An altercation between a ship's officer and chief steward over a dirty plate, in which both used bad' language and the ward, threw a plate at his superior, led to the appearance before Mr. G.
King at H.M. Police Court, Inet Pric of ap elderly man named John "Edwards, charged with assault, Prosecutor, Mr, Thomas Ferguson, Chief Officer of the str. Dundrennan, was represented by Mr. 7.8.
Mr. Forguso story was that]
noticed that his dessert plate] was dirty. skipper for his opinion and He passed it up to the reed with-him and fusan' objects to this" plate."
steward picked it up, looked]
proclaimed that it-was not dirty and walked aivay with it, Ho added that, ho had washed it only that breakfast: time, whereupon witness, called him a lint, "ox words to that effect." The steward retaliated by calling, the officer a—"liar" and then walked out to his pantry. Ferguson- followed and asked how, he dared cal him a Tine. He had only put his hhoad inside the pantry when something came hurtling at him. Fe afterwards had reason to, believe the implement to be a plate but} eas not sure, Lits forehand was} out open, and ho closed with his assailant till assistance came from the saloon, Ho was taken to the cabin of the second officer and afterwards the Water Polics took him to hospital.
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