Murray were excused on account {went back to his cabin his eye was badly swollen and herd bleeding. The chief officer drove witness from [then tied the quarter ma: to a the bridge. Atter he had been driven of illness. Mr. Wilkinson challenged stanchion, and handcuffed him to it, At Mr. Fowler asking if he was at Messrs. frow the bridge the assault was continued 4.30 the first officer sent the deceased to Butterfield and" Swire's, but on the nud the second atticer went to yet juir of strike the bell. He still had the hand-handcuffs. Fu Chi-sing was then ha Registrar saying that was not so the jeuffs on and at this time the boat cuffed to @ stanchion and the captain and objection was withdrawn, was rolling heavily, being lightly lad second officer left the bridge From where Before the second indictment was read On returning to the bridge from striking he way standing witness could see what Mr. Ellis said it was his duty to ask the the bell the deceased quartermaster Was Boingonupon the bridge. Tne chief Crown Advocate to. say on which charge Hreached the seventh step from the struck the decem-ed on the face with he would go to the jury against the pribotrum—there were only nine steps—and his fist whenever he spoke. He was saying soner. The charge against prisoner in then askd the prisoner to remove the it was not his watch. AN 4.30 deceased was the Court below was that of manslaughter handeutls Supp that the quarter-ordered to go and strike the bell and the and it was on that charge that he was master had been some beeneh of chief officer released him from thestanchion committed. Since his committal charg aliscipline he had mauled very sever but replaced the handcuffs. The bell was of felony had been may airist ly for it, abveady, ft of the bridge. Witness saw deceased These offences were entirely different be relieved strike the bell. On his way back to the from the with which ersonably made. bridge the deceased asked prisoner to originally charged; they were essentis however, refused ty re-Hieve his open the handeutls. At this time deceas-ands and struck at him a different and "did not follow wd was on the seventh stop from the ether, The course which th with the result that the mvt bottom of the bridge ladder, and the Advocate had adopted was hampering seven steps, rolled into the scuppers, chief officer was close to the ladder on Jone of is Legs went under the rail counsel in conducting the defence of the whicl was about ut a half feet frown the bridge. Prisoner struck at the prisoner. As regarded the charge of the deck, wu alleged, with deceased and in trying to avoid the blow slaughter counsel might conduct the ease sat went overboard. he fell backwards to the deck and onv of on certain lines and call eoriain evidence A oat way lowered hut the quartermaster His legs went outside the railing. The but on the other charges this evidence ' could not be found. He went over the side chief officer was trying to descend frow might not be neces sai alive no doubt, fu) he met his death, and) the bridge but before he could do so the Wilkinson replied that the counts it was conwsel's duty to tel! the j were joined as was the usual practice. Of] if mau met his death un that ship gave a roll and deceased went through snd into the water. Asked by
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