Short, a st. ker on board H. M. 8. between eight o'cl ok and nine a Chinese oars io Brennan Road) wowcasile, was charged with haviog been drank and disorderly on Seward November 23. He also examined th accused at Central Police Station and Rond at 10.30 pin. on November 23. Torpector Bourke, who represented on his left arm there was a braise on the Pi lice, stated that on the night in the back, below the elbow. and abrasion of the skin. Ca the right question a fight of large dimer band of the acoused, the thumb and occurred at the Co.mopolitan Seward Road. About fifty sail 1 floger were slightly braised aod there was an abrasion of the skin the U. 8.8, Saratoga and H, M. 8, Newcastle came to grips, and when Under the right thigh, just above the police whistles were blown all the police knee, there was also a bruise and at Hongkew Station were called out, light abrasion.
Great excitement prevailed and there skelp woud 01 might emily bare beea a serious slightly to the right side of the middle rarbance, The defendant, who was Jioe. The front part of the wound wa elf ao inch down to the hove and the mongst the party, refused to go away when ordered to, and acted very wound and brairos appeared to have been recopily inflicted. The injarice bad been censed by some Ilont, Sgt. Fairbairn rpuke to being called to the hotel. The rosd was blocked instrament, possibly by the iron bar. It and inside the house there was a might have been that the wound on the distorbazce. He obtained the assistance bead, and arms might have been caused at the same time if the accused had held of other police and the house was cleared. They aleo cleared off a crowd up hie band to defend bimerlf.
At Brennan Road the d: ctor made an of 150 people, bat the defendant cald exam'nstion of the deceased. Ao the not go elthongh advised to a dozen times. right arm be found "small roand wound mich would be consistent with on Diferdant:—I did not: efase to go Tam being made tke scapegoat caused by " ballet like that produced. for the lot.
There was a second round hole situated in the centre of the terebrad from which In entering " conviction against bim little brain matter bad protraded. and ordering bim on board his ship, This wound was sufficient to cause His Wornbip ssid that he was convinced the defendant was the one mao that did death.
The inquiry was adjourned until the and the police wore quite renting him. He was next day. sorry to seo a man wearing the uniform Shanghai, Nov, 30.
Navy before the Court, as be knew be would be banished when Mr. Montega Harris cantinaed his cross examiostion of the yw of the he went on board his ship. deceased, She stated that two a were fied. Accused Min own doorway wih bie wife, and be fired the first shot at witness's bos. bend, Lis fell, aod abe ran for aseist ance, hearing thea seco.d shot. The wife of the accessed bad " big iron bar in ber bands.
F, Ferris was the next witness called aod ce ted temporarily which were clove bythe scene of th Wheo the tragedy occurred be gave the information to the (court and went back arms Inspector Bourke said that be woold Tike to ark that while there were #0 many men coming ashore a picket should be told off to look after them. There was some ill-feeling between the men of the different ships dating back for sine time.
His Worship:—No doubt this taniter will be attended to, Nor, 29,
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