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CROWN COMPLETES CASE IN DORSETSHIRE MURDER TRIAL
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Defence To Take Final Instructions
LARGE CROWD IN COURT FOR
THIRD DAY OF HEARING.
The third day of the Dorsetshire Murder Trial at the Criminal Sessions yesterday saw the Crown complete its case, and Counsel for the defence announced that "as at present advised, he was not call- ing evidence, but would like to take final Instructions."
The hearing was adjourned at that stage and resumes at 10 a.10. today.
The court was much more crowded yesterday than on the pre- vious two days, many well-known Europeans being noticed,
Dwyer had with him some sheets of paper and a pencil and throughout the day appeared to be taking notes.
peared to be excited and had an oilskin to ше да pillow and Dwyer agreed to let him have it | Alter witness had folded it up, be noticed it had the name of Allsopp.
In answer to his Lordship, wit- ness said that it was when the ship was at Sydney that he heard Dwyer say Dickinson was the most detestable man he had ever met.
"Leading Signalman F. T. Nichol. son said he was leading signalman on the compass platform during the middle watch. About 1.33 a.m he heard a sound like' a hatch slamming. Witness was then talk- ing to Leading Seaman White out- laide the remote control office and stepped onto a wooden platform for the upper part of the upper
deck but saw nothing.
Dickinson,
.SAW DWYER Did you happen to notice whe-
Later, witness was sent down to The case is being taken by Mr Justice R. E Lindsell and a Special ther there was anyone asleep on the upper deck with the midship- the watch to take the Jury comprising Messrs. H. H. H. the boom? Yes. Beneath the man of
ML searchlight aft of the after-funnel names of persons who were near Priestley (toreman). A
Murton. W.
J. M Scares. D
How many?-One
Witness saw Dwyer No one else anywhere about?-about 1.15 a.m. when he went to Shewan, Chau Noronha. 1 W.
There was nobody about. Shul-1 and L Tse-tor.g.
the port side to look for a shore Witness said he took the am light. A volce asked witness what The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Alinada, In- structed by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, munition to the Commander. Since he was looking for, and turning incident he had examined round, witness saw it was Dwyer. of Mesara Willdnsor and Grist, is the fcr the defence, while Mr. J. other overcoats on the ship. He They had a conversation lasting Whyatt, Crown Counsel, is con-examined ducting the. prosecution.
first the conversa-
between 300 and 400 about 20 minutes, during which overcoats and of these only two they were joined by Bignalman
Neither of these Trumper. At "Mr. E. Davidson is watching on had no names. behalf of the Admiralty.
two coats had buttons missing altion was about the light, and then The first witness called yesterday though one of them had the back-witness asked Dwyer what he was Midshipman D. Norenck. Wit-tag broken, ness sald he was on the bridge when he heard the report and noted that the time was 1.33 qm.
"I DON'T REMEMBER"
thought about the tragedy.
Dwyer expressed surprise. Wit-
Mr. D'Almada: You heard the ness mentioned that whoever had Commander say that he was going done the shooting must have been
On seeing the body of Dickinson to keep Dwyer aside. Did he say a good shot. The name of Dickin- witness Informed. the ofDeere. ne was doing this as he regarded son was mentioned in connection Dickinson's head was bleeding pro-Dwyer as a vainable witness? with the tragedy, and on hearing fusely and his face was twitching. That's a long way back, sir. Lots Cross-examined. witness ad of things were said that night. mitted having såld at the Board don't remember the Commander of Inquiry that there were lights on the boom.
"Since then I have found this statement to be incorrect, and I changed it at the Magistracy." he said. "There were no lights on the boom"
Is it possible that since the event you have discussed it with other people?—Yes.
And in that discussion the light-
ing of the boom was mentioned?
Yes,
That might have had some ef- fect on your evidence now? No.
having said these words.
You don't remember everything said that night?—No sir,
own accord,
i
a
this. Dwyer said he was not sorry. as there was only one other person in the ship whom he disliked more.
Mr. d'Almada; You remember, giving evidence at the inquiry? -
Witness: Yes.
Questions were put to you and You were given instructions to go to the boom to look for your answers were taken down?- weapon-I went up there on my Yea
One of the questioris was this. "Could you see the booms from where you were standing." and your answer was "Yes, 2 feet from the edge of the booms inboard. It
Do you know what kind of a weapon you were looking for?-A
Írevolver or a rifle.
