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whether there

were others of the

of crew on deek when the prisoners

came down below. Seelat was

on deck – at least it was

watch. It was

only

his

the sin

prisoners who proposed taking the ship. We were all called. aft into the Captam's cabin

the Mate. He was

I there

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wounded. I took no particular

Motice

of

the wounds. I did

not hear the mate say anything. There

a deamate

on board named Cassimut.

He is too ill to appear asasvitness.

His depositions proved by M. Mitchell putinand read. Mr Gaskell on behalf of Prisoners, consents_

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oath, states;

Cassimut examined on

Ido not recollect the day, but it was about nine days ago the ship

while

was at sea at about

half past 8 p.m. it blowing

gale of wind, I was with the "Captain and the Chief Officer in

the cabin the mate was

writing the log, when the Captain told him to go forward and call the hands to pump the ship, he left the Cabin for

that

purpose and I heard loud the deek. I went up. I

immediately after

cries on

heard him call out. "Oh

"

Any

God"

"Jesus Christ' Captain Paterson Iam dying." I asked him what-

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the matter- he told me some

of the crew had stabbed him. I then called the

Captain

and he

came on deck and I went down