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Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Police Court.

He relieved "Murray and later naked Dwyer if he had seen the body to which Dwyer said: "No."

"I asked him if he had seen the mess, and he replied, "No, and I do not want to see it."**

"I asked him who the A. B. was and

NOT INTERESTED

He regarded Dwyer as a brilliant man. He did not appear to be inter- ested in any

conversation about the told Witness was was that of Dickenson the

Crown Counsel, Mr. John Whyatt dead man at all.

Mr. G. S. that the body prosecuting, while Hugh-Jones is defending accused. during "tricks", Dwyer was in

is

Midshipman Desmond Northcock was on duty on May

2. He heard the report of a shot

Able Seaman George Webster, of wheelhouse then, H. M. S. Dorsetshire, first witness this morning, said he had known deceased said he for the last eight months and accused

compass platform room. for about six months. Friendly rela- when in the

He looked at the tions existed between witness and ac- It was then 1.33 a.m.

clock on the chart table. He sent the cused.

the

At 10 p.m. on May 1, witness was bosun's mate to investigate and

Ac- latter returned a few seconds Inter. sitting in his mess on a stool. cused came in, sat next to witness and Witness was sent down by the Officer on watch and saw Dickenson lying spoke.

"He asked me to put my hand into with his head against the hawser reel his right hand pocket. He spoke in a bleeding profusely. He was facing in- low tone. I took no notice. He drew board. The Surgeon Commander and came a minute my attention again by nudging me. As Surgeon Lieutenment

The booms were lighted at mid- I looked round, I saw him pull his later. hand out of his pocket, holding some- night. He noticed the lights were out

after the Commander arrived. thing which looked like a bullet. am not sure whether it was a bullet or not."

up

PECULIAR LOOK Leading Seaman White, said was on watch on the bridge. Just then the "out pipes" order blew he and they got up and went to fix He was talking to a leading signalman their hammocks. Accused said noth-when he heard an explosion at about ing more and

The Midshipman of the watch went out through the 1.30. door. "In my opinion, no-one else sent him below and he found deceased could have seen what accused had in bleeding badly about the head. He re- turned to the bridge and informed the his hand."

Cross-examined by Mr. Hugh-Jones, Officer on Watch.

He later went back and stayed a few witness said he did not pay attention |

He was feeling sick from the to who else was in the Mess. He could minutes. not remember how many there were. shock of seeing the body and the blood There were 15 members of the mess, and made for the starboard shute.

When he reached the shute he notic- but witness could not remember how

on a bollard alone. many were present. He could not re-ed Dwyer sitting member by name a single seaman who He looked as though he was trying to vomit. He was retching, Dwyer look- was present.

ed at him and in doing so had to turn his head.

"He had a peculiar look, one hard to

THOUGHT AFTERWARDS Questioned further, witness said there was an able seaman opposite him, Seaman Mackay. To see what explain, It was more of a stare than a look. It may have been due to the accused had in his hand, witness had fact that he was sick." to look across his body. Mackay was about two feet away.

Witness explained that he thought nothing of the incident until he heard the following morning that a man had been shot and that accused had been detained.

"Did it strike you at the time as un- usual?"-"Yes".

What did you do?-I informed P. O. Smout.

"I did not go to the shute, I was. feeling better."

"What did P. O. Smout do?"-He Mr. Hugh-Jones: "Apart from the went to the upper deck and returned fact that you heard that a man had three minutes later. been killed and that accused had been Witness added that the place where detained, what reason_had_ you to be- the body was lying was well lit but he lieve that what you saw was a bul-could not say about the lighting of the let?" "I saw about a quarter of an booms. inch of steel."

gone

guard rail which would be as high or higher than his shoulders, the Bollard was 18 inches inboard.

NO SOUNDS Witness agreed that he had

Cross-examined by Mr. Hugh Jones, through a musketry course but said witness said that Dwyer was sitting on he was unable to recognise instantly a bollard with his arms on the top whether the article accused pulled out of his pocket was a buliet or not.

Witness denied that at the Court of Inquiry he made a statement to the effect that all present in the mess were in a position to see what was happening.

man

It would not be possible for Dwyer in that position to try to vomit over-

board.

He did not hear anyone moving about had on the booms after the hearing of the

It

"After hearing that a been shot I formed an opinion. just made me think what it was accused's hand. I wondered whether it was bullet or not."

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MIDDLE WATCH

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shots.

The booms were steel decks and if anyone had been moving fast and wa3- wearing leather-soled shoes, he, wit- ness, would have probably heard him.

Signalman Douglas Henry Trumper Seaman William Hill said he was on testified that in the early hours of May the middle watch which mustered at 2 last, when carrying a jug of water midnight on the port side abreast the to the galley-flat he met accused, who port seaboat. He was in the galley asked him what the time it was. Wit- flat at 12.30 a.m. sitting on a fire lock-ness replied that it was about 1.20 a.m. He saw Dwyer, who passed by Able-Seaman Ernest Gartside said from the Recreation Room and went to he was in the galley-flat at about 12.15 the starboard door. Witness could see a.m. Accused, and other seaman were out of the starboard door as far as the there. Accused was sitting.on the torpedo tubes. Dwyer stopped at the fire-locker reading a book. Deceased starboard shroud, supporting the fore- and Petty Officer Smout were outside most mast. He noticed Dwyer look the port door. When they left, ac- back towards the galley or to him. He cused put down the book and after later lost sight of Dwyer who may taking a look outside the port-door, re- have gone to the latrine. When off turned and spoke to A. B. Burns. "tricks," men either got their heads! After a while, witness noticed that down or read. It did not strike him as accused had disappeared. If he had left unusual for Dwyer to be moving about, by the starboard door he would have

AS IF HIS LAST

seen him. Witness later heard a loud

A. B. Frederick Pickering said he bang. He thought something had gone saw Dwyer between 12.45 and 1.15 a.m. wrong with some electric apparatus sitting on a stool smoking. He did not and went below. Nothing was wrong, think that Dwyer smoked. Dwyer seem- so he returned to the galley-flat and ed to be dragging at the cigarette as on his way met Leading Seaman White if it were his last. The witness even- who was very shaky. White told wit- tually fell asleep, being wakened by ness to go outside the port-door. Go- part of the watch mustering. He did ing out, he found a midshipman look- Numerous refugees of many not notice anything unusual but when ing at the dead man. nationalities are aboard. the Bri-he saw the Commander, and. First Witness saw accused at about 4 a.m. tish cruiser, Sussex, which arrived Lieutenant passing the port side, lie at the recreation space. Accused was

On the wearing an overcoat and in Marseilles from Barcelona yes- knew something was wrong.

an oilskin way to his duty ho came to know that which he was not wearing previous- terday.Trana-Ocean,

some-one had been shot. He looked ly. The case is continuing.