George Lee, Andrew Jackson, and Thomas Johnson, three men belonging to the Gabalea, were charged with being drank and creating a disturbance on board ship. 'The prisoners denied the charge, Win, Hyde, sworn: About o'clock last night the prisoners, who were all drunk, came aft to the cabin door. They proposed tu break' into the cabin, Johnson was the one whom [actually heard propose it. Ile called out for the mates several times to come and tight hi 1 did not hear Jackson do anything in particular. When I heard one of them in the cabin, T think it w:
johnson, went on deck from the after cabin where was. The officers were on shore. [got a Chinese man to go fur the police. When they arrived Jo and Johnson were gone to the wharf, Two strange sailors were with them, who told me they were going get drink, and for that purpose had taken a pair of drawers with them, The police arrested them, Lee and Johnson were sentenced to two weeks' in prisonment and low diet. Jackson to one week's imprisonment, Bruce, steward at the Oriental Bank, who was _ro-cently before the Court for embezzlement was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
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