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  then stuck together. I did not see / Miller at all. Davis then started running / then turned and we all followed

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To the Court
James Sullivan States. I have
heard you read the statement of
Hugh Finnie. It is quite true up
to the time where the blacks attacked
us. I did not see Finnie knocked down.
I saw him bleeding about the head.
He appeared stupid and staggering
about the beach. I never expected
to see him alive again. Five of us
then stuck together. I did not see
Miller at all. Davis then started running
then turned and we all followed
him. After running some few yards
I turned round to look to see if the
blacks were on us. I saw the Captain
who had received several cuts
about the head before that, with a
spear through his right thigh. I
heard the captain call to Solomon
I dont [sic] know what he said to him
but Solomon took hold of the spear
with both hands and pulled it out,
dropped it and then ran again.
At this time we were in the bush
so we made for the open beach
when we saw another mob of blacks
coming from the Southwest towards
us. We then determined to take to the
water. I was beside Solomon running
when about five yards from the
waters [sic] edge. The blacks struck him
and he fell on his hands and
face. I got into the water and