Hotel, was sworn and confirmed the evidence already given by him. thought the sailor only had the adze in his hands a second or two, just time enough to give it a swing.
His evidence at the preliminary hearing was that he was standing at the window of the Central Hotel buffet when ho saw the two sailors ome up in ricshas from the direction of the Masonic Club.
They got out of thoricehas when opposite the Nanking Road. The shorter one stopped to pay the neshs man. After doing so he joined the larger man. The ricsha man ran up and touched the taller sailor, who turned round to speak to him. The other sailor walked on. He said something to the ricshaman and then started to go ahead. The ricsha coolie followed him for another ten The large sailor looked at him and then stepped off to the right and picked up the adze which was standing with its handle upwards. He then turned to the left, took one step and swung the adze right over his he from right to left and struck Chinese who was coming in the same direction. The shorter sailor immediate ly turned round, and went up to the larger man, took him by the arm and began to pull him toward the jetty. The large soldier dropped the adze immediately he bad struck the blow. The Chi policeman near by blow his whistle. Witness rushed over st once, and by the time he got to the scene two Sikh policemen had arrived and witness shouted out to them that it was the big sailor who had struck the Chinamai By Inspector Matheson—The bigger man staggered and seemed to influence of liquor. He required no assistance to walk to the jetty. Witness saw the Chinaman lying on the The wound was on the left side of his head. Witness saw the sail The smaller sailor pushed the poli com off and pointed to some medals on his breast. Where the-ssiier picked up the adze there were seven or eight Chinese working. When the sailor picked up the adze the scampered Away. The sailors could not be said to have red any resistance to the police. The sailor clung on to the railing of the jetty.
By the Court—Witness could not be sure whether the short sailor paid the ricsha coolies anything. He did not notice. Witness's impression was that one man paid for the two. The sailor did not hit the coolie when the latter steps nearer the jetty than the big Almost at the same time as the small 1 took the big sailor by the arm the latter dropped the adze. The sailors were on the pontoon bridge when arrested. The small sailor did not push the policoman into the river; they were not near the water, Witness was close to the hi; sailor and the expression on the latter's face socmad to be that of " half-drunken man who realised wht he had done after he had dono it.
Chak said that he did not support Ageef, as they were walking from their ricshas.
Mr. Ladow stated that after Agoof struck the blow the short sailor turned round and took him by the arm, and pulled him slightly towards him in the direction of the river.
Dink said that Agoof was not so drunk needed support to walk.
Mr. Ladow enid that he was about 25 yards away when the affair happened. 'A crowd soon collected. When the blow suck the sailors were not close to-He would like to add that in his opinion the short sailor was trying to act as a peacemaker the whole time and doing his best to get Ageef down to the pontoon quietly.
Edward Bruckmaun confirmed his evidence, which was to the effect that he was standing inside the hall door of the Certral Hotel. Two ricshas containing the road. When they had gone little rs stopped on the opposite side of
distance the coolies began to follow
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