Lieutenant-Colonel  Mitchell  denies  that  he  made  use  of  the  expres-
sion attributed  to  him  by  the  petitioners,  viz.,  "  If  you  will  not  take  the
cartridges,  I  will  take  you  to  Burma,  where  through  hardship  you  will
all  die."  He  says  that  he  cautioned  the  men  against  the  serious  con-
sequences of  refusing  to  obey  orders.  The  adjutant  in  his  evidence
before  the  Court  says  that  Lieutenant-Colonel  Mitchell  told  the  native


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officers  that  he  would  parade  the  regiment  in  the  morning ;  that  the
officers  of  companies  should  serve  out  the  cartridges  to  the  men  accord-
ing as  their  names  stood  on  the  rolls  ;  and  that  the  first  man  who  refused
to  take  the  cartridges  should  be  tried  by  a  court-martial.
Subadar  Kurreem  Buz  says  that  Lieutenant-Colonel  Mitchell  told
them  that  the  men  must  take  the  cartridges,  *'  otherwise  they  would  be
sent  to  China  and  Burma,  where  they  would  all  die  ";  and  he  testifies  to
what  was  reported  by  the  adjutant  as  having  been  said  of  the  cartridges
being  distributed  by  the  officers  on  parade.
Subadar-Major  Shaikh  Murad  Buz  says  the  men  were  threatened
with  Rangoon  and  China ;  and  gives  the  same  evidence  as  the  other  res-
pecting the  distribution  of  the  cartridges  by  the  officers.
Two  other  witnesses,  Doolum  Sing,  pay-havildar,  and  Bijoo  Sing,
havildar-major,  repeat  what  has  been  said  about  the  cartridges  being
distributed  by  the  officers,  but  say  nothing  about  China  and  Rangoon.
