TH. M, Supreme Court on Wednesday before Judge Sir Peter Grain, Nogi Sath, formerly a fireman on board the str. Bron Kinnaird, was tried on a charge of murder. He was charged with the murder of fellow fireman, Ah Ahmed on board! tthe ship, as she lay at the Nee Tai Shing Wharf at Pootung, on April Mr! A. G, Mossop prosecuted for the Crown ind Mr. Tycho Wing appeared on behalf of the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty.
The jury was composed of Messrs. E. C, Emmet, S. P, Cohen, A, Collins, J, Barkley, 'L. A. Harrop, J.'B. Calder, 'F. "W, Golding, J. Faers, H. Int. Catley, J. 1 Groan, R. F. Benson, and J. W. Fraser, "Two of those originally called, Mr. A. Bailey and Mr. R, Gabbott, were not present and Judge Grain ordered them each to be fined £5, unless they could give good reason for their absence from the court, Mr. Mossop gave a brief. cutling of the cuse and called, as his first witness, Supt, Charles W. Wood leid, of the River Police, who gave evidence of arrest on beant, Witness aid he had taken the prisoner into custody. cautioning him through an interpreter, and had sent him to the Hongkew Police Station for deten-He had had the river dragged to find the knife whith which the stabbing had been done, and had also thoroughly searched the ship but ft could not be found.
The Fatal Wound A. D, Wall, next called, said that he had examined the body. at the Public Mortuary and described the wounds, which were three in number. One on the chest, another on the forearm, both superficial, and.
third, which caused death. on the:
side of the chest. He thought} lat if the knife had been held by deceased to make an upward] Dlow it might be possible that the eceased should have held the knife and his arm been foreed back and round so that he stabbed himself.
Yusif Macko, a donkeyman on the Baron Kinnaird, was present when the stabbing took place. On the afternoon in question, about three O'elock he had separated the deceased and accused who were fighting with their fists on deck.
after this to the forecastle and the accused and de-
Engineer ame and said there was to be no dead fireman, who had threatened to kill him. "Previously to the stabing he had reported the trouble to the second engineer. At three o'clock on April 12 when accused met Ah fon the deck, deceased had hit him in the eye and said "I will kill you." He saw the chief engineer, who went to the forecastle and' said there was to be no trouble. After this the others present were discussing the matter, when the de-got up and went over to his locker, near which accused was standing. He put one hand in the locker, and turning, seized Nogi Sath by the coat as he tried to pass. Nogi saw saw the knife in his seized the man's wrist with both is hands and forced it back round, had not intended to kill hi In addressing the court after the evidence Mr, Mossop pointed out that the defence could not account for the two after wounds.
Mr. Wing pointed out there had been much trouble between the ae-cused and deceased. Accused had declared that the three witnesses did not like They all came from Somaliland, while as he alone came from a different place.
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