“When did you ship on the yacht Ella?”
“On July 27.”
“When did she sail?”
“July 28.”
“Are you a sailor by occupation?”
“No; I am a graduate of a medical college.”
“What were your duties on the ship?”
“They were not well defined. I had been ill and was not strong. I was a sort of deck steward, I suppose. I also served a few meals in the cabin of the after house, when the butler was incapacitated.”
“Where were you quartered?”
“In the forecastle, with the crew, until a day or so before the murders. Then I moved into the after house, and slept in a storeroom there.”