Drunkenness, Defendant, a fireman of the Menelaus, was charged by the Police with having been drunk, on Sunday.
Defendant said ho misbehaved himself by getting drunk, and was sorry for it, His Worstitr—You run great risk in getting drunk this weather, If you are brought before mo again, I shall fine you; go away this time, R. Soma Lee, Stealing " Goat, Soma Lex, a Hindoo, was charged with stealing a goat, the property of Mohammed, a watchman at the Old ak.
Prisoner, in broken English, said another Hindoo (who was in Court, but was not formally examined) told him to sell the goat for him, and he would give him half-a-dollar for himself, The man denied this with much gesticulation.
Mottasmrep deposed that the goat was stolen from the road near the American Sailors' Home.
Acting-Superintendent Srrrrtisa, in reply to the Magistrate, said the prisoner had been in Shanghai about a month, and was out of employ." It had been ascertained that he sold the goat to Mr. Hopkins, butcher, of whom he
it asked $10, but ultimately took $3 Monaantep said the goat was stolen on Monday, the 22nd instant, He was told the prisoner had been seen with the animal in his assession. He went to him, and told him, if ho did not say where it was, he would murder him." He said that to make the pri-acner tell what he had done with the goat, Prisoner said it was gone with " man on board a ship which had gone away.
His Worsurr asked where the prisoner had come from to Shanghai?
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