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THE PIRATES” SPY ?

SUNNING

CHIEF OFFICER'S STATEMENT.

GRAPHIC STORY OF FIGHT AND SNIPING

AT: OFFICERS.

MEN WHO WERE HIRED AS AMATEUR

PIRATES.

At the continued Magistracy hearing Yesterday of the case against the twenty muspects held on "charges arising out of the piracy of the o.. **Sanning" on November 15th, the Chief Officer of the ship told a very thrilling story during the morning and afternoon. He entered the wit- Ress-box about 11.20, and, apart from an adjournment for tin, was giving evidence and being cross-examined until the Court ress at 1.10. When the hearing is resumed to-morrow, another of the ship's officers will be called. It is understood that there are at least forty witnesses whom the Crown can call if necessary.

Mr. T P. Baatty (the Chief Officer) related what he saw' of the manner in which the pirates secured control of the "Sunning," and gave a more detailed account than had as yet appeared of the exceed- ingly able manner in which the recapture of the ship was planned and carried out.

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In the afternoon session he graphically described the fight in the darkness of the early hours of the 18th.

Mr. Beatty gave as his opinion that the thirteenth accused was the pirates' spy, and he suspected this man of having made frequent trips in the "Sunning" with a view, to obtaining particulars about the ship.. The witness also referred to a number of the pirates as obviously hired MSA and amateurs, and repudiated the mggestion by a defending solicitor that one of the accused, because he might turn out to be a discharged seaman, did not take part in the piracy.

THE MORNING SESSION.

The "Hingpo Man."

At the morning session Capt. Pringle, master the Sünning, went into the wit ness-box, and his evidence given on the previous afternoon was read over.

Mr. H. K. Holmes (Crown Solicitor) appeared to prosecute. Mr. J. A. Gordon Leaskof Mesara, GK Hall Brutton & Co., defended the 19th accused-known as the Ningpo Man"; Mr. Leo d'Almada was for the second accused and Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on behalf of the sixth accused and ten others.

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After dinner I had an opportunity of discussing the situation with the Second Officer. At 11.30 the pirates became very restless and we deemed it advisable not to be talking together.

Mr. Holmes: Can you identify app of the pirates whom you had seen up to dinner time? No, 7 is the man who attacked the Second Engineer,

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thing for it. While the man was in his cabin he (the accused) had a good look Around.

I cannot be absolutely sure," concluded the Chief Officer, "but I sus- pect this accused of being the man I have in mind. He took no active part in the piracy, but he has travelled before on the Sunning. I have been laughed at by others for my sa picions of him. I am practically certain this is the man. I have previously complained af.

The eighth accused, went on witness, was a man whose photograph was left behind with some gear by the No. pirate

Continuing, witness said that before midnight they had come to the conclusion that unleas, they recaptured the ship be fore any Daval craft appeared, they Captain Pringle was questioned by Mr. would be murdered in cold blood. They deck. I crawled along the awning, which Leask, who asked "How long have you thought that the fact that a ship of the was vertically over this ladder. By this known the 19th accused, the ship car-same Company passed and had not re time the Chief Engineer had reached the ceived a response to her signal would boat deck and a chain of pirates could penter ?

Captain Pringle: About twelve years. almost certainly result in Hong Kong be seen pushing him along towards the He has been with me, I think, in three being informed that there was something bridge and using him as a shield. The ships. I have known him about twelve amiss. Witness had had experience on No. 1 pirate was iramediately behind years. He is a hard-working carpenter. active service and would say that any the Chief Engineer. As soon as the Mr. Leask: Would you say he was a thing unusual, however small, was im- Chief Engineer had passed between me man of normal intelligence?

portant.

and the bridge, I fired at the No. 1 Captain Pringle: He has a silly Mr. Lindsell: Omne ignotum pro mag-pirate, and then withdrew from my posi manner, but he is a splendid carpenter. Bidco ---Quite.

tion. The Chief Engineer fell down and Chlef Officer's Bloxy,'

the No. 1 pirate appeared to be wound- At 11:20, when Cheling Light was das ed in the shoulder. Mr. Hurst then to appear on the course, the pirates be opened up fire on the exposed pirates. I came excited, and their leader who was retreated to the skylight of the Captain's alarmed kept Bashing his torch and made cabin, immediately behind the bridge. it very awkward for the Second Officer and smashed it open. In the Captain's to swing his navigation lead. The leader cabin, as pre-arranged, were the Seconding) for about 3 hour became less alarmed when Mr. Lapsley

and Third Engineers, the Wireless persuaded him that the light would not operator, and the Russian lady pas be approached for some little time, and senger."

