Brawl on the Macedonia and Its Fatal Ending: Accused in Police Court Details of a murder on_ the high seas were related in H. M. Police Court on Saturday when Shagaman S.~ Hoosien, ai young man of rather striking appearance, garbed in the picturesque costume of the Near East, appeared before Mr. G. W. King charged with having fatally wounded a fellow passenger on the P. & O. Macedonia during the voyage from Kobe ta Shanghai.
Mr. Mancell Reece, who aps peared for the prosecution, in outlining the case, said that ac+ cased and the deceased, Shadoo Currim, were members of tha crew of the str. Banca, who were being conveyed from Yokohama to Bombay to be paid off. Thd tragedy occurred on August 30, when the Macedonia was about "50 miles off the Saddles. Evidence would be given that, after speaking with the deceased, who was among the crew on the foc'sle head, accused was seen tod draw a knife and stab him in the lower part of the chest, Shadco having his hand slashed with the knife in attempting to ward off the blow. The wounded: man staggered to his mattress bleeding profusely from his wounds and never rose again. He was attended by the ship's doctor but. was beyond reco and died shortly afterwards. Accused was placed under arrest and handed over to the Police on arrival in Shanghai.
Evidence of arrest was - given by Det. Sub.-Inspector Yorke, who stated that, after the warrant had been read over to him and the usual caution given, accused replied: "That was my! brother. - I did not murder him.
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