SHOOTING AND STABBING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14124, 17 October 1916, Page 9

SHOOTING AND STABBING.

AFFRAY ON STEAMER. (Per Press Association.) „/ 1 .WELLINGTON^, last night. '' r A. * serious "sliooting and stabbing affray took place aboard the steamer Kaikoura, lying at the King's Wharf, late on Saturday night. At 10.15 p.m.. it is alleged, John Marshall and Reginald Prior, two sea--men belonging; to the. crew, came back to the ship.' 'apparently' the worse for liquor. Tliey went to the forecastle, where another seaman (Gershoum . Simmonds) was lying in-his' bunk, and I Marshall and Prior, Deing rather rowdy when they came aboard, Simmonds remonstrated with them. They resented 1 this, and a row commenced between the , three men. It is alleged that' during tlie disturb - S ance Marshall drew . a revolver and fired j two or three shots, none Of which, how- [ ever, took effect. ■ Simino-Ms \v_ested tlie i revolver from Marshall's Kaftd, and furj ther scuffling took r place .between the I three men. m the cburseTpf which, it is j stated, >Simrnonds produced a razor and j used it on the two'^-Boili of the men j were cut jibout a god&de&i. I The iriep were-^ nar£e_l ■ at. tliis stage, , 'and* the : for. I Sergeant O'Halldran and Constable C. Murphy quickly arrived on the scene, and Dr. Henry was also called m and did what he could for Marshall and Prior, but their wounds were so serious that he considered it advisable to have them both removed tp the hospital. Simmonds 'was arrested, and will be brought up at the Magistrate's Court to-morrow morning on charges of causing actual bodily harm to the other two ; men. Upon inquiry at the hospital to-day . ifc was learned* that Prior, who 'was cut about the right arm and shoulder, was progressing favorably,- but Marshall, who had several bad, though not serious, gashes about the head and a big cut I down through the abdomen, was not I doing too well. ( All the three> mien concerned are negroes and natives of the West Indies. '' _^