Mr. Rexwre, Counsel to H.B.M.'s Govornment, cowlucted the prosecute Mr. Hannan appeared for the defence, was array "for that he did on the 29th day of Mat the Phe of our Lord one thousand one James Smith, the peace of our Sovereign Ladyf th her Crown and dignity.' you will underats nature of the charge which ie brought before you to-day. The facts of the case are not very complicated, and L will state them to you shortly as I board the Britich steamship Anchises, and the deceased, whose death he in charged with i wed, was bontewain board Shanghai on the mornin last, and the same ey: we are about to eng you no information of the relations of ies, friendly or otherwise ¢but on that aman named Goff, belonging to the or Unite States war-vessel Monocacy, all met in thebaker's shop of the Anchixes between ten and ortly before the time of luring the evening, ce. Nom, when shoes 00 shop—they ap} hind a befile of gin discussions, sad risener became fight.
it would seem that the deceased riseners challenge to gut' but baore in own room, Cavanagh so cepted
began he went out of the baker's room will come back presently," or into that effect. He the forward.
was absent some lit returned, and the fight wi been arranged between bit began. They fought a little tim three rounds, when Thowas Quinn interposed, whereupon Cavanagh stopped fighting with and began with Quinn, About 10 had been in his room, which ixa little further forward than the place where the fight was going on, came forward, apparently with the intention of separate ing the combatants. He said, " What's the matter with you fellows ere," or words to that effect. "It dea not appear, or at all events I cannot explain, how deceased and prisoner came in contact one with another, but it will be proved by the witnesses. that they did come in coatest, that they
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