"We object to that as immaterial!" cried prosecutor Veitch.
The witness described the firing of the first shot and told of his attempts to find a place of safety. He said he was wounded in the hand as he attempted to climb into a life boat. He remained on the starboard side of the starboard life boat until the Verona had backed out into the bay. Then just as he was starting to raise up a rifle bullet struck his leg, taking a course thru the limb and emerging at the knee.
"That is on your left—?"
"On my left, yes, which I ain't got; I lost it!" said the witness.
"Did I understand you to say you stood up to see something before you were shot?" asked Veitch.
"Why, sure!" replied Golden contemptuously. "I had my two legs then."
Veitch wished to learn the exact location of the witness at the time he was shot and to that end referred to the model with the remark:
"Look here. Here is the boat as it was at the dock."
"I don't like to look at it!" said Golden heatedly. "I lost my leg on that boat!"