Absent without leave.
Defendant, a German, was charged with being absent from his ship without leave from 7.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the previous day. He admitted the offence, and was ordered to pay the costs of a summons, and of " warrant issued yesterday, and to forfeit two days' pay to the ship.
April 22. R. v. Poxeran.
Stealing tio stoves.
Defendant was charged on remand with stealing two stoves from Fambam's New The evidence of Mr. C. P. Blethen, Mahomet, the watchman at the Old Dock, the shroff to Messrs. Farnham & Ca., and a blacksmith who bought the stoves in question from the prisoner for $4.50, was taken.
liis Worsmre convicted the prisoner, but as ishment, he should only sentence him to two Mr. Blethen did not press for a heavy pun-
weeks' imprisonment.
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