MESS"
"CHASING AROUND"
In answer to another question, "Have you heard that anybody else detested Dickinson?" your answer
BOOMS IN DARKNESS The next witness, A. E. Matthias, Master-at-Arms, said that after the shooting, at about 1.55 a.m. he went up to the booms, which were
J. P. Byc, chief. Yeoman of was "Yes, I have heard this of one then in darkness. and searched signals, testified that when he re jor two ordinary seamen and young with a flashlight for the weapon, marked. "What a terrible mesa."able seamen that Dickinson had He found no weapon, but saw a both Dwyer and Freeman who had been chasing around."-Yes. overcoat which had a broken back.just previously given evidence) re I think you gave evidence at the tag. missing buttons, and a blue plied, "Yes!"' scarf and loose buttons in the About 4 a.m. he saw Dwyer again pocket. He left the coat where in the signals distributing office. he found it, as he did not attach
he identiẞed it.
At about 4 a.m. on the morning
TOKYO REPORT
AMUSES
- Shanghai, ŋJune 23. British circles "here. are much amused by the report of the local correspondent of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi stating that the strength of British troops in the International - Settlement, Shanghai, has been increased to 25,000 om- cers and men. The increas6 has been going on secretly since May, added the Jap- anese correspondent.
The actual strength of the British garrison is one bat- talion of Seaforth Highlan- ders and one battalion. of Durham Light Infantry-
(International).
INTERVENTION NOT WARRANTED
Washington. Juge 23. The spy charges "here have not warranted any Intervention on the part of the United States
Government, declared the Secre- tary of State. Mr. Cordell Hull, whose remarks are interpreted to mean that no communications on the subject are proceeding be tween Washington and Berlin (Reuter Bulletin).
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London, Jane 23.
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recent attributed partly to the small but persistent American' con- sumer buying bear covering, and partly to the bellef in heavy sup- plies of spot near and firsthand rubber hanging over the market have now passed into stronger hands.
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S CHARGE
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(BY AIR MAIL)
The National Government, Mr. and of all those things that were
and destructive Llovd George said. had crumpled menacing
and and crawled before the dictators, chat were so horrible in their The only locker you searched on the ship after receiving instructact, it was impossible for that rifle
They had let down the League of operation, as we could see today Nations, to explode from the booms with
which pras tions was Dwyer's? Yes.
our only in Spain and in China guarantee for world peace and for. THE GERMANS EXASPERATED In answer to re-examination by such a weak report as was heard
R prevention of that terrible If we had accepted that propo- Mr. Whyatt, witness said that about from the compass platform."-Yes.
catastrophe that befell the world | sal we should have now not only half or three-quarters of the creW
in 1914. of the ship possessed overcoats:
They had let it down not been spending £2,000,000,000. step by step, until at last it was on armaments, we should have " "WHAT A TERRIBLE
a broken-backed institution, para- been cutting down the expenditure lysed and unable to stand up for which was being incurred at that peace in any part of the world, date. Why did we not accept it? They were muddling the peace Wo dawdled and dallied and of the world. They were betraying| fooled about. We would, and we democracy and liberty throughout | would not. One moment we said
Sir Thomas Inskip is not the On April 27 Mr. Hore-Belisha the world by the way they were this was a very good thing, and only Cabinet Minister whose recent was the guest at a luncheon given cringing to these autocratic and the next we were saying we were speeches have created a political by the American Correspondents' despotic Powers in Europe.
not sure about it. At last, we storm, "according to the political Association, It is a rule of these When the National Government proposed that the whole thing correspondent
of the
Evening luncheons that the speeches are came in. the League of Nations should be put off for four years. Standard. Mr. Hore-Bellsha has entirely confidential and that no was considering at Geneva not the What was the result? At that become involved in a controversy report shall be published. question of increasing armaments. time Germany had a democratic which, though waged in private. so This rule was adhered, to, and no but the question of cutting down Government. Hitler was not in far, has' already caused him more report of the War Minister's speech armaments as they were then. Two The Nazis were in a minority in embarrassment than his colleague's nopeared either in the British or great countries-Germany and Germany. But it exasperated the caffe about conscription.
the American Press. Unfortunate. "AП italy had been increasing their German people, who said:
ly. rumours of a sensational kind' armaments very considerably, in they want is to get big armaments
soon began to circulate. the last few years. In 1931-32 and keep us down. The pride of
inquiry to the effect that during the second week of the ship's stay in North China, there was a fight. Dwyer asked him what he meant on the mess deck between Dickin- much importance to it at the time. by his previous statement and nejson and someone else whom you It was later brought to him and told him he was referring to the did not know by name?—Yes.
case, adding: "What a terrible) His Lordship: Are you still of state of affairsa murderer at the same opinion that if the fatal of the tragedy witness heard the large in the ship and we don't shot was fred from the booms on Commander tell Dwyer that he had know who his next victim might the port aide j above where to place him in custody for his own be."
Dickinson was sleeping, that report protection
"Witness himself was naturally must have been louder? Witness later searched Dwyer's upset, and Dwyer, who appeared to
Witness: I have heard rifies locker, which was not locked, and be perfectly normal, said he was going off before. It did not appear #found two clips of empty rifle not sorry Dickinson had gone as to be a rifle shot coming from so
shells, one clip with two empty re he had many enemies in the ship! near. volver shells and two rounds of live and he was one. ammunition.
