To Mr. Kamven—He was the 18th, He went on shore with me others, but he waa by If Ww Laaw him, He asked'me if I was going on board.
Mr. Evans—Wi istled with the peuple on bourd the ship? Witness—[saw him intoxicated at Yokohama, Sir K. Rennie. fo, we, was he dit fied with the si Did he quarrel with anybody.
Witness.
Riv, he had no quarrel with ip. He was not '0 Mr. Guaxey—He was about five months in the ship.
To Mr. Evaxs—He anid he had some money and aske-! me to havea drink, but I said no. Hoe was tolerably sober. He was not very much intoxicated and was able to take care of himself.
Lox A-Foo, a boatman w: then called, and stated, through the prefer, that he picked up the body o of the water on the Poot Tt was the same body the cemetery. It w-s floating at the time he found There were three other men in the boat when the body was picked wp. it had clothes on. They reported the finding of the body at ones to the River Police and delivered it over to t It was then brought to the cowetery, Yo Mr. Evans—There was no jewellery, no ring or anything on the tinge There were no marke of any port, body, but the man had no shoos on. I clothes were nut torn, He had no socks Mr. Evans.—We only saw a shirt and on the body. Hnd he any other on when you found him?
The witness said he had some woollen clothes, of which he did not know the usher of the court, explained that the body had a waistcoat and trousers on; there was a handkerchief round th neck.
James Howext, Inapector of River Police, was sworn anid said—Tholast witness brought the body to the hulk, at 10a m, yesterday. had the body stripped und examined and the clothes washed. There were no marks (of wounds) upon it at ull. It appeared to have been in the water about 8 ur 9 Luoticed that on the right arm were letters "A.H." totooed, left wi marked figure of a woman and a were complete. was a handkerchief tied round the neck. coalled und in answer to Sir who asked if he know had the Loi arm, replied that th of sume wou When witness wns f the public "Travellers" tht wae ut 7.30 pan, There was a warrant out for witness at the sane time an for decease:
Mr, Howext, recalled, produced the wai ut for the appro cly, was issued the tain, ad ani 1 placed in hands of detective officer Jones, Sir, R. Rennte anid that it might be as well to near anything Jones had to say, und Mr, Here anid he thought Jones was in the police tution, whereupon Mr. Evans suggested that they ahonld take th evidence of Jones through the telepl rR. Revxiz said they could hardly swear him through the telephone (laughter.
As Jones could not he found to attend at the moment, the enquiry was adjourned till two o'clock.
Detective Jones was callo:, hi could not give any information relative to the deceased. He suid he received " warrant for his arrest on the 20th November, but he could not find him, and concluded that the man had been drowned, for if he had been in the Settewonte, he (witness) would have heard of Apsor, recalled, said was sure he decented on Thursday, the 18th November, but not since, There being no further evidence, Coroner, summed up and as no further The body, ho thought, had ly identified as that of John Mulligan, but as to how it got into the water it lind been found impossible to ascertain. Under the circumstances he would suggest that they should return an open verdi Mr, Kanten—I do not think we ought to find a verdict that the deceased was may have fou the body and thrown it to the water, 1 have often heard it remarked that no doctors ate called at an quest, to certify the cause of death. Of in this case, there would be no doctor's ce, But we really lence that the man was drowned, Ido not always concur in erdict of " Accidoutally drowned it in beat in some cases to return what is called an open verdict,
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