Drunk and disorderly. Fourth appearance. Fined $3, Tnxasit Mauomer and Ampurian Ma-moster, of the Coquet, Refusal of dut Joux Cook, sworn, stated—I am the master of the steamer Coguet, The accused are trimmers, They are coe the articles of the ship May, for voyages on The on, and Todian ving. ipped at Hongkong on the 27th Ocean for 12 months,. They worked till Sunday the 7th instant, when they refused to do any more duty. Beisg in Hongkong, I sent them to the Police Hulk, and on Monday pro-secured them. The magistrate ordered them to return to their duty, and they'were put on board in charge of " constable. At 3. o'clock of that Way, the two again refused to work.
went on shore and reported the circumstances to the magistrate, who directed me mut them in irons and give them bread and water, until they would work. As the ship was leaving that night, I wanted some instructions as to substitutes, Ihe magistrate told me that was my business. therefore engaged two Chinese in the place of the defendants. On Tuesday. morning refused. I said I should then have to put I desired them, to go to their work. They them in irons, and I did so." At 8 o'clock they were secured by single irons to the, iron rail on deck under the poop. awning. They were however allowed to go forward when ever they wanted, and at 9 o'clock that night they were released altogether... On one casion while they were. secured tothe rail, the key was left in the lock on Ibrahin's wrist. It was lost, and must have been either destroyed or done away with-by him. He would not have it taken off, acting, 98 he invariably did, under the influence of the other, who spoke English, and who claimed to be his brother. Every day they have been desired to turn to, but they have always refused, and seemed to take it ill of the engineer repeating the same enquiry every morning. cause the te at Hongkong had said, Abdi they had knocked off, be when he them. to go back to their
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