An Empty Revolver.

Pirates Uneasy.

This concinded the evidence in chief of Mr. Beatty, who had then been in the witness box (including the morning hear

Not a Spy.

The Chief Officer of the Sunning, Mr. Tom Parke Beatty, was the next witness, He referred to the Sunning leaving Amoy on November 15th, and aid he was on the bridge until noon. About 3.45 p.m. be heard a scuffle, and looking out of his cabin he saw two armed Chinese die arming an Indian guard, who should have remained posted by the grill door of the upper deck. The guard was down on the main deck, being deprived of his rifle by Chines who were obviously pirates.

Witness sized up the situation and, without having been seen, he stepped back into his cabin, and closed the door' while patient, one of them snatched witness's by the pirates at intervals, and there was he armed himself with a revolver. On binoculars in the box of which he had spiping as well. They had hoped to have absolutely certain of this man, but the

he went below to the chart room.

All this time witness and Mr. Hearst Proceeding, the Chief Officer said that were waiting for a suitable opportunity, in the meanwhile the Captain was cover- To the inexperienced eyes of the pirates, ing the port wing of the bridge, with an the light was still not discernible when empty revolver. Attacks on the bridge they approached it, and, becoming im and ladder were carried out occasionally

found himself covered not only by one swept the sky with the glasses, directing of the pirates who had disarmed the them everywhere but to the point where guard from the main deck, but also by the light actually was. *. a second man who appeared along the saloon deck. Witness could not ident'

this second pirata

Fizates Stunned."

properly recapture cd the ahip, but all they could do was to repel attacks.

Referring to the sniping, witness said this was certainly directed towards the While the attention of the pirates was the promiscuous firing, he could not say officers on the bridge. With regard to At the same time, witness saw the Chief thus kept concentrated the Second Officer at what this was directed. Some pirates Engineer, somewhat dazed as from an

was edging nearer and nearer, and, har- had got up on the after end of the boat injury, being forced out of hial cabin by ing had witness's previous instruction deck and were sniping at the officers from a third pirate who held a broken tenpot not to use his revolver lest a premature there. in his band. Witness could not identify of the shooting, he resorted to the navi fire breaking out and said the Second alarm should be occasioned by the noise Witress then went on to refer to the this third pirate.

Similarly, the Second Engineer was gation lead. He struck at one of the Officer's cabin was set alight about 1 8.m.; also forced along, by two pirates, coming two pirates then on the bridge, and laid he thought. Soon afterwards smoke was along the port side of the saloon deck him clean out. Two blows had to be do seen on the starboard side. He too appeared

dition to be in a dazed con.livered with the lead before the second i

Both the First and Second Engineers were, forced into witness' cabin.

Mr. Holmes: When the pirates attack man could be laid low:

ed what became of the passengers 7 coming up the ladder, was aimed at by could not see anybody. They seemed to Then a third pirate, who appeared, Witness: They were all herded out. I witness, but the revolver jammed and it be partly in the after end of the vessel, was discarded for a rifle which was and some in the sailor's fo'castle.

The pirate We went thrust into witness hand,

"I invited one of the pirates to ac company me in search of the lady pa

said Mr. Beatty.

senger,

Boata Leave, ...

The undelended accused were asked if they had any questions to put to the Chief Officer.

The thirteenth accused denied that he went to the Chief Officer's cabin and ask. ed to be treated for toothache. He said. that he never even went up on the main deck.

Witness replied that he could not be

this accused if he was, the man witness thought.

The Butt of the Crew.

In answer to Mr. Leask, who put ques tions with regard to the 19th accused, the Chief Officer said that this man was the ship's carpenter. He had worked in the ship since March, and prior to the boycott he had been in the ship for four the Captain's statement, that the man or five years. The Chief Officer bore out

was very good workman.

" In other things not connected with his work, added witness," he has appeared, to be little simple minded, and has always been the but of the crew,"

Amateur Pirates. Speaking with regard to No. 7 accused, Mr. Lo asked the Chief Officer, if evidence was brought to the effect that this man was a discharged seaman from from Shanghai to Hong Kong, and that, he was identified as zach in front of the police at Hong Kong, whether this would alter witness's opinion that this accused took part in the piracy.

towards the saloon, but the man got very was hit with a 'rifle shot as he was rus Witness then went on to reber to No. the s. Philadelphia, and was travelling` - excited and when we reached the ladder aing down the ladder, and bo tell motion- and No. 8 boat leaving the Sunning.

he refused to let me go further towards the saloon."

less

At

on the deck at the bottom.

this stage the hearing was adjours ed until the afternoon:

THE AFTERNOON HEARING.

called the lowering of the No. 2 life with a number of people, and also re-

boat from the boat deck, in which were some of the ship's officers and quarter. masters and the lady passenger. (A re- port regarding these incidents has al ready appeared in connection with Capt. Pringle's evidence),

Asked if he could identify any of the accused, witness said that No. 20 was one of the men who were on the bridge and was felled by the Second Officer.

