On Monday at the Mixed Court, before Messrs. Tenney and Yui, the hearing was resumed of the case in which two Finns, Gustaforson and Makkonen, were accused being concerned together in the stabbing of Pte. Graham, a marine of the U. S 8. South Dakota.
As will be remembered, a third Finn, Misunen, who gave evidence at the first hearing last Thursday week, was ordered to be detained. At the outset of proceedings on Monday it was announced that this man had expressed himself willing fto make a statement. Evidence from four of the ship's company of the South Dakota who were pre sent during the fracas in the Victoria Bar was first heard, and then Misunen, through an inter-prefer, made his statement which was to the effect that he himself had stabbed Pte. Graham. He declared that it was the American sailors-who had first created the disturbance and that the Finns had tried to escape. When out in the street he was followed by some four or five Americans who succeeded in surrounding him, attackirjz hin with their fists and feet. In self-defence he had taken out his pocket knife—an ordinary clasp knife with about a two inch-blade—and had simply struck out around him. He felt that the knife had stabbed somebody but he could not tell which one of the sailors he had touched. After this he had managed to get away and, taking a ricsha, had returned to his lodgings. The next morning. fearing the consequences of his action, ho had thrown the kn.fe into the river.
After this statement the hearing was again adjourned. Gustaforson and Makkonen being discharged, and Misunen detained in custody.
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