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HUMPHREY'S CROSS-
EXAMINATION This occasion that you spoke about when Dickinson followed you and Dwyer Into the boys' locker fiat-that was the only occasion on which he did so?—Yes.
Were you on the same terms with Dickinson as you were with Dwyer? Yes.
This incident took place at Sin- gapore Harbour?-Yes.
striking a match, Dickinson had Mr. D'Almada: The reason why zone. hadn't he?-Because I saw you did not know anything about Dickinson crawl from 14 to under it was because you were in the 10 mess-table and then run away. cells?—Yes.
A LIGHTED MATCH How on earth was it possible tar match to light a space three yards away from you? By leaning over.
You expected that match to light across underneath 14 mess-table and beyond It?-Yes.
Where, Sydney?—Yes.
Cross-examined,
witness said
Dwyer was not normal when he spoke to him.
For that reason, you didn't take
the threats seriously at all?--I took
them to be idle threats,
He was
Able Seaman E. J. Fisher sald The fact of the matter remains that at the Inquiry you said that Dickinson was a very cool fellow when Dickinson arrived Dwyer had and a good sportsman. a yest on and now you say he was also a very level headed fellow and Look every day of his life in his was naked when stride. Of a perfectly normal tem- naked?--Ee went there.
You also sald he was naked when perament, he was not argumenta- Dickinson arrived. He must have Ive or anything like that. Dwyer, whom he had known for six months, had spoken to him about Dickinson, saying he was bearing You can't reconcile these state-down on him. Dwyer also sald· “I You said this at the Police Court.nents, can you? No, you can't. will get that referring to did you not: "The boys locker You have given evidence three Dickinson What date?-It was a Sunday night, I think, but I can't remem-at is not frequented at night ex-times and you have contradicted
cept for people returning ber the date.
shore? Yes.
Was the ship at a buoy? No. It
was alongside a jetty.
About what time would you place the incident?-About midnight.
It was very warm in Singapore, was it not?---Yes.
Did you have any bed-clothes? No, not covering me, I was lying on top of them.
Did you notice what Dwyer was wearing? He was in tropical singlet and shorts.
You made no mention at the Board of Enquiry or at the Police been naked. Court-of Dickinson crawling under the table?-No..
·CONTRADICTIONS
Mr." D'Almada: I think you also from yourself in several very important heard Dwyer say he would get an-
respects. You have also mention-other b. Degans?--Yes.
According to your story Dwyer came over to your mess-table and to go to the boys nvited you locker fat. What made you go?-
Just an impulse.
Ever been there before-No. When you got there you say
Did he have any bed-clothes?-Dwyer had no clothes on?-Yes. No.
What time did you go to sleep?
I turned in at about nine o'clock and went to sleep.
DID NOT SEE DWYER
Was it just after you got there; that Dickinson got there? Yes.
What did you have on then? -I was fully dressed.
things here which you had ever mentioned before. You told the Court yesterday that you got a That was ilsease in Singapore ashore, wasn't it? Yes.
Dwyer took you over to his wn locker and showed you the bullets? Yes.
How did he show them?-By the 3nse..
Not like this? (laying bullet Auz in the palm)--No.
Hardly consistent with anyone
Threats like`that are very com- mon in the lower deck?--Yes.
You hear them every day?—Yes, Stoker D. Regan said that while he was in the New York Hotel in Sydney, Dwyer, who spoke as if he were sober, spoke to him of people whom he disliked, mention- ing Dickinson and a few others. About » Dickinson, Dwyer sald be did not like Him and that he in- tended to shoot him.
Mr. D'Almada: It was usual to
Dickinson was naked? Yes. Referring to the Board of En-taking you there deliberately to talk of one's likes and dislikes on the Dorsetshire. how you the ammunition, wasn't board ship and to hear threats
being uttered?-Yes.
Referring to the party which had fauiry aboard gone ashore and returned by the counsel asked: You were asked at. last, boat at 11 o'clock, Mr. D'AI-number of questions and to each mada asked: Did Dwyer get back you gave an answer?—Yes. with that party?—Yes.
One question you declined to Did he come alone?--I can't say. janswer?—Yes,
Every answer was taken down Then you don't know when Dwyer came back? You assumed as you gave It?—Yes. he came back, you didn't see him? --No.
