▁rest rain ▁him , ▁while ▁Baron ▁Henry ▁de ▁W orm s , ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Col on ies ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁defend ▁Hay ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁causing ▁a ▁native ▁servant ▁to ▁be ▁f log ged ▁to ▁death , ▁his ▁object ▁being ▁to ▁ext ort ▁a ▁conf ession ▁of ▁crime . ▁In ▁July , ▁he ▁was ▁tried ▁at ▁Fre et own ▁and ▁found ▁guilty ; ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁imprison ment ▁with ▁hard ▁labour . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁his ▁health ▁was ▁not ▁good ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁back ▁from ▁Free port ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁S . S . ▁Lag os ▁in ▁August . ▁On ▁his ▁arrival ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁he ▁was ▁exam ined ▁by ▁two ▁do ctors ▁who ▁reported ▁that ▁Cop land - C raw ford ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁the ▁following ▁conditions : ▁Abs ence ▁of ▁ref lex ▁action ▁at ▁left ▁kne e , ▁slightly ▁present ▁in ▁right ▁kne e ; ▁imp a ired ▁sens ibility ▁of ▁left ▁foot ▁and ▁leg ▁up ▁to ▁kne e ; ▁in ability ▁to ▁cl en ch ▁the ▁hands ▁tight ly ; ▁un st ead iness ▁of ▁g ait ; ▁ œ de ma ▁of ▁both ▁an k les ▁and ▁feet ; ▁en larg ement ▁of ▁ab d omen ▁( ev ident ly ▁from ▁fluid