Two Seamen belonging to the Lady Louisa, named John Cole and George Biddel, and another man named Summers were brought upon remand char; lal wood, the mhip'ns James Kicharda, xworn:—f ame coming alongside. A line wan paw Pan it wax hauled Lady Lovie, On Saturday evening xaw a tampan
forward to the how of the ship. wasin my own room but hearing a noise F opened my door to ae what waa Tear thea whispering, xu T went aft and told the wing on, and saw arline men taning on the clerk. mate that the men were stealing the sandal word, The mate went forward. T know about the sandal worl, done of the crew, named Young, men-About 10 o'clock [heard more nome, heard Coles, the privuer, hail a sampan, maz-
[swore at hint for disturbing me and he aald he only ter Cole came to my berth to ree if I waa alee} ting.
that two men wanted to go ashore. A few minntea
wanted to know of [waa in bed. About 15 minutes after he came back and looked inside my door. [saw Summers going to the poop and giving a line to the sampan. Coles came again to see if waa asleep. About 10 minutes after f saw Summers passing some sandal wood, about 4 feet in length and I foot in thickness, into the sampan. Before this saw the other prisoner, Biddel. with a piece twice as large, called out, 80 he dropped it down the ladder into the sampan Cole at this time was standing near pump, I went ait and informed the mate who came up with the second mate, The Captain also came on deck. I told hima what I knew. He asked the watchman, Coles, did he ce any strange man taking sandal wood. Coles said he did. The Captain then asked him why did he let him. Coles replied that he did not think it waa his duty to stop him. By this time the sampan had leit the ship. 1 saw Summers in the sampan stowing away the wood before I called the mate. Summers is not one of the crow, but has been several days in the ship where he had no business whatever.
To the prisoner Biddel:—I was in my house at 7 o'clock when the sampan came alongside. 1 did not y the sampan was hauled forward at that hour. swear Summers was on deck, and that I saw him put sandal wood over the ship's side into the sampan. saw you also do the same.
Summers in reply to the Bench said he had not been near the ship since Thursday; that on Friday he was charged before His Worship with being drunk; that he has not even seen any of the ship's company since and that both on Friday night and Saturday night he he slept with a man named James Walker.
This evidence was taken on the 5th inst., the Court remanding the prisoners to enable the police to discover the stolen property, and Summers to prove the alibi which he asserted, The following evidence was received yesterday.
James Walker, sworn.—I remember last Friday. was &t work at Glover's wharf where I have been employed for some time. live inside the godown at the wharf, Lhavea room there. Lsaw Summers there on seemed so. ile asked me to give hima hed which L Friday evening. He told me he was hard up. He
did.
Before that time I only knew him by sight. He ned till Sunday morning whol he went away He out on Friday night, but went to bed at 6
To Mr. Stripling.—I could not say he was drank or ber. He did not look drunk but very fatigued, which aa the cause of his going to bed so early.
To the Court.—He slept in the sams room with me. Isaw him asleep at 10 o'clock. On the following day he asked me to give him some work. He seemed very willing to work and assisted me during the day. I told
me too. He left on Sunday and 1 have not seen him him te apply to Mr. Ross. That night he slept with since. He could not have gone out ivr the gateman would not let any one out whom he did not know.
Yo Mr. Stripling:—T did not see him on Friday night between G and 11 o'clock, but I believe he was asleep, and was told so by the' servants, I an confident he slept with me both nights. It isa fact. told the Police geant that I was not sure how many nights he slept iti me; but 1 an new confident that he remained tw nights.
To his Worship:—L am sure he did not go out on Friday night between 6 and 7 o'clock. TE he had gone out the watchman would have toll me.
His Wonsnur, addressing Suimers, the first he had great doubts og to his being at allin the matter, and the evidence of the last w completely cleared him by establishing a satisfactory
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