Bib Tenia, for: jospaetions an to whom he passed on the instruc Ind not touched the pistol {Tas by whom he had been relieved, gerd en lastroctions to
and who iso, when called, said that ie pistol haa nog been touched bee tween the 130h andthe 17th, Thanded to Gorton Foul Trainings Depot, that on the niorving of Docemer 17, he had thorough pistol hat found no eefeet in it.
Me that accused hind been posted in the training. depot from 1 128, until October 1, 1938, when he hud transferred to the Wryside Police Station, He had been at the Dept for the onedd with the quarterly Course at the end of Rovember or the beginning December, Crosseexamined that' the pistol could not be The click which wae the shot was fired might have been made by pressing the magazine endeavour strating in suid he thought ihe be heard at a dis "eof 20 yards, his closed the ease for the pro on and the Registrar remand; ed the cave, allowing the accused the name bail. ro Account When the ease wae resumed on December 24, PO. Chaplin was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter, The Registrar before comm mitting the accused for trial, asked whether he desired to make a statement, whereupon the accused haid:-~At! 10,30 an, on Becember 12, T entered the B. W, A, Canteen at the corner of Kinchow and Ward roads und asked for a glass of Horlick's milk. The deceased went to get my drink, In the meantime conversing with a soldier, He was then attend:
The deceased Brought mo my dink as Twas standing by the counter. The de-eased then went on cleaning the windows, which were at the back of the counter. After that T mentioned that Thad better unload my pistol as 1 did not want to have it loaded on premises, Whether Private ay, but T took up my pistol nalated the me catch, found that the istd was caught round the button of the belt of a raincoat at the time. The then going towards the ud it was then that I Jerked my arm out to disentangle the cord. f was not looking in the direction of the counter or any: part of it.
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