The Inquest to grqutre into the olreumtteuding the death of Caleb Hope, jorge Enright, who died at ti Hospital on the 3ist ult lay at the British Cor Witxrxgon, Esq., Coro: know the have known him I first became acquainted with him the Ashuelot, Ho was on a visit at the ship that time, when I first know him. I was jon serving on board the ship as captain of th alterwatob, I was discharged from her on 22ad of February. My od continued, Ho has lived with Berry's house, an earthen of it there you oan hear it quite 9 ly. BMoGinley, Brows, the deceased and ity house together, and " China boy. of us slept in the same room the *boy" asa rule slept downstairs. Last Monday evening, Brenan, Brown, deceased and I wore titting la the up pot room together. MoGinlo had been there, drinking with us, but bad left, before the row began, Brenan is a marine in the U. Ho was in the boun The four of us were as a visitor, having a glass of gin, and Brenan saw the Aoceased take a bottle of gin off the table and stow it away. When be saw bim arowing {t away ho jumped up and aald, "Is that your game? I dou'tllike that. I think you are a thief," I said he was not a thief. Brenan took hold of deceased and struck him with his fist on the body somewhere. 1 gould not say whether it was above or below the belt. He knocked Lim down. The bed was pretty convenient to where he fell off the obalr; the deceased put his hond under the bed, ly underneath it, Brenan ti with his foot. When I saw deceased I got up and caught old of him and 'Kuook off that game. I want you to we, I don't want any disturbance here.' He sat down, and furth ed, Doveased eaid, "1 never did anything to you. Why did you strike me?" Then Brenan jumped up again, and repeated the very or at least he tried to, I got hold of Br fell onthe top of me, In the last tussle they had I told decessed that I thought he had better leave. He got up and the other man followed him out shortly after. I went downstairs and locked the door when I got both of them out. I cane upstairs again and went to bed. I knew nothing more about either of them till th ext morning. I have not seen Bron:
ince. Browa got up about 7 o'olook the next morning. I saw the deceased with him. He came up to my room. He told me he bad, and I told him to lie down, feet were covered with coal tar. and looked If he had place that had been tarred.
ald that he had slept in a man's house ai the bottom of the alley. Lasked him if he and L gave lin a glass of milk. He kept thought of anything that would do him good,
continually getting worse, and we thought of sending him to the Hospital, but I did not know the rules and regulations of the Hospital, MoGinley and a man of the name of Wi volunteered to take him to the Hospital, Mrs, Berry who lives next door went to the Police Station to inform the police. Before the police came the man was taken to the Idid not see Enright again alive. w his body lu the dead-room the day before yesterday at the Hospital. Ho was In the very boat of health previous to that evening. He looked a healthy mao, I never heard any complalate from his. He wr told me where he came from, and I never asked him. He never told mo what hie nationality was. Ido not know whether Brenan and he were acquainted, but I don't think they were, They might have met each other sometimes. In the dispute the deconsod did not offer any rosiatauce to Brenan. The deceased gave no provocation as far as know except arowing the bottle away. Brenan kicked bim while he was under the bed. I muppo the deceased had h head under the Brenan when the doo sort of a trick is that?
itting up at that time on chairs. jambed ep andatruck bin. The 5 was in that position. towards the bed, and got him: way under it, I thon'oaught hold of Brenan and made him sit down, Brenan ould not kick him when be was under the bed. deceased came out, and further words He did not got off the floor; deceased spoke first, He asi him why be had struck firn, joing he had never done him any harm; they bad no quarrel or anything. Brenan said he thought be was a thief because ho was trying to take a bottle of gin, I told Brenan he was not a thief, and that he did not want to toni it. I took deceased's part. Brenan jald he was a thief and jumped up to strike him again, He struck him with his fist. At that time he did not kick him as far as I know. Toaught hold of Brenan again, and we both fell down, he falling on the top of me. Ho got up before I did. When I getup he was attacking the man again, I told the deceased. to leave the hous, and he did leave, Brenan wont out shortly afterwards. The deceased was not sober, nor wore any of us very much ink Brenan was the soberest man of the The China "boy" was not at home at the He came book the next morning. When the deceased came back ho said he was very bad, and complained greatly of pain across the lower part of the body. That was the Principal place he complained of. He did not describe the pain more in detail. I think the deceased was about 28 years of age.
