Afriond of the deceased, Mr. Moore, bartender in the Astor House bar, told the Court that' Hurld left the place at 3.30 p-m. in normal condition and returned about 6.30 p.m., dazed, and rather incoherent, his left hand paralyzed, and with a large lump on the skull.
Martin, First Sergeant of! the U. S. gave evidence of seeing Hurld argue with a ricsha man before the Astor House about 6 p.m. and later come into the bar room where he told him that he had had a fight with a Chinese who had hit him over the head, and}: showed him the bump. Witness was sure that he left Hurld before 6.15 p.m., as he went into the ba bey's shop at that time. Cross- examined by Mr. Schoenfeld, witness said he saw the dented hat, as he was arguing with the coolie.' In response to questions by the Assessor as to his certainty of what the}: deceased told him, witness replied that he was sure of the three facts, suggested—the fight, the blow, and the Chinese inflicting it. He was uncertain as to the exact nature of the weapon, though the assaulted man mentioned a club of some kind.
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