The first witness called on Monday was Dr. A. D. Well, who said that he had examined the body of the deceased. He found a small superficial cut on the chest, another on. the back of the right forearm and a deep penetrating wound on the left chest, at the back, between the ninth and tenth ribs. On making an internal examination be found the left chest cavity filled with blood, the upper border of the tenth rib was fractured and the left lung was injured, one of the large arteries of the lung being damaged, the hemorrhage from which caused death. The deceased was an African of medium height, and not very strong. Tt was improbable that the wound could have been inflicted, sayin that the deceased held the dagger, by someone forcing the deceased's right arm back. It might have been done by deceased falling back on the dager when held in that position but he did not think that this was what happened.
The Donkeyman's Evidence The next witness called by Mr. Priestwood was the donkeyman on board the Baron Kinnaird, Yusit Macko, who said that at $ p.m. on the day in question he came up from below und was making his way to the forecastle when he saw two men fighting. He went on anil told! the other men in the forecastle of what was going on and four of them came out and separated the two. The accused wert away and Into, the chief engineer came to the forecastle and told the nien there was to be no trouble, Accused was then present. After the chief en-xinaer had gone, the necusesl was standing by his bunk and deceased sitting by the stove while the res! of the men present told them not to fight any more, It was ten time, and deceased went to his lock-for to get of his mug. Hix locker, was on the floor, near the place where accused was standing, and as Ah Ahmed was stooping down and had his hand in the locker, the accused suddenly struck at him with dagger. Ah jumped up and tried to get away sides ys, he put up! his arm to ward of the accuse who struck him again. The ethel present all cried out "Catch him!" The witness seized the accused's lett} hand. He was still holding the dagger in his right, but witness was afraid to take it from him. The Aeceascd then went out and witness released the accused, who also went out. Witness then went on duty. He did not know what became of the dagger which he hed never seen before. Between the time, when the chief engineer left them and the other firemen and witness were advising the accused and deceased, neither of the latter spoke at all, Superintendent Woodfield of the iver Police was called to prove a. rough sketch that he had made from memory of the portions of the ship with which the case was concerned, and en this Yusif Macko pointed out, relative positions.
The ease was then adjourned.
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