J. Brack wet of the Lallah Rookh, absence without leave, and assault, Gvorce FuLtarrox, sworn, stated—I om master, and accused is an A. B. of the Lalla Rookh.. On Sunday. night he left the ship without leave, according, he mate's report, On Monday morning he w.s knocking about the decks, drank, called him aft and asked why he was not at his work, and ordered him forward. He refused and stood jawing all the time. He challenged me out to fight if L was aman, took him by the shoulders and gave him a. push and threatened to put. him in irons if he didn't go forward. He defied me, and Land the mate got him and put him in irons. While L was doing it, he struck at me, and said if I would meet him on deck he would show me that there was 4 man on board. I kept him in irons twenty minutes.
Defendant eaid to the charge of being absent without leave he pleaded not guilty. He id go ashore without eave, and yet had leave! On previous Ssturay the captain gave a watch permission to go ashore, provided they returned to their work sober on Monday morning. On the Saturday following he gave similar permission to the other watch. On 'a Wednesday after, the cook went aft to ask for leave. He returned forward and said the captain not only gave him permission but also any others of the crew who wanted to go ashore. Upon the strength of this hoe left: the ship on Sunday.
Phe master denied having given such a permission to the cook. two other men applied for leave after the cook, and asked for an order to get some matches. He refused them, and these two with the defendant left on the Sunday night, The three were implicated in forging an account against the ship. However, he did not wish to say anything against the defendant on that score.
Defendant confessed he was drunk on Monday. That was, however, the first time he was ever drunk' in Shanghai. He had been here three mouths, and he defied any one say he ever saw him drunk before. He had done his work since.
Prosecutor said he treated his_mon well. They were never allowed to be called out of their names, and he expected similar treat. ment at their hands. If the defendant had gone forward when he ordered him, or had gone into the forecastle and slept off his drunk, lie would not have prosecuted him, but he was insolent, and insolence was an offence he would not tolerate. Ie also prosecuted the man for injuring his health. He had been laid
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