The prisoner, a native of Indiaand seaman on board the British brig Zmily, was brought up on remand from the previous day charged abbing E. G. Wharton, the second of that vessel, at on the 3rd inst, \in 100 miles of the coast of China.
Arraur Mack, deposed—I am a British abject and Municipal Police constable. 1 arrested the prisoner on board the Emily under a warrant from this Court, I told him he was charged with wounding the second ud he said he did do so. He told me yesterday that ho stabbed "a man at Williamatown, Australis, and that be served 1 form of two years for it at Melbourne. He had only been out of gaol three weeks wh ipped in this He also said he not stab the mate intentionally. I told him he need not say any thi ho thought proper, as it might be used lence againat him, Prisoner explained that he stabbed the man in Australia because he stole Joux Fraxnroan, dep aubjeot, and a seaman on board the 3rd of August. Wo We were hauling when the officer of the watch sung out, clay make fast 1" Somehow or other they slacked it in making it fast, The officer of the watch said, Don't sok it!" The man that made fast made some I don't know what it was; I was off. The officer of the watch, Mr.
1a, Don't give mo any of your an answer in return that The officer put up hi him forward to the fore-brace Than the men started to fighting. Chan Johneon (Ah Mahud) was the man who Tought with the officer of the watch. The risener interfered and struck Mr. Wharton in the eye without any causoat all, Tjamped down and took him away from the officer. When I let him go, he drow his knife and rushed to windward, I went and got somothing for protection for myself, and when T ame back, T heard ti was stabbed, hon jawing" the captain. in his band. Tt was too if there was any blood on it.
Joux Hasnurox, depoved—I am a British subject, and a seaman on board the Zmily. 1 remember the 3rd instant. I was at the wheel at the time mentioned. The men wei handling the. top culled out to them to belay brace fast, they slacked it somehow. officer. called out to them not to Jobneon id he was not slacking it. aald more, but I could not catch what it was, Theard the officer eny, give me none of your cheek." The officer put forth his hand to secure the brace hi With that he closed on Johnson. While they wore wrestling, it might be half a minute, the prisoner came and struck the officer a very determined blow in Before it, John Flannigan the eye, of which has the mark now.
prisoner away. What passed jim_and Flanigan to leeward, I Teaw the prisoner with knife in his hand. fle made out atthe mate. The latter put up his band to foteot his cheat, and got the oat on the arm.
moat certainly would have been cut in the chest if he bad not put his arm up. The prisoner said, flourishing the knife above his head, You old——I'll fight you proper." When I saw him out him, I called out to the mate to stand back and take unself, and he took the wi while T stood between him and the prison thinking the blow would be repeated. Th Prisoner left. I took the wheel, and the mat showed the captain where he was cut, The blood ran on the skylight and on deck. The coat and the shirt were both out through, The Captain then issued the order to set the mainsail, and the prisoner went about his duty.
By the prisoner—I saw that Charles Jobnman who first fought the second mate. Four men were pulling at the rope. They were Flannigan, Johnson, the carpenter, and the prisoner. It was the second mate who called out "belay!" The master net id word after the eight feet and a half from where they were pulling. I bai sured the distance. The mate was starboard he prisoner made a statement to the effect that he had interfered to prevent the mate assaulting the man Johnson, and accused the mate of frequent ill-treatment of the men, Att Masp, deposed—I am a British sub-jet belonging to Singapore, and a seaman on ard the Emily, They Johnson. T am not slacking it," The mate hit mein the face. Ianid, what do you hit me for, Sir?" Twent to the skylight and back to the braces, and he hit me again, Iran forward and hauled in the braces. I the rope and went below, When I went below, I heard some talking on deck. T heard kai not wee it myself. that the prisoner struck the mate with a
the prosecato second mate shoved me away like that, (giving " push with the open hail.)
Cuack Lux, depose'—I belong to Canton, and am carpenter on beard the Emily, My name on the ship's articles ie Ah Chink, At four o'clock in the morning in question, we were hauling in the brace of the Four men were at the rope, was one. Wo hauled tight; the the companion, and don't slack "No slack at all Perhaps more, but I don't know.
The mate told him not' to "cheek" him, Ho was five fect from the belaying Tt was very dark. Probably the ma not see whether voked or not. skylight. Prisoner Don't you mind." He took Johnson's and Flanigan separated the three m the mate, the Singapore man and the prise: The captain was standing in the companion The mate was by a long chair, I do not know whether the prisoner took a knife or not.
By the prosecutor—Tho prisoner took the Singapore man's part with whom the mate was first fighting. I did not seo the second mate strike the prisoner.
Yoxo Tsv-vayo, sworn, deposed—I did not see the second mate fighting with the prisoner, I saw the second mate fighting with the Singapore man, Prisoner said—Ho says I hit him with T did not do so. I bad the knit and he came squaring up to me, and put his hand against the knife. My knife had fallen out of my belt, and had cut my leg. Iwas taking it up to put it in my belt again, when he came up to fight me, and struck his hand against it, a British subject and second mate of the rig Emily. About 415 am. on the 3rd instant, we were wearing ship. I went to the lee side of the ship to make fast a rope. A Malay tailor would not get out of my way to let me do it, and we had a scuffle, All at once I got a blow in the fact and I heard the prisoner carsing me. 1 th heard the man at the wheel call out to me to fet out of the way, an new was that my stunned by the blow in the face, but did not fall. I heard the captain trying to pacify the prisoner. The chief officer dressed my wound. The scuffle between me and the Malay had nothing to do with the prisoner.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.
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