Mantin Nesarr, x ataman of the Mari a feloniously cutting and
10 HM.S, Pegusus, one George Franco Gaonoe Fuaxcuats, the prosecutor, hay-been aworn, gave evidence substuntia'ly the exme as that given by him at the preliminary hearing on the previous day, Stating that the prisoner had without provocation stabbed him with a small knife, striking xt him first through the wooden Dara in the door of " brothel, and sfterwards coming out of the house and stabbing him regain, Prisoner (to prosecttor)—You sy I atruck you on the finger when you were onteide and Twas inside, Why did' not you go away?
Prosecittor—Becauss you held on to me by the arm and kept digging away ut me, Prironer—I held on ssu hard you could not yet away 1
Paisonor—I was too drunk to hold on to you. Idon't remember anything about it, A Chinese woman from the house where the disturbance occurred was then called She gave ier evid and said the English sailor called prisoner out into the street to fight. britoner went out, ind they fou: she did not ave any knits a Doctor of the Pegasus was then gave similar evidence to that he had previously vives with rogerd te the nature of the wennd, from which: the prosecutor was 9: fering—n auperficinl wound about two inches long in the neck, just under the and another on the ack of one of A sailor pelon, then called as x witness on behalf of the prisoner. Ho said he wns with the pri on the evening in questi when the latter entered the house outside which the disturbance occurred; and ho was quite positive that the prisoner had no knife.
the Prisoner was then sworn, He said I was along with this man (the Inst witness) that night, {remember seeing the prosecutdr at the International and at the Eagle Tavern; that was the last place I fell with the man, and I never sxw him ay to my remembrance, L took my friend and pointed out the where I was going to sleep that night, and he said he would call for me at 4 o ok. I never carry a knife when I go ashore, and f had none that night. He (prisoner's witness) knows I never carry " knife, His [oxour—But the prosecutor says he saw the knife.
The Prisoner—The vict aays she never saw any knife, and she cays he challenged me out to fight. Lalid not have any knife don't carry one lis Hoxoon—Jove you anything else The Prisoner—That la all, Sir.
ly Hexvun—Do you recollect what occurred between you and the prosecutor at this house before the ight took place The Prisoner—No, Sir, do not recullect anything wt all about it.
You recollect bein there?—L recollect the house, That is all I remem: ber.
You do not recollect so the man there 7—No, [wns too drunk, Do you mean to aay you were 80 drunk yan do not recollect way thing Yes, Sir, stows ion on the bench, His Honoun said—Martin Nesbi Court finds y-u guilty of the off charged—of havi ded the proseenfor with intent to do him bodily harm, The evidence shows that you committed this oltence under son jeation—th is, that the yr yo tite the sttest and fight. provocation; but it dia not justify you in using a knife, and it was a cowardly thing. for you to do, And in oareying " knife sbout you you violated the rules of the navy. You know—all naval avamen know that you hare no right to carey a knife ow shore; they are all told that," A dale though you say you had no knife we wre unanimously of opinion that you had a knife, wud that you used it on that cession, You say you were so drank you did not know what you were doing That is no exetve. When you go ashore zo to these plices and drink you know the effect that liquor whatever you do under the i liquor the law holds that you int do. That is the law, he sent ce of the Conet is that you be impri wed with hard labour i the Shanghai Consular Gaol for 0 ty days, nud that you pay the coats of this prosecu
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