▁super c argo , ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁officer ▁from ▁the ▁L izard ▁with ▁a ▁she ath ▁kn ife ▁and ▁two ▁revol vers ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁con voy ed ▁to ▁the ▁L izard , ▁where ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁mate ▁of ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁and ▁other ▁eye - w it ness es ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁was ▁taken . ▁Sub sequently ▁HMS ▁Op al ▁arrived ▁at ▁Hav ann ah ▁Har bour ▁from ▁N ou me a ▁and ▁Captain ▁Bos an quet ▁as ▁senior ▁officer ▁and ▁Deput y - Comm ission er ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific , ▁assemble d ▁a ▁High ▁Commission ▁Court ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁was ▁that ▁We aver ▁was ▁committed ▁or ▁trial ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁wil ful ▁murder , ▁and ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁at ▁F iji ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁witness es ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁Su va ▁by ▁the ▁A . U . S . ▁N ▁Company ' s ▁ste amer ▁G ung a . ▁▁ ▁Captain ▁William ▁Green le es ▁( Green less ) ▁had ▁been ▁running ▁vessels ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁Australia ▁since ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁from ▁smaller ▁vessels ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 6 - ton ▁sch oon er ▁Native ▁L ass ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁black bird ing . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he