By Mr. Srarecrxa—{ cannot tell what. part of the body the deceased was Kicked in by Brenan, He did not kick bim in the face, as saw no marks By the Conoxen.—Deconsed was barefooted. I cannot account for it. know he had two pairs of shoes in the house. Ido not know whether he left those shoes behind him or id not say why he was barefooted. I was surprised to see Lim ea and also to tind the tar on his feet. He said he di how he had got it when I asked I thought he had been climb chain, He had al think the dispute began about half-past one in the morning. I could not ssy how long it Insted.
The deceased came back in the morn between 7 and 8 o'clock, about the that the " boy" came in.
By Mr. Srareuixo—Ti complain before leaving the house.
By the Conoxen—He prayed of Brenan two or three times to desist asaaultinghim. Once he said, "For God's sake, knock off Ho did not say anything then to denote that he was burt.
By a Junon—I am well acquainted with Brena Thave known him twelve months, Brenan struck the deceased in angor. Ho waa angry on account of the bottle of gin. That was what caused the row. Brenan kicked the deceased on the second occasion, that in, when he and I fall. do nob know what part of the body the deceased was kicked in. Tam not aware of any cause of trouble between the two meu previously; I don't Uluk there was any. They wore on the best of terms up to the dispute about the bottle. I ink they lied bean together. four or five hours before this ocourred. We were all sober when we sat down; we bad boon drinking more or leas, Wo drunk a little over bottle of gin; it was "square-taos," I thluke it wae a bottle of the largo size, Wo sent for another bottle out of which we had one drink, By the Conoxen—MoGinley and I had a fow words and I told him to lew not want to quarrel. I had ha with him and he wont to bed, I did not like his going to bed, and told hua to got up and 0
By Mr, Sramrutxo—I think Brenan made a remark that if I did not leave him alone would tackle me. Ho used no violence to me. He is a heavier man than I an, and ho fell on the top of me, Ho used no other threats, By a JuRoR—The bottle of gin belonged to me. Brenan had not pald anything towards it. No words passed betwoon Brenan and the deceased as they left the room as far as I am aw Ronert Browy, a Swede, sworn, anid—I have been living' in Devanuy' three weeks. Devanny, McGinlk myself living toget! Monday evening, deceased and L sitting {a the room when Dorauny, McGinley and Brown Wo w sing about and Iny down on and MoGinley had a dispute tout of the our ho table, and had About guess, I lay down, Leaw or heard nothing of what took place im the room. Some time towards morning I he aery of Murder! Murder! For Goi's sake You have finished me!" those were the words I beard. Iimmodiately jumped out of bed, wont dowustaira and fouad the front door locked. I opened it and wont out. Thoro I saw deceased lying about two yards outelde the door, I put my band ow him, and enquired who he was, Ho said "It's mo." I knew his voice at once. While I was there, Brenan came towards mo; I asked him, ' For God's sake, what have you been trying to do here?" Ho made sundry kioko at him while he was lying down, but I prevented the blows by taking hold of him and pushing him away from the deceased. Instantly the pair of them disappeared, and I went upstairs to bed again, In the morning, about 7 o'clock as near as I could guess, I let Enright into the house. He knocked at the door, and came in the same time as the "boy." T did not hear any knocking from the next house. I do not remember hearing anyone speak from the next house. When Enright came in ho was in great balu and lay down, He looked very ghastly in the face.
mie black marke on his feet and hands, I could not say what caused them, He was barefoot when hie came in, I did not notice whether he had any shoes on when I saw hn in the night. It was very dark. He disappeared while I was trying to got Brenan away. In the afternoon be wae sout to the that was the last I of him, very cheery and did not complain about anything. think he had been in good that, He was in the Hospital sun-stroke iminer, but have not heard of his being sick since, He has not been
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