“When did you come to New York ?”
“This mornin'.”
“How do you account for the presence of the cops on board the yacht?”
“I don't.”
“They were there when you arrived?”
“Very much there.”
“What kept you so long away from your boat, and why did you fire your pistol?”
“Well, I seed ther cops there, an' I concluded I'd listen an' hear what they were sayin'. I crept up an' got a good deal of it, leanin' over the hatchway.”
“Go on.”
“All of a suddint somebody grabbed me from behind. We had a tussle, and I chucked him down the hatchway.