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mate,
anchor in the Straits of Malacca near Sophins, the second mate was on the grating of the ship. The prisoner was near him, scrubbing on the deck, securing the gratings of the hatch nettings.
The prisoner had removed the second grating and was scrubbing it. He had been warned, at half past five o'clock that morning, to send the five gratings which belonged to one side of the deck.
That occasion to call on him twice before he set to work, he worked unwillingly. It was my opinion that a person might have scrubbed all five gratings in half an hour. Mr. Hopkins asked me if the prisoner had scrubbed them. I said there were two gratings.
Mr. Hopkins then struck the prisoner on the side of the head with the palm of his hand. Prisoner looked up, Mr. Hopkins said, "You are a lazy fellow, why have you not finished them," and struck him again in the same manner. About three minutes elapsed between the two blows. Prisoner said nothing.
Mr. Hopkins turned away and was on the point of going away when the prisoner drew a fore-and-aft knife from his belt and stabbed him in the left side. Mr. Hopkins was about five feet from the gratings which the prisoner was scrubbing when the prisoner stabbed him.
Prisoner struck a back-handed blow - for Hopkins' back was to him - when he was stabbed, but on feeling the blow, he turned round. I seized the prisoner's elbows. He then stabbed him again close to the first stab.
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mate,
anchor in the Straits of 1 Miliam Sophins, the second ma was in the writt of the ship. The prisoner was near him, buceting on the lects secutting the gratings of the ham-
wook net
nettings.
grating
Onsoner had removed
sembling
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second
and was south
be had been waired, at half past five cock that morning, to send the five gratings which belonged to one side
him twice before he set to work,
f
the
deck.
That
occasion to call
unoillingly
Jam
on of
of
with..
he worked.
opinion that a person night.
- iligence have scribbed all five gran
tings in half.
asked me
to tvore
امی ایران
hour. Mr. Hopko's_
if prisoner had scrubbed_
thare two
gratis.
Ssaid
Mr Stopkins then strenck prisoner on the
ide
the head with the palm of
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the hand. Prisoner looked up, Hirr Hopkin
said you
کرتے تھے اے سلام کا
you
are a lazy fellow cohy have
not finished them,"
ank strank
him again in the same manner. About three minutes clapsed lietuvos
The tivo blows Prisoner said no.
nothing
Br. Hophins turned away and was on the
point of going
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when prisoner dicia
the foreartles knife from
belt and stabbed him in the
left side
Mr. Hopkins was about five feet from
the gratings which prisoner was scrubs bing cohen prisoner stabbed him.
Prisoner struck a back handed blow- For Hopkin's back was to presorts.
when he was stabbed but on
feeling
the blow he turned round. Find A-
Seized prisoners
elbons. Fur
arms above the
over then stabbed him
again close to the first
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