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DEATH.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,

Allegations.

THE TAI LEE PIRACY. hoad below the window to avoid axe. The stent box in the Captain's the abota. After remaining in the cabin, had also been smashed and wheelhouse with the quartermaster; the arms abstracted, while – the

· CAPTAIN WILLOX'S

Kfor about half an hour," "the ohie!} equipment at the Indian guards and ineer was brought in by the been taken from them. He agreed howtewain and one or two others with the Coroner that the pienten At the Marine Court y

The boatswain said something inf'could only have got on board as alternoon Mr. K. E. Lindsell con Chinese, after which 'they shut the passengers at Hongkong. ducted an enquiry into, the death door of the wheelhouse and tell of Captain John. Willox, late Cap No shots were fired after the first tain of the Tai Len who was attack. The ship continand undes killed when the ship was pirated way with only the boatswain and before reaching Kongmoon on the the pilar on the bridge. At 4am night of the 20th January. L. R. Rthe ship stopped and the anchor |Beauchamp ~ "{Assistant. Harbour was dropped Forty-five minutes Master) sat on the Bench with the later it was reported that the pirates had left It was still dark, but when be came out of the wheelhouse he could judge that the ship was about ten miles below. Kongmoon.

Coroner

Mr. C. Fordge Assistant DH rector of Criminal Intelligence, re- presented the polic, Mr. George K. Hall Brutton watched the pro ceedings in the interest of the China [Coast Officers' Guild

The Corener: Had you full po we as Captain of the ship after Captain Wilku's drath!

Witness: No I should have hail, but did not

Asked for an explanation: of this. witness' stated that the charterore had endeavoured to place on board a man as ́boatswain, whom he was absolutely certain was a friend of the missing pirate boaliwain.

The Caronor: Yon objected with-

Witness: Eventually they allow-

"The Coroner: Did you leave the ship of your own free will or were you told to gof

Result of his Investigations. Witness instructed the pilot tajvut effecti The following formed the jury:head for Kongmoon while he made Messrs H & B Hancock (foreman), investigations. He found the Caped me to place a boatswain of my F. A. Ferry and A. F. B. Silva-Nettotain lying in a conscious state on own choice on board, bat only after Before taking the evidence the the deck with ballet wounds in neck, a los of argument and threats of Corner said that the enquiry would thigh and shoulder. After making sacking me. be in the form of an inquest on the death of Captain Willas, but at the same time it would not be outside the scope of the jury to investigate

In reply to a question by "one of the method of searching adopted one of the Indian guards ilead, by the police before the Tai Lee with a large number of wounds, the members, the Coroner informed sailet, the compliance of otherwise) The guard lay outside the grill him that Chief Officer Fletcher had with the Piracy Prevention Reguls Alt in the guard's quarters he been dismissed for reasons which tions by the ship's officers and crew found the remaining five, two of scomed dependent upon his refusal minor to make a complete report of the and fanlly, the conduct of the whom had injuries of a

afair to the Collector of Customs at

the Captain eomfortable on a mat- tress and covering him up, the Chief Officer continued his investigation and found on the starboard side

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Witness: I was told to go.

nature, due to revolver bullets

The Coroner: Was your ship'ongwoon Witness doubted this

complement complete f

Witness: No, several of the crew

The Coroner: Was the bonita-

ship's complement when the piracy occurred The main function of the jury would to determine the cause of the death of Captain Willox, and the other questions should be were missing and three boats. trated as subsidiary,

The first witness was Sub-Inspec-wain still on board! tor Shannon, who testified to arrang- Witness: No. ing the removal of the body of the Ceceased skipper from the Tai Lee to the mortuary on the night of the 21st

and felt that his dismissal WIL mainly due to the affair of the substituted boatswain.

Deputy Supt Purdue, here rose to put a question to witnes, through the Corolet, respecting the boats- wain's first appearance on the In reply to further questions, bridge, and submitted that the witness detailed his arrival and de-ship's official leg should be put in parture from Kongmoon and sub- as evidence. sequent arrival at Hongkong, and of)

This being agreed to witnesa iden- his meeting en route with H. M. S. sifed his written

of the

Dr. E. P. Minett deposed that he performed a post-mortem examina-Robin, who had picked up one of affair, which, he said, was written the missing life boats, about 1in part on the trip back and finished miles from where the pirates had

da the next trip.. On the question landed -

of what time elapsed between the warning and the opening of fire, be could not be definite. The first shots were fired practically simultaneously with his entry to thej

The Coroner Can you give any information as to the search being carried out before the ship sailed

tion on the body of the deceased on January 22nd He found four bullet wounds, the first of which entered the inner end of the right clavacle and came out at the back of the neck. The second bullet pierced the left thigh, Fracturing the bone.on the 20th L while the third entered the left side, Witness: I was on board all the wheel house. traversed the internal organs and afternoon and evening, and was found beneath the skin on the the usual searching being conduct back. This wound was stitcheded on the whart

The fourth wound was found below The Coroner: Did run see any the knee of the left leg The cause actual searching carried out on of death wa shock due to the board!

wounds.