Dickinson, whom he had known
CROSS-EXAMINATION since last August, seemed to be a "Mr. D'Almada: You only looked man who was respected by all and Into the pockets of the overcoat he had never heard anybody pass for a revolver, or empty shell-an adverse remark about him. Yes, sir. Ang ammunition.
He had ad a lot to do with
in one hand and searched the cost with the other? Yes,
"I WILL GET HIM"
And you are still of the same opinion?—Yes, Sir.
You say the spot where the shot was supposed to have been red was only 12 yards from where you were? Yes..
}:
"MIGHT HAVE COME
You were so uninterested in the Dwyer, giving him voluntary ini
· FROM 'GALLEYS" " overcoat that you left it there and structions in signals, and Dwyer did not give it another "thought had given him to understand that
Even assuming there was evi- until some time later?--Yes. his ambition was to become an idence that from the track of the bullet through Dickinson's head You were searching the rooms officer...
Into the deck below was such that:[ with a torch. You had the torch
Evidence of having heard Dwyer fired from there, you still stick to it almost certainly must have beer say of Dickinson, "He treats me like the same opinion? Yes, judging You picked it up? I held the a dog, I will get him for it was from the report. torch and the coat in one hand, given by Ordinary Seaman D.; and searched the pockets with the Harris.
Supposing the business end of other:
the rifle was under an awning. Witness sald Dwyer made that The coat looked to you like any statement when he was detailed to would that have accounted for it? other coat on the ship? There was dry the deck by
Dickinson in
no distinguishing mark on it?-singapore. Dwyer and Dickson looked for a name. It would have
were friendly at Orst, but late been stamped on with white paint they did not seem to like each on the lining.
This is done as a regular thing
not marked.
name.
+
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other.
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In the
seemed "muddled” in answering
-It might
your Lordship ask him as to whe- Mr. d'Aknada then asked: Would ther the shot might have come from the galleys?
Witness: It might have come from there.
Regulating Petty Officer W G. H.
Able Seaman F. Bickering testi- on board?--It has to be done undered that when Dwyer was work- the Regulations. It is a punishing às a telegraphsman able offence to have a coat that is wheelhouse after the shooting, heaines said he was aroused on May 2 and proceeded to the port waist You noticed two buttons in the the telephone. That, however, did of the ship abreast of the port pocket? Yes.
not seem unusual, although Dwyer seaboat. There he saw Dickinson What about the scar17-It Had in his estimate, was a "brillanting on a cushion, facing inboard. a torn end.
Later witness received instructions, ¡clap," You examined everything so carefully that you noticed the tear witness said Dwyer did, not appear a.m. witness again went to look Questioned by Mr. D'Almada, and went to look for Dwyer in the upper bridge. Sometime after 4 in the scarf? I was looking for ato. be disturbed in any way while for Dwyer, hat found he had been
The was at the telephone. "NOT STRANGE AT ALL
relieved from the bridge. "DETESTABLE PERSON" Strange that you did not men-
After speaking to R. P. O. Brown tion this earlier?-Not strange, at Able Seaman A. Waddell said, he foutaide the navigator's lobby, wit- all, sir, It becomes a habit with had heard Dwyer say that Dickin-ness saw Dwyer at the bottom of Dagson was the most ignorant man he the ladder leading to the upper Strange that you did remove the had evex come across. Dwyer anle denk. He was wearing an aiskin on another occasion, of Dickinson, and' was carrying an 'overcoat. You have no notion whether you"He is the most detestable person Witness reported back to the Com- examined every coat on board the I have ever met"
mander, and later looked for ship? Not definitely. As far as I Witness was in the seamen's re- Dwyer in the galley fat, where he can remember, I examined every creation, space shortly after 4 a.mwas found standing up and’mok-
and saw Dwyer there. Dwyer ap-jing a cigarette. coat.
one.
coat?--Not strange at all, sir.
fi
us. It is because the mountain-
they offered to get rid of all that great nation was aroused. eers are still fighting for their
rid of submarines.
Independence.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
It was alleged that Mr. Hore- Belisha had alated that his per-
that
Germany
bombing aeroplanes, submarines. They cleared out of the League. and tanks, to cut down the size of Even - Biznor Mussolini then battleships, to get rid of big guns. said: "I am prepared to cut down "We are even selling oil to him sonal view was that Britain and my army and navy and air force or his bombing aeroplanes and France could do nothing to save to the lowest figure which any taking the money. We are letting Czechoslovakia, and that it ap body else will accept." We would his ships go through the Bues peared certain Witness touched him on the not have it. We must have bomb Canal, and nearly half the dues would have her way there as she shoulder and said the Commander
We are had in Austria. wanted to see him. Dwyer replied,g aeroplanes. We would not get come to our pockets.
