Prisoner said he had first been assaulted, and he believed the officers were against him because he had been in jail.
Joux Bartow, the complainant, sworn said—Heard an altercation with the second mate and went to speak to prisoner, and, to give own words emphasis, I pointed' towards him with the handle of my pen. It touched his chin, and he at once said "and you too, eh!" referring to the dispute with the second mate, and then struck me a blow, knocking me over where the deck was slip: pery with oil. He followed this up, and caught me, in the scuffle, a kick with his boot in the eye, quite disabling me.
EL Joxss, the second mate, said the prisoner had come and made some remark about there asked what he wanted prisoner replied being no oil in the eau, and when witness
in a sneering way and then threatened witness, The first mate came up and the as-Sault was committed as testified by com plainant. While they were bringing irons for the prisoner, the first mate was rising from the feck, when prisoner ran at him and Licked him so that befell again, There was no assault on the part of the first mate.
Another witness saw the mate kicked by prisoner.
W. Dacen, saw prisoner come down for oil, and when he went to the can he exclaimed that there was no oil there. The second mate said was ing to him to remember he had handle to his name. The prisoner said for once it was not much to omit to say "sir," and then in a few more words said it seemed they were trying to make. quarrel with him, though he had been as quiet as he could.
Another witness saw the mate thrust xt prisoner with the pen, and then prisoner as-Saulted him.
His Worship sentenced prisoner to a month's imprisonment with hard Jabour, and bread and water every alternate week.
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