Nisi Prius Sittings.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4991, 2 May 1884, Page 2

Nisi Prius Sittings.

(Before His Honor Mr Justice Johnßton and a special jury of twelve.) POSTPONEMENTS. The cases of Brown v. Kilgour, Scott v. • Gudsell, and Klingenstein v. Waters were fixed for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next respectively. FT/CHS V. UNION STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY. The hearing of the evidence in this case was continued, John Cook being examined. Joseph Munnings, a -storekeeper residingat Addington, stated that ho was a passenger on board the Wakatipu during its trip to Akaroa and back. The staging was on. the forehatch on which he was standing. He saw it taken off the hatch and laid toward the gangway. He stepped on to the deck, and whilst standing there, heard several sailors swearing at the peoplo to keep back, The ropes were not then on the staging. He and hi 3 two children moved themselves towards the gangway. While standing here he saw one of the sailors fix a rope to the Btaging. The vessel moved slowly forward to the quay. He took. hold of one of the stanchions, and as the vessel steadied herself he Btepped over - the side on to the wharf. A crowd were pressing towards the gangway at this time. The staging was not put out. He lifted his boy to the wharf, and as he was in the act of doing the same with his daughter, he saw a lady,. Mrs Fuchs, he believed, step forward and stand near the gangway and . the staging. The vessel moved slowly onward and Mrs Fuch's foot was jammed between the staging and a board, and asthe staging was pressed against a post on the wharf it also pressed against her foot. She cried out, "Oh, my foot," several times. Before witness left the vessel, he heard an officer tell the man to keep a sharp look out' [Left sitting.]