Defendant is master of the British barque Pelham, and was summoned by the Police for being drunk and furiously driving a pony and trapy in the Nanking road, on Tweadny oven: ing, the 1th inst. "He denied both charges. conducted the ease for the ipal Police-constable. evening, I was stationed in the Nanking real {Maloe,} At 5.16, 1 was near the Racquet urf, going towards the race-course, I Seard a pony ina trap, gllopplng, 1 saw coming towards we, I saw the defendant and a lady in the trap. Defendant was driving furiously. He hat' no command over the pony. He was coming towards the Set= tlement, and when he got on the bridge, could seo the defendant was drunk, I was then about 200 yards distant from him. The reins were slack, and ho was lashing the pony with the whip, When he got abreast of me, Leung out to him not to drive like through the Settlement, He took no Fy and Tran and tried to atop the pony but could not doo, ae it was gallopping too fast. {could not catch it, I then followed down the Maloo, and went to the Louza Police Station to report the matter, As I was going I met a resident in Shanghai, who stopped me. Idid not know his name, but Iam sure he is a resident because have seen him before. Ihave since tried to find him out, but could not do so. Ho asked mo why I did not arrest the man (defendant) for furious driving. 1 told him I could not catch the pony. Iam cure defend: ig up the Maloo towards the rac The Shanse road Louza Police Station toward Defendant was galloping the pony at that time. I followed up as quickly as I could, to the Fohkien-road, and met. defendant driving back again down the Maloo, the same rate," 'The pony seemed to and ran to the the road and Tran up, caught bold of the pony'
asked defendant for his name. Ho refused to give it, I then asked him to walk quietly to the Police Station, and give his name to the Inspector or Sergeant on duty, as summons would have to b him. Hoagain refused, and said daylight he would punch my head. I then told him if he did not either give mo his vame, or go to the Station quietly and give it there, should arrest him, By the persuasion of the lady (his wife), he then went quitly to the Station, and yave his name. When the pony stopped, and I went up to the defendant, my opinion was confirmed that he was drunk, and not at all in a fit state to drive a pony in the Nanking road.
By His Wonsure.—I am sure the defendant was driving too fast.
Defendant, on being asked for his explana ation of the affair, said the Policeman came and stopped the pony by throwing up his arms, causing the animal to shy and nearly throwing, his wife out of the trap. He gave the Polics: man his name, and also' the name of his ship, before he (defendant) got out of the trap. Ho
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