Witness: No.

He

In regard to the stitched wound, Witness stated that he was in the Coroner explained that Captain his cabin continuously between the Willox was taken to a hospital at hours of p.m. and 19 pm. Kongmoon after the piracy and died saw Captain Willox on the bridge there, after having been attended; when the Tai Lee left the wharf, but not again until after the piracy. The Coroner: When you went to your cabin at 1.90 pm were the

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The Coroner: Were the organs in a healthy condition?

Dr. Minett: Yes, for a man cfguards in place and the grills lock

hi aze.

The Coroner: From the examina tion of the body was

ather any cause vi death possible!

ed?

Witness (definitely): Yes. Theh Coroner: When you went to the bridge at 1215 am were the Dr. Minett replied that no other guards in place and the grills safe:

cause was discerable.

In reply to the Coroner the EU whether the wounds could have been self-inflicted. Dr. Minett stated that

povibly have been self-inflicted, but not any of the two vital

ones to gether.

Chief Officer's Evidence- Mr. Fletcher, Chief Uñeer of the Tai Lee when the was pirated,

Witnees I did not notice.

The Grills.

The Coroner: The Captain was] shot close to the wheelhouse. Did you know that he was wounded}

Witness: Yes, by his groaning. I heard him call out at about 2 a.m.

The Coroner:

Did you

do nothing for him in the intervall

Witness: No I should have got a bullet in me.

Regulations.

The Coroner here referred to

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Articles 14 and 16 of the Piracy Regulations which states double allowance of rockets Very lights and pistols should be carried, and that they should "al; ways be ready and available for im mediate use." and asked the witness as to if he had satisfied himself

He bad done so. their provision. They were kept in a steel box onl the bridge and the key was held

by the Captain. He himself did In reply to a request for informa aut orary the key when on watch thm as to the position of the grills, Th. Coroner: Do you consider

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any engle one of the wounts might witness explained that they were the regulations fulfilled in view of about a third of the ship's length having these things "ready and from forward, and shut off the available for immediate use" i! bridge. wheelhouse. European the Captain has the key when you

five passengers' are on watch i rums, the dining room and pantry. Witness: I consider it right that

The Corner: There is no access Captain should have the key.

No member having any further stated that the ship belonged to the to the lower deck before the grills 1 }

Witness: None

questions to ask. Mr. Brutton rose Mze Yap 8. S. Company, but was

The Coroner: You think it would) to suggest that the witness should under charter to the Po Hing Come)

easy matter for an active be given an opportunity to study pany in January. On the 20th Jannan to climb to the upper deck the evidence before the next sitting. uary, "the ship left Hongkong far from outside? Kongmoon about 7 p.m. with some Witness: thing over four hundred passengers it in two seconds myself. arriving at Wong Mun about 11

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The Coroner agreed and the Court Decidedly. I can do was transferred to the Tai Lee for! tur purpose

of examining the the The Coroner: What then are arrangement of grills ani 'clock Half an hour later the ship the use of the grills?

general disposition of the ship. left Wong Mun. Thougli be was dine

after which the enquiry was ad journed uctil 213 pm on Thurs day. 20th inst, when it will be co

Witness: No use at all, but my

to relieve Captain Willox at 1 3. opinion is of no weight)

he, according to practice. went to

The Coroner: Can you say, Irom

the bridge earlier, viz. 1215. Fail the time the firing started, whe- tinued at the Magistraes. ing to find the Captain on the ther the guards were fring?

bridge or in the wheel-house, be

Witness I could not, say, but

isked the pilot where the deceased I would like to point out that there

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was, and went into the latter's were passengers inside the grills, so otherwise Piles, are aggravated room to look for him, but without fat does away with their safety by costtiveness. In most cases success. He eventually went on The Corner: Were the pas duty on the bridge, thinking that sengers there after the piracy? Captain Willos was in the lavatory, Witness: One was missing, a About two minutes after the boat particularly noticeable oog, very wain and another man came up to fat and about six feet one in the bridge and said: "Chief Officer, | height

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