We would not signing a pact of friendship with It was further alleged "that Mr. "Why me? Dozens of others heard cut down big ships. Mussolini Mussolini. Austria stood by Mus Hore-Belisha had said that the #t." After Dwyer had seer the Commander, witness took him to another individual, and started a
took the wrong, turn, like many solini over sanction-a little state, only thing to do was "to let Hitler Lt. Fowke's cabin, and stayed with career if pillage and murder on a them great nations.
one of two against 50, many of have his bellyfull of Europe." and to defer any.. possible resistance him until the cabin being prepared
scale, wholesale
bombing and for him was ready.
"The other day Hitler, Masso-until Britain was fully rearmed. smashing villages and towns. Uni's friend, his confederate, sent These reports caused grave con- Regulating Petty Officer Percy killing hundreds of thousands of his legions to Austria to trampie cern to many of Mr. Hore-Belisha's Frank: Brown said that while out- morning of May 2, something at-
people, side the nagivator's cabin on the Herod
out-Heroding down the independence of that colleagues and the War. Minister Hittle country and annex it. What took an early opportunity of deny- "We could have had an agree-did Mussolini do for this country: mour, once started was difficult to
ing their authenticity But ru-.. Dwyer half way down the ladder/ment in 1932, and we stood in the with which he had signed a pact overtake, and many people behind way." If we were spending £2,000, of friendship that Austria had leading to the upper deck.
000,000 today and had a Budget of honoured? He welcomed Hitler to the political scenes began to claim over £1,000,000,000, that was en Rome.
[that they had proof positive from Questioned by his Lordship, wit-tirely due to the muddling of this there is trouble? He will stand by ouralists who had been at the ness said that Dwyer seemed to Government in their conduct of anybody who suits him, that is
luncheon that Mr. Hore-Bellsha have come from aft. If he had foreign affairs.
all."..
had spoken in the sense com- come from for'ard or from the
plained of. bridge above, witness would have seen him before then.
tracted his attention, and be naw
I
time was about 4 a.m.
· COMMANDER RECALLED
The
innocent
Who will he stand by if
VINDICATION
"WE HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN IN”
TWITTERING - LITTLE PROTESTS We have always given in;” Mr. Lloyd George continued. "We · Mr. Lloyd George said that
At this stage the executive com- begun by blustering. When Japan British "ships were being bombed mittee of the Amertean Corres- In the afternoon Commander went to Manchuria we ́said, "We { off the coast of Spain and British |nondents Association' wrote to the Garnons-Williams, second in com- į cannot stand. that.” We organized sailors were being drowned and War Minister expressing their re- mand of HM8. Dorsetshire, was the whole of the League of mutilated. "What are we doing?"gret that his speech should have Nations behind us America was he asked, "We are sending twit-] become BO widely discussed, and
recalled.
been
In reply to Mr. D'Almada, Gnde ; with 世界の We were powerful tering little protests, just like a their surprise at the form the Gernons-Williams kaid that" to the jenough to stop it without firing a frightened bird on a tree that sees rumours had taken. They placed, best of his knowledge'Dwyer was shot. We skedaddled. From that its nest has been disturbed and it on record that he had said overcoat at the Board of Inquiry. the first verson who mentioned an moment the power of the League files away. Do we send a protest nothing Which could remotely be was gone. We went there in the to Italy and Germany? Oh no! We interpreted to support the version It was very late. In the hearing name of the League of Nations to far afraid of thezi! »
of his speech which had been so before anyone else mentioned th ́| forbid, and when that SAN. done “Since when has the British' lion widely circulated. coat. Dwyer mentioned it in the wo went home.
itke that? These little Armed with this vindication the Then came Abyssinia. We told proteats we send out each time War Minister is äitting tight; he course of a statement in reply to a perfectly neutral question, Mussolina, "We cannot allow this" are becoming the joke of the hopes that the story will dis a have no contact with any of the Japan. We took cost and waist-them: the Italians laugh at them: beer so exhaustively thrashed out. Mr. D'Almada: Dwyer would we had taken bug coat off to world. The fermans laugh at natural death now that it has
his duties, would he?—No. Chinese aboard in the coume of coat off to Mussolini, and then the Americans, too. It is a sad If it continues to circulate and we left the ring, and Mussolini thing for an old fellow in his gain credence L understand that The Chinese on board used the walked off with the coat and seventy-sixth year, to see the he is likely to publish the letter same heads as the ment-Yes waistcoat. If he has not got British flag becoming a jest of sent --him by the
(Continued on Back Page) Abyssinia yet, it is no thanks to the nations.”
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