which took place at the Savoy Hotel The sequel to the stabbing affray
Trshich Set, G. Jenkinson, of the Monin. Plies, was, wounded in back, was ended with a desist lby the Commissioner, Mr. A. Krisel, in the U.S. Court on November 22, whereby the defendant, John Dudkoy deck engineer of the str. Iowa, was sentenced to 60 days imprisonment auf' fined G.$100. Dudko pleaded guilty of having been® drunk -and disorderly and said that he could not remember what happened.
The first witness called was Sgt. G. Jenkinson who testified to being a British subj Municipal Police. that on Sunday morning last he had gone into the Savoy bar to- get a hot drink and had met his friend.
Mr. H. P. Molloy. They were stand-jing and talking when the defendant, who was somewhat i nated, he put his body between them and called them objectionable names, whereupon Set. Jenkinson flicked his, nose. The conversation between Jenkinson and Molloy was resumed but a moment later Molloy was hit fon the back of the head. Witness stated that someone hit him on the back and he had fallen to the floor.
Upon sitting up Molloy had seen the blood on the back of his coat Jand discovered that he was stabbed. He was removed to the hospital. Dudko had disappeared. Witness exhibited his coat and vest to th court, showing where they had been cut and the blood stains.
The second witness was Mr.
Molloy, a British subject, employed by the British Tobacco "Company, ave corroborative evidence.
In summing up his case U.S. Dis trict Attorney, Dr. George Sellett, said that while there was no actus evidence as to who had stabbed Set Jenkinson the probabilities of the case all point to Dudko. In the first heaving the second-assistant en-zincer of the str. Towa had testified that when he had seen Dudko on Sunday he hag told him that he ha "stabbed a man at the Savoy Hotel, John Rieger, manager of the Savoy Hotel, at that time testified to having: seen 'a middle-sized man dash out of the bar shortly before it was discovered that Sgt. Jenkinson had been stabbed. A shipmate of Dud-Jko's also testified that Dudko had threatened to "open him up" earlier in the evening and Dudko had deseribed himself as "one bad sombre."
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