Assault Case, This case was partly heard on the previous day, and the following additional evidence was now taken.
Captain Corser, in reply to his Worship, said it was partly true what. the prisoner had stated. He went and asked him to join the vessel as second mate, and the understanding was that if he (prisoner) obtained a better berth after the passage to Nagasaki, he was to have his discharge. When they returned from Nagasaki, prisoner consented to go another short voyage, but a few days afterwards he insisted on having his discharge, and he refused to give it him, That was on Thursday, and on the following day he saw the prisoner at the agent's office. He did not see him again until the time he attacked him on Saturday morning.
Prisoner said that previous to joining to M. A. Dizon he had been mate and second mate on board steamers. Since May last he had only been temporarily employed, and had lived at the Temperance Hall." Ho was sorry for what he had done, and was glad his conduct had not led to worse co1 jwences, 'When he asked for his discharge the Captain only laughed at him, and that' provoked him to e the attack His Worsurr said he could understand the force of what prisoner had said if be had made the attack in a passion when the Captain refused to give him his discharge, but he could not understand his going quietly on board the ship on Friday, preparing weapon and nursing his anger unt o'clock the following morning. There was all night for him to meditate on the matter, and he could scarcely imagine aman nursing spite for 80 long. The Captain no doubt induced the prisoner to join the vessel, and he could understand his being very angry when the Capt broke faith with him, but that did not fy him in doing what he had done. Far from it, He had no right to redress his wrongs in that shape or form, serious those wrongs might be. How he could do such a foolish and wicked act after a day's reflection he could not understand, and it was very fortunate for him that the injuries inflicted were not of amore serious nature, In consideration of the injuries being slight, and the fact that the Captain had broken faith with the prisoner, he could pass a more lenient sentence than he otherwise could have done, but he could not inflict less than one month's imprisonment.
Captain Consen asked for the prisoner to be put on board the vessel after his term of tack had been made on him, in his own cabin, imprisonment had expired, A murderous at-and he was not satisfied' with a month's sonment for such an offence, is Wonsure—I have nothing to do with satisfying you. In your application for the warrant you state that your life is unsafe when the prisoner is on board, and, therefore, you ought not to want him back. Taleo think he is better away. You can now go, the case is over.
R, (Ronent Netsox and P. E. Enicksox)
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