"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."

"Can you describe what he wore?"

"Yes, sir. His coat was off. He had a white shirt and a white vest."