Robert Clarke, chief officer of the Golden Spur, was ith being drank and assaulting the constan when taken into custody.
The prismer expressed absolute ignorance of the whole altair.
Police castable Smyth, who arrested the pri-stated that be found him in Hong que en deavouring to get over a bamboo fence, and on his preventing hin from doing so he lay down in the road and commenc: He then arrested him and on the way to the station he made several furious kicks, some of which hit him; he also tore his uniform, Another constable corroborated the above statement.
His Worship said it was avery disgraceful thing for a chief officer Lo lo in that condition, and tined him $10 anit cost of damages to the constable's coat.
John Simons. a man of dark colour, ani private servant to the chief eer of the Gunyea, was brought up in custody, charg lih stealing $25/50, the property of his master.
The prisoner acknowledg, 1 taking three Tls 5 notes and $3.50. He said he spent it, but could not tell how, as he got drunk. eye Prosecutor, sworn, stated:—That he is chief Engineer of the Ganges and that the prisoner was his pri-vote servant; that on Inst Friday he had occasion to 0 to his cash box, in which were $27 and took out $5, Teaving $22 in it, On Tuesday after returning on board jhe hav) in his pocket and on the follow ing missed it, He then went to his cash box, w {was locked up in his drawer and found that the $22 j had been stolen. The key had always been left with the prisoner as he had the greatest confidence in hin. Phe cash box was also locked, but the key had been placed under itin the drawer. At 6.30 that morning he saw the prisoner brushing his clothes, and at 7.30 when he got up the money was gone, at which hour he had absconded. He had previously missed a few dollars. The prisoner was his own servant supplied to him by the company. {His Worship said the prosecutor had himself conduced to the prisuner's crime by placing temptation m Ins way and allowing hin to keep his keys. He ought not after proof of the man's untrastworthiness an esty—for the theft of 1 was morally, as hein-as the theft of $25—have allowed him the facilities for doing wrong that he appeared to have done; he should have kept 'a strict check on the prisoner, and taken charge of his keys hinuself.
His Worship sentenced the prisoner to 6 months' imprisonment, the stolen money to be refunded out of his wages.
Donald McKay, seaman belonging to the City of Aberdeen, was charged with assaulting his chief officer.
Prisoner said he was the worse for liquor and did not know what he was doing.
Prosecutor stated that on Monday the prisoner, who is an able seaman, was creating a disturbance on board as he was discharging cargo. He told him to go into the forecastle and keep quite. Prisoner refused and said he would pat hin (prosecutor) where he would Keep quite, and used very abusive language. About an hour afterwards he came aft challenging him to fight and made a blow at him which hit him on the face. Ibis was the only blow he. got. He was the worse of liquor at the time, and has not attended to his duties since, otherwise he is a wod man, Captain Geary also test tied to his being a good man long as he kept away from drink.
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