Complainant, an ordinary seaman of the Darque Longfellow, summoned the chief officer (who, it was stated, has left the vessel since hor arrival at Shanghai) for assaulting him at sea, in the months of May, June and July last, by beating him with his fists, kicking him, and also" flogging him with ropes' ends, Complainant handed up a book to His in which he had taken th precaution to wite, in chronological order the particulars of' each assault, in one instance getting the entry signed by a, sca-man whom he intended to call as a witness to that particular assault. Other witnesses he had warned verbally.
Defendant denied a considerable proportion of the allegations against, him, but admitted others, Hesaid he had had much provocati having found complainant asleep on several occasions, both when at the wheel and during his watch on deck.
The sailmaker, the cook, a seaman, anda boy, all boro testimony to having seen the defendant "thrash" the complainant on the occasions he had named in his book, but the assaults were of a mild nature.
costs, His Wonsu fined defendant $5, and $5.75
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