So you have no reason to doubt that this holding up a sheaf of notes of what Were you sharing No. 12 Messaper is a copy
took place at the enquiry?—No, with anyone?--No.
Was anyone else sleeping on No. 14?--No.
A BIG DIFFERENCE
וי
ΙΠ your examination-in-chier In fact the only reason why yon vou said this, "Going into Sydney (remember this particular incident Harbour Dwyer was working in in connection with Dwyer was be- the galley on the port side and cause some days afterwards Dic Dickinson was in charge, and there dinson was shot?-Yes. was art altercation between them. ' And Dwyer did say he disliked I am putting it to you that that other people too?-Yes, but.I don't quite untrue, that at the time remember him making any threats "wyer was, in fact, in the side-against these. party and on the foe's'le.-No.
Re-examined, witness sald ne
If Dwyer was in the side-party had heard a good many threats before but had never heard one about shooting.
1) he would not be under Dickinson?
NEVER SLEPT ON BENCH
I would like to bring your acten-No. I think there was an Able Seation to one thing you said at the nan sleeping on a stool on No. 127 Police Court: "1 followed Dwyer to The answer was not heard. the boys locker fat. Dwyer was two or three minutes ahead of me.”
It was immediately on being
cident? Yes.
i am putting it to you that the give Dwyer some nasty lobs about
always on The
side-party
War
Ordinary Seaman J. R. Howstan. testified that Dickinson ased to
Christmas time last year. He sald
like each other.
Awakened that you saw this in (Witness' had said in examination-foc's'le when the ship entered har-that accused and deceased did not
bour. I am putting it to you that in-chief that Dwyer got into the
When they were at Sydney. Witness had previously stated at two or three seconds ahead of Dwyer never did sleep on the mess-
lable in Singapore, he slept on a Dwyer told him that he hated that he remained awake for about him). Which is correct, two or
hench. I am putting it to you Dickinson as he had given him a half an hour after the people had three minutes or two or three "eturned from the shore and now seconds?--I couldn't have been that that table was used by other lot of hard jobs and that he would
nembers of the crew?-No. 11 counsel asked him: You remained more than two or three secqfds.
shoot him from the booms. You disagree?—Yes.
that time, witness thought Dwyer awake for about half an hour after
So you were wrong in the Police
Dickinson was not on that mess would not do such a thing. the people had come back from Court when you placed it at two the shore and it was after this half or three minutės-Xex.
deck at all?-No. hour had elapsed that you saw the Incident? Yes.
This L$ 3 big difference, of course. 80 times more than what
At
Able Seaman FAA McKay testi-
He had no business there?-Onlyned that towards the end of April his locker was there.
-Yes.
Dwyer asked him if it was possible
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asked him if he had seen anyone He said he had round that way.
This occasion you said you saw to commit murder on H.M. Shipade to the bollards. Dwyer was It was not. then, what you said you now put it at. You say now him on 14 mess-table, was that the and get away with it. "I did not sitting on one of them and witness In answer to my friend yesterday. seconds?—Yes.
About how many seconds after first time you saw him that night? sald witness, "pay any attention Yesterday what you said was this
Men returning from shore woke vou got there did Dickinson ket me and I saw Dickinson kneeling there?-About two minutes. beside Dwyer....
At the police court you said it According to you, you saw every-was two or three seconds after you thing very clearly, did you not?et there that Dkinson came in. of your evidence in regard to this rodies again." Witness explainedsult of what White told you that You have changed minutes in one incident is entirely untrue-No, it that there had been one or two
is quite true.
Yes
You took it all in at one glance case into seconds and now or you watched?--I watched.
You shouted and immediately after your shout Dickinson rin nway? Yes,
changed
seconds minutes.—It is hard to judge.
you
Inte
You did not see him come on board? No.
I put it to you that the whole
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to it but passed a remark that if be wanted to get rid of anybody Just push him overboard is I did not want the trouble of sewing up
seen a Chinese and also Leading Seaman White. He appeared lu be quite normal.
Mr. D'Almada: It was as a re-
of
natural deaths on the Dorsetshire you went from the port "side There was no such incident as and it was his job to assist the the ship to the starboard side?---
Yes, you spoke of and there was no such salimaker in sewing up the bodies.
