Prisoner, who is an able seaman on the Patroclus, was charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding Chinaman in the opium shop No. 27 F. Yuh-poo Road, Hongke Prisoner was one of the men who went with Kearns, the prisoner in the last case, to the opium shop, and in the course of the disturbance it was' alleged that he made a stab at Chinaman and inflicted a slight wound on the left side. The wound appeared to have been inflicted with a knife, but there was a doubt as to whether a knife was seen in the risener's hand. Prisoner was taken to the lice Station shortly after Kearns, and subsequently a knife was found on the road where he passed, which, it was thought, could be traved to the possession of the prisone Prisoner said the only part he took in the disturbance was to try and get Kearns away, and he denied having used a knife, Mr. SramPLix explained that officer of the Patroclus had said he thing about the knife, but afterwards denied that he did.
His Worsmip remanded the case in order that the second officer could be called.
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