When I told her what she was, she laughed."
"Were you ever below in the after house?"
"No, sir; not since the boat was fixed up."
"What could you see through the window beside the wheel?"
"It looked into the chart-room. If the light was on, I could see
all but the floor."
"Between the hours of 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., did any one leave or
enter the after house by the after companion?"
"Yes, sir. Mr. Singleton went down into the chart-room, and came
back again in five or ten minutes."
"At what time?"
"At four bells--two o'clock."
"No one else?"
"No, sir; but I saw Mr. Turner--"
"Confine yourself to the question. What was Mr. Singleton's manner
at the time you mention?"
"He was excited. He brought up a bottle of whiskey from the
chart-room table, and drank what was left in it. Then he muttered
something, and threw the empty bottle over the rail. He said he
was still sick."
The cross-examination confined itself to one detail of Charlie
Jones's testimony.
"Did you, between midnight and 3 A.M., see any one in the chart-room
besides the mate?"
"Yes--Mr. Turner."
"You say you cannot see into the chart-room from the wheel at night.
How did you see him?"
"He turned on the light. He seemed to be looking for something."
"Was he dressed?"
"Yes, sir.
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