He was looking upset himself Dwyer also asked him if it was. It is hard to judge, but you are incident as the one in which Dwyer
showed you ammunition?-It is possible to get a gun in Sydney, too?-Yes, he was quite pale: berg to give evidence on a matter
and he replied that the authorl- You saw everything with the aid of the utmost Importance and you quite correct. of that police light? Yes.
must give your Judgment machi
Mr. Whyatt (re-examining): "Ittles could trace the registration Dwyer appeared to be It was bright enough for every-more accurately. I am going to has been suggested that the whole number. one else to see also?—Yes.
suggest to you later that the whole of your evidence is entirely untrue. serious and was perfectly sober.
in particular your evidence that your evidence is entirely false. Well. which is correct? I can't you saw Dwyer naked in the boys' say. It seemed like two or three incker flat." seconds.
What did you shout?-I can't say.
I thought you were sufficiently interested in this affair. Can't you think what you said?-No.
You made a poise, and Dwyer ran away?--Yes.
SQUARE EVIDENCE
nat
Here
Do you know whether Dwyer was in side party when the ship was entering Bydney Harbour?-I don't remember seeing him.
In reply to His Lordship witness TABLES POPULAR BEDS
said there were on the starboard Mr. D Almada: Tables aré popu- side of the ship about 20 other Mr. Whyatt lar places to sleep on particularly seamen and there were two be- read out that part of witness in warm weather?-Yes.
sides Dickinson on the port side vidence in which he had testified
Who slept on 14 mess table in jin the vicinity of the seaboat, but singapore?-different people on taking the whole of the upper different nights.
deck there must have been some upper Mostly?—A.B. Degans and A.B. 150 men sleeping on the Roberts most of the time.
deck. Very few were aroused by Petty-Officer J. R. Snout said the shot. When he went over to that about 12.40 on May 2 he was the starboard side he did not see on his rounds and saw Dwyer anyone stirring other than Dwyer. abreast the starboard seaboat. AB. Garside said that after Dickinson was on his watch, in Dickinson had left the galley fat You said a little while ago that before... I suggest you are men-
charge of the" seaboat. When he Dwyer stood at the starboard Dwyer was 'not using any bed-tioning it now to try and square Able Seaman "C. J. M. Smith finished his rounds he saw Dickin-doorway and looked outside for testined that On one occasion, son on the port doorway of the about a minute or 80. A little clothes. They were on the table your evidence. and he was sleeping on them.
You remember mying here that while the ship was in Singapore. galley-flat, talking to A.B. Murphy. later witness turned round and Your suggestion now is that Dickinson found Dwyer
naked. Dwyer, who appeared upset, told Dickinson went out of the door to Dwyer was gone. At about 140 witness heard a bang and shortly Dwyer was sleeping on some bed-Eut previously jog said that when him that Dickinson had given him wards the upper deck clothes.——Yes,,
Dickinson came into the flat Dwyer a very hard time and that he witness himself remained on after Leading Beaman White came If that was So why should had a singlet an. Again you have meant to get even with him.. Ask the galley-flat and later he heard through the port doorway. Dickinson put his hand under the made a mistake. Again you have jed how he was going to get even, a report. After Investigating. he was looking very pale. White told bed-clothes to get at Dwyer?-He contradicted yourself.
Dwyer said as he was a member went out through the port door witness to go outside, and there Just put his hand under.
In reply to another question, of the rifle team, he could easily and saw the body of Dickinson. he saw the body of Dickinson You remember saying this I witness said he knew nothing get a round of ammunition, and Then, as the result of something Continning, Garade said that shouted and struck two or three bout the shooting till two or three that he was going to shoot Dickin-White. the 'bo'sun's mate said to about five or ten minutes past four matches." What was your object in days after the incident.
jhim, he went to the starboard (ConfLaned on Page 91
At the Board of Enquiry the Dwyer coming up to him as he interval you placed between youry on his mess-table and running andals hand up and down his stomach. You saw, as you said yesterday. arrival in the locker Dickinson leaning on No. 14 mess-Dickinson's arrival was about five "That, and your finding Dwyer table? Yes....
minutes.--He was behind the other naked in the locker flat, were they
true? Yes, str. He was on the far side of the locker.
The Chief Justice: To the best table? Yes.
of your knowledge was Dickinson popular-Yes, sir.
You know that? How did you He had his hand under Dwyer's how?-He told me. ked-clothes? Yes.
You never said a word of that
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