Ship Set on a Dangerous Course. Witness was then met by another pirata

Clubbed. With a Winchester. who forced him to go on to the bridge. There the quartermaster was on the When the hearing was resumed in the |bridge, everything was quiet and appear afternoon, the Chief Officer proceeding ed quite normal. Another pirate, ap-with his story said that one of the men parently a man of authority, then came who had been felled by the Second Officer, on the scene and demanded that the ship was lying prone on the bridge Witness should steered S.W. Witness told the went to search this man for acus, but quartermaster to say that would be dan- the man showed signs of movement, and No. 7 accused, continued the Chief gerous, owing to the presence of rocks, grabbed hold of witness "So said the Officer, glancing along the line of accus- but the quartermaster could not speak Chief Officer, I clubbed him with the ed, was a particularly vicious individual, the dialect. This advice was unheeded Winchester. Unfortunately the stock and was very active. Several of the and a south-west course was adhered to, broke off, leaving me disarmed" pirates, continued Mr. Bently, were scen with the quartermaster steering under the Witness said that he then went down to be wearing some of the officers' cloth eye of the pirate chief.

to the man he had abot. Mr. Hurst (the ing. No. 20, for instance, had the The Captain of the ship was later Second Officer) covered him while he went Captain's overcoat on; while others were fetched to the bridge by the No. 1 pirate, down the ladder. Witness took a revol| wenring stolen mußers and caps. and after further argument, the latter ver from this man, and some revolver consented to the ahip being put back to ammunition from the man's pocket. The the original-couras. With this decision dead man als had a broken rife with. being taken the manner of the pirates bim and a bandolier containing some on the bridge became less uneasy, and a rifle ammunition. little more liberty was permitted to the officers.

Used2 Screen,

A Pirate Spy ?

The Chief Officer: Not at all. This man was always to the fore when there. was anything doing. He was particu- larly offensive to me. There were three or four men taking part in the piracy who appeared to be hired men, or amateurs, rather than practised pirates.

Replying to further questions by Mr. Lo, witness said he did not know what advantage the pirates thought they would get by leaving the Sunning in boats in stead of remaining on board in the like- hood that a fishing junk would come alongside and take them off. The wes ther was very rough, and the boats did not stand much chance in the sea. It was quite likely that there would be fishing junks about as there generally were in that vicinity.

Mr. Lindsell Was there any likelihood of them being honest fishing junks)

Witness: I think fishermen are the same the world „over. Of course they might have been threatened by the pirates

Speaking with regard to the thirteenth accused, the Chief Officer said this man took no active part in the piracy. It was possible, however, that he was the pirates' spy. Witness continued that as Shots rang out," continued the Chiel far as he could recollect he had seen this Mr. Lapdlay's Services,

Officer, and there was promiscuous firing particular man on the Sunning on pre- Mr. Holmes: Do you know anything from all parts of the ship. It was dark vious trips to this one, and his actions

This concluded the cross-examination of about Mr. Lapsley 1-1 found him in his and they missed us. At the same time, had roused his suspicions, so much so

the Chief Officer, and the Court roso cabin. He accompanied me to the lady when I had returned to the bridge, the that be (witness) had complained, about shortly after four o'clock, the sccused cabin. Two more pirates came and start Chief Engineer appeared, coming up the the man to the compradora. The man being remanded until to-morrow morn- ed to take away the lady's property. ladder from the saloon deck to the boat appeared to have travelled on the Suning at eleven o'clock. There will be fur- Mr. Lapsley then spoke in dialect deck. He was obviously being forced up ning frequently. On this particular trip, thor hearings-to-morrow afternoon, Fri- which they understood. Mr. Lapsley's the ladded, and was calling out don't ability led to a complete change on the shoot, don't shoot. Mr. Hurst remain part of the pirates. The officers were ed on the bridge covering the ladder lead then allowed comparative freedom, the ing from the saloon deck to the boat

and shortly before the pirates were day morning and Friday afternoon, and known to have control of the ship, this probably on Saturday morning. These man came to his cabin on a pretext of are all the dates so far fixed by having a bad tooth, and asked for somes Lindsell,