Shanghai, Jay. 7th. Before Senor AuERro DE Gana¥, Spanish Consul.
Charge of Homicide, Pasquate Dstacrorx, who said he was a native of the Philippine Islands, serving as quartermaster of the S. S, N. Co.'s steamer Shanse, was charged with having feloniously and uialiciou-ly caused the death of William Chisholm, akial agi er of that vessel, on the night of the Ist instant Inspector Stareuixa watched the case on behalf of the prosecution; the prisoner was undefended.
The Covar first questioned the prisoner, in Spanish, the substance of his answers be! 3 afterwards interpreted.
Prisoner said—At about nine o'clock on the d. night of the Ist instant, the chief engineer lied for me to come on deck. It was my watch, but I was not on deck. I was in the wheelhouse. One of the sailors told me the chief engineer wanted me. I went to him, and he asked me where had been, We went into the gangway together, Whi in there, had a few word: engineer said he would send me ashore, as was of no uso on board. I said, "If you want to send me ashore, pay me up; but it is a fine time of night to send me ashore." While we were talking, the chief engineer took hold of me by the back of the neck, and I took hold of him. We struggled, and both fell on the deck; and afterwards over the gangway into the river together. We had hold of each other. I tried to save myself, and swam to the rudder, and caught bold of it until was picked up by sampan, I do not know what became of the chief engineer Ho AN-CHUY, mess-room boy on board the Shanse, next deposed—The chief engineer told me to fetch the quartermaster (prisoner). I went but could not find him. The porter (lamp-trimmer) was algo told to go in search of him, and also a sailor. The lamp-trimmer found hin in the wheelhouse, "Lafterwards saw the chief engineer and the prisoner fight ing together. They fell on deck, prisoner being uppermost. They got up fought in, taking hold of each other. Both then jer the gangway into the river. Icalled He came, iging to the fe was brought on board, and I then chief engin T then gave jann to the people of the str. Hups By the Court—I do not think the prisoner tried to throw the chief engineer into the water. They both fell in together. he engineer had been on board all day, and was quite sober. The prisoner had been on shore from ten in the morning till six in the ening. When they fell in the river, I saw the prisoner come to the surface, but saw nothing of the chief enginee By Inspector Stairtixo—I did not see the commencement of the fight. I was in my rout, and bearing some glass break, went to see what it was, and then saw them fighting, Neither seemed to want to leave off fighting. Prisoner ti man of the two, and got the chief engineer down on deck.
Ho JAN-six, lamp-trimmer of the Shanse, deposed, through an interpreter,—T on board Inst Saturday night at nine o'clock. The mese-boy came and told me the chief engineer wanted me to go and find the quartermaster. I went, but could not find him then, He was not in the wheelhouse, for I looked there. I than went down below to fetch a lamp, and again went in search of him. I went to the wheulhousi I was opening the door to go valked out, Inspector SrririinG explained that as the door of the captain's cabin, which opened into house, was found unlocked next ig, it was thought the prisoner had into the cabin to lie down. He had no ess there, but it would account for his not being found in the wheelhouse the first time the lamp-trimmer looked in, Witness resumed—I told the quartermaster the chief engineer wanted him on deck, and he walked behind me towards the gangway, where the chief engineer was standing. I went into my room, and be went on to the joon afterwards, I heard some ind went out to see what it was, he chief engineer and then fighting. (The witness then described the falls on deck and into the river.) When they fell into the river, I went to the stern of the Shanse, and threw some ropes and lifer buoys overboard. In consequence of my having gone aft, I did not seo the quartermaster brought on board, I was told he had gone to his berth.
Cuoxe As-cuv, fireman, deposed—I was in the engine-room on watch ca Saturday night, and heard the chief engineer calling for the quartermaster, who did tot come at first, The chief engineer then called for the porter to go in search of him. The quartermaster came soon afterwards, and the chief engineer began to swear at him, He told the quartermaster that 'e was no use on board, and it would be much better that he should go on shore. The quartermaster replied that it was
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