Cuantes SoLainz, second mate of the ship Colchester was put forward charged with cutting and wounding Daniel Ostell, carpenter on the.s. Nestor, and Humphrey White, a fireman on the aame ship.
The first complainant stated that on Wedueaday night he went into Hotel to get a glass of bee two men in the place going them being the prison tan named Clinch, Nestor, Some one al before they had struck a blow, Clinch only having proceeded sv far in the encounter as to have gut his coat off. Camp! turned round and saw the prisoner with a knife in his hand and tried tu take it from him. He did not sve the knife well enough to by able to describe as prisoner's hand was moving the time. Complainant thought. the best way to get the weapon from him was to knock him down, which he did by putting his arms around him, taking his lege from under him at the same time. Two or three other men next caught the prisoner to take the knife from him and it was then that complainant found that he was very badly cut.
From the nature of the wound he io time that the we: pon wi witness was quite sub bench said met the complainant and Clinch, he Glove Hotel. He had the razor pocket by a mistake, having forgot to put it back in his room on the ship. He was intoxicated at the time of the row, and did not remember using the weapon, Huururey Wine fireman on the Nestor why also appeared with his arm in b ages said that he went into the Victoria for a glass of bor on Wedueeday night the people there shouting that who was on his back, had a while in trying to get it from witness got his arm cut open. did not see the beginning of the row, ner did not say anything; witness merely went to ass Clinch, who was wee:
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