Thomas M. Anthony, until lately chief officer of the Haeting, was summoned for assulting a Cantonese carpenter in the enid ploy of a contractor.
Complainant stated that on Wednesday afternoon he went on board the Haeting and was told by defendant to look in the saloon for some glass which was to be fixed. Being unable to find the glass complainant asked defendant to come with him and look for the glass, and also to write down on the order the size and thickness of the glass required, Defendant told him to go away, and, complainant not going, defendant collision the captain gave orders to let off threw a glass of wine over him. Complainant steam and stop the engines. still waited, and, on defendant coming out The Chinese engineer of the Fuhlee said of his cabin, complainant again asked him to fill up the order, whereupon defendant collision occu Afterwards he received the boat was going at full speed when the
set upon him, struck him four or five times orders to stop the engines and go aster in the face and as many times on the body.
The Fairys steereman wea next called, but some difficulty was experienced in get Dr. Henderson, to the effect that he had Complainant produced a, certificate, from ting information from him as to the tug's examined a carpenter from the Haeting, course at the time of the accident, and who had slight ecchymosis of the eyelid and Captain O. Roberts interposed, stating that Il superficial abrasion on the cheek. the witness was no sailor and did not know jes, in Dr. Henderson's opinion, port from starboard. were trivial.
The President—Is that the kind of ateers-Defendant produced a written statement man you employ on your tugs? of what had taken place, from which it Witness, interrogated by Captain Whittle, peared that complainant had been following showed that he knew port from starboard, him about the ship for some time, although Just before the collision the captain ordered defendant had told him to go away. At him to starboard the helm, last defendant again told him to go away, The Fullee's ateersman stated that just and gave him a push, whereupon complain: before the collision the Fairy ported. The ant said My no fear you," and made a Tcaptain of the Fullee ordered witness to rush at him, whereupon defendant struck telegraph to engine-room to stop and then him in self-defence. Defendant was un-go astern and the collision occurred about able to say how many times he struc! two minutes afterward complainant. Defendant had been di After the members of the Court bad missed from the company's service on acconsidered their decision in private, it was count of this affa announced as follow:
Capt. Patterson, of the Haeting, gave The Court finds that on the 24th day of defendant a good character, and expressed December 1890 the tugs Fairy and Fuhlee an opinion that he must have received con-were towing the ship Forest King up the siderable provocation to act in the manner river Yangtze, and that when between the described.
'Tungsha and' Kiutoan lightships near the His Worship said that after the severe Outer Buoy, the Fuhlee ran into and sunk punishment the defendant had suffered by the Fairy. the loss of his situation, the utmost his The Court is of opinion that the Worship should do would be to order collision was due to errors of judgment lant to pay the cuats, but on con-on the part of the masters of both tug-sideration ho would not even do that boats, owing to want of previous arrau, The complain forced himself upon d ments as to the manceuvres to be effec fendant persisted in reining half an The Court finds 1, That the tow-r hour, according to own account, although between the tugs was too short to admit of he had been told to g 0 on shore.
The case safe mauceuvring. 2, That it was a rash would be dismissed. act on the part of the master of the Fairy to eroes the bows of the Fuhlee with so short a scope without giving warning, as the latter
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