Shanghai, Qud September, 1881, Before R. A. Mowar, Esq., Acting Chief Justice.
Daarxo-riy v, Wruutam Nornsoras, Defendant denied having ever received any rice fi laimtiff. wer to his Worsmtr, atated to him and said the boatswain wanted 20 piculs of rice; be took the rice on board the ship, delivered it to defendant, on a subsequent occasion received $35, leaving a balance of $21 unpaid and which he now sued for.
Defendant again denied ever having got any rice from him, and al d that hi paid a cent to him, He had seen once of twice on the wharf, but m to him.
Plaintiff said any man in the ship tell about it he boatswain and sailors took rice to Nayssa d sold it there, 'A note was reduced which had been brought to the Clerk's Office by pi with Craiglands" only upon it, when he first he was then told to 3rd mate; on his return, he brought the same paper which stated there was no 3rd ware on board; he afterwards returned with the name of William Nottingham written on the same piece of paper.
Defendant denied that the writing or the signature was his.
Plaintiff could not give any satisfactory as to who wrote it, lor on the Craiglands stated the plaintiff an it brought on board ship. He said be the buatewain sold iz at Nag saki, beowu (witness) took rice there too, and sold it to the saute man—a Cantonese who came off in a boat to the Craiglauds when at Nagasaki, The rice was ought here at $2.80 per picul, and sold at He did not see the boat-ey to the plaintiff. He on the ship were concerned it; theee were three of them in it—the boatswain, the donkeyman, and the laun-trimmer. 'The mate knew about it; in fact any man on board the ship could tell about it, 'The defendant declared that what the witness said was false, a8 he never took rice to Nayasaki; be never old a grain of rice all the' time' he had been in the Craiglands, The other men which witness referred to were Henry Lawes and Henry Barber. knew they had some rice on board,—he once saw about 10 or IL piculs, but never so much as 20 picule, Hie Worsmp told the plaintiff he had better cull the other men, Lawes, Barber, and the mate; and the case was adjourned till to-morrow (Saturday) for their attoudanee, 8rd Sept.
Plaintiff claimed $21, for rice alleged to have been sold to defendant, who is boatswain of the 8.8, Craiglands, The ease was adjourned from yesterday for the purpose of hearing the evidence of the chief mate, a fireman, and the donkeyman of the Craiglads, whom the plaintiff said be able to prove that defendant got the Hesry Campiox,/chief officer of the Craiglands, depored—I know nothing about the purcbuse of any rice by defendant, The first I heard of tivo Voyages ago, w {plaintifl) came and asked me for houtewain's name. He told me the boatswain had struck him, but 1 did not tee him atruck, This was on board the ship at the wharf, Lwrote the boatewain's name on the slip of paper produced. I called Nottingham aft and told Lim what the Chinaman said, and he denied it, I don't poke to Nottingham. Nottingham denied any knowledge of it. I know nothing of any other one on board purchasing ric or of rice being pold at Nagavaki, If I had known of it, 1 would have stopped it by reporting it to the captain, Plaintiff, being told by his Wonsmre that witness did not know about the rice, said—I think he littes savee, Hexey Saner deposed—I am a fireman on board the Oraiglards. 1 did not buy any tice. 1 don't know who bought it, have never heard of rice being brought on board the ship and taken to Nagasaki and there. [don't know of Nothingham having done it; and I never had a share with Noth ham and Henry Laws, the donkeyman, in buying and selling ric Ph got 20 piculs of rice in 40 it wi put in the room one room being he port side and the other starboard side. He was paid $35 by Nothingham, and had a paper to show that they got the rice, but the donkeyman tore the paper.
Witness denied that there was ever any rice put in the rooms, Hexny Laws, deposed—I_am donkeyman on board the Graiglands. I know nothing about this L e soon this man about the ship amongst the Chinese ssilore, I never tore any paper of his id the fireman Harber live in one room, and the room is on the other side of the In May Inst, neither L nor any of the other two men got rice from this man; and we never cold any rice at Nagnsal His Woustir (to plaintiff)—This man aleo no savee, ship, an Chinamen's chow.—L have n hoard of it ing: bought here and sold at Nagasaki, I have never seen any rice sold at Nagasaki, or any people taking delivery of rice thei Wittiast Norrixcnax, the defendant, depowed—L deny, upon oath, over having bought rice from' that man, or having paid him $35 or any other sum. 'I don't remember striking hi The chie officer hin, but I never saw Ttold He told me about a man coming to ask him for my name, but never said anything about rice, I never saw any rice the two rooms. [have ilots chow rice in the forecastle; it was brought on board in bags, but I don't know who purchased it. Som ten or eleven bags were on the sailor of the forecastle; I don't know how much the firemen might have on their side, Plaintiff declared that defendant put 20 bags of rice in his own room.
Defeudant—You could not put 20 bags of ge in my room without filing up the bunko, so that no one could sleep in tue room, Thers are two bunks in my room, and in May Iaat
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