musgrave Knight Commander of the most distin-guished Order of St Michael and St George Governor in chief of the Colony of Queensland and its Dependencies In Council
[Left Margin] [Stamp] H. M. P. C. 150 p. 4 . 9 . 87 ST. HELENA
May it please Your Excellency.
[Written in Red] For remission of sentence
[Left Margin] Recommend remission of Petitioner as soon as a suitable place found for him as he wishes. B. B. M. 10 . 9 . 87
[Illegible Signature] [Written in Blue]
Visit. Just. St. Helena 17 . 9 . 87 - 3183.
The humble Petition of Jacky Norman at present a Confinee in H.M. P.C. St Helena
Most respectfully Sheweth
I That your Petitioner was convicted before His Honor Mr Justice Pring at Ipswich on a charge of Manslaughter and received a sentence of 15 years P. S on the 25th. July 1882.
II That your petitioner is an aboriginal native of the Colony of Queensland and is about Twenty four years of age.
III That your petitioner is strong and Active a good horseman and tracker and is willing to join the Native police of this Colony should he receive a remission of the remainder of his Sentence.
IV That your petitioner has completed upwards of five years of his said sentence and during the greater portion
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thereof has been employed at the said penal Establishment as Horse Driver.
That the manslaughter was that of your petitioners own Gin and that he was suffering from the effects of drink at the time.
That your petitioner has behaved himself as well as he possibly could and wishes respectfully to refer to Captain Townley as to his character and industry.
Therefore Your Petitioner most humbly prays
That Your Excellency may be pleased to grant Your Petitioner his liberty for which he shall ever be grateful.
And Your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c.
H. M. P. E. St Helena 3rd. September 1887. John Norman
This Petitioner is well behaved and industrious. J?S[?] Supt. 6/9/87