; have found my fingerprints on the

SS.
On arrival at Police Headquarters Gal-
vith gave details of what he alleged were
. movements on the day of the murder,
d after outlining his movements during
> morning, he said that he left a public
use between 2 and 3 p.m., when he met
> deceased, who was very drunk and who
<ed him the way to No. 9 Dock. He said
at he had taken him to No. 9 Dock and
as then asked by the deceased to go aboard
ra drink; they bought some beer from the
‘cond Steward and went to Percey’s cabin.
Thilst there Percey had told him of his
ypointment with Maureen at 5:30 p.m.,
id as he was very drunk and in need of
shave, Galbraith had shaved him. He said
at he was on the ship with Percey for
out an hour and a half, and he then out-
red his supposed movements after leaving
e ship for the remainder of that day until
sout 11 p.m., when he went to stay the
ght with a prostitute.

During this interview he. was asked
hether Percey had given him any money
id he replied “No, why should he? I don’t a
now him, I had never seen him before; Fic. 2

| I got was beer; I never saw any money.”
ee eet the cared to say what Galbraith was then told that notes had a sleep—that was about 112 hours after I

oney he had spent since Thursday and he 4005 made of all he h .
Sante : : ad said, and he was had met him. He was alright when I left
id “Well, the prostitute cost me over four asked if he would sign them but he declined. him.

aid—that’s with the booze, going to the ;
: ; OF: Some two hours later, however, he said to Teh ; al he »

; 5 ad never met him until this day.
ea pee wit ae ed ne seu the officers by whom he was being detained ye
NESE 3 ae PEE os thatch that he had been thinking things over and Important EvIDENCE

8 ve that Ne waS had decided that he would himself write Nise xGeruhenehrstiintenviewedehadenot

rawing only between £3 and £4 per week Gown in a statement all that he had done given a full and truthful account of her

om the Shipping ‘Pool, that he had given : ee
pimeiee a ae the Thursday, oe eh coe April 6th, and, after signing the usual association with Galbraith. She subsequently

scounted for spending about £7 since then,
nd he said, “I had six or seven quid saved

caution, he wrote out the following short made a full written statement, which proved
statement: to be the truth, and which contained, in

“T went to the M.N. Pool at about 11. addition to details of their movements, an
o'clock on Thursday, April 6th, 1944. I left
there and went to the Salisbury Hotel and

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