This case was remanded from Saturday for the attendance of witnesses. The defendant isa coloured man, and belongs to the steamer Conquest, and on Priday evening was making disturbance at an eating-house in Hongkew, which P. C, Boysen endeavoured to quell, when the prisoner drew a clasp-knife and make a How at him with it, at the same {imo using threatening language towards him. Yrisoner also bit the constable on the arm jolently that he to call upon the Upon the case being called on this morning, AlexaNpER McCaverx "deposed—I_ was walking along the "Broadway, on Friday ight, when Boysen called me to assist him to takes knife from the prisoner, The knife was open in prisoner's hand. He was on the ground, and I put my foot on his wrist to prevent him wing the knife, He tried to bite me, A Chinese policeman pulled me away, but I do not think he knew what was the matter. Prisoner on being told that he had previously he "had no knife, wow said he did not know enough English to understand The latter still denied that knife in his hand at the time in question, and said he did not deo the last Witness near the place at all.
English were algo examined. Thetr depositions other witness aking broken Were to the effect that on the night named He said he did not care for the policeman, but 'Youll yo and fight him, Boysen then came, iit told hin to yo on board. Prisoner said did not want to go on board, then drew trac' from his pouch, and struck at the conble with it, 'The constable struggled with prisoner, "and the clasp-knife produced was afterwards picked up. suite GiPPin, recalled, said he received a class {tile from one of the' previous witnesses. It Tas not then open.
Boysen recalled, denied that he struck the ease were so similar that repetition is needless, prisoner at all. "Prisoner drew the knife, the defendant admitting that he did strike the and thinking be meant to stab him, he closed with him and called for help. complainants, but under great provocation of insolence, disobedience of orders, and neglect Witness also produced the coat, through the of duty." Disgusting Language was alleged sleeve of which, as also through a singlet to have been used on both sides in some of sleeve, the prisoner had bitten him on the the cases, and in one or two the blows were arm and wrist. said to have been returned. From the tenor His Wonsurr directed the interpreter to of the evidence, however, it was clear that inform the prisoner that he must be taught the defendant had been too free with his fists. not to use a knife or his teeth in the manner Captain Wrssos said that the cook of the described. He should sentence him to one vessel, Harris, who was now in gaol, was the month's hard labour, ringleader of all the disturbances. He had been to this port two or three times befo R, (Ha-nat) v, ANpRew Macere. and put the complainants up to coming Charge of Assault, to Court, otherwise nothing would have been heard of the matter. Some of Complainant is carpenter, and defendant first mate of the steamer Charlie Palme De-the complainants, in their own country. ships, were accustomed to talk to their elficers as fendant admitted pushing the complainant, but said he did so under great provocation, to the men, and, when they came on board He had told complainant to open some ports the Champion of the Seas, they began to tench both him and his officers their duty and. posi-to give light between decks, and finding he had' not done so, asked him the reason tion in the ship. He was sorry to say that why. Complainant said he could not do it, such bad language as had been complained and he (defendant) then told him there was a of, was quite common on board, although he had tried all in his power to check it. "The small side light, with only three or four men had, a8 he had been informed, behaved nails to hold it, and that he could open that with great insolence to the third mate, and one. Complainant then put his face close to defendant's, and repeated that he could not on some of them complaining to hit that the doit. Defendant, who had taken up a small third mate had struck them, he (the Captain)
and hammer, put them down and had told them he hoped if' they ever again pushed the complainant, once on the breast gave similar cause that they would get it worse, In one day, two belaying pins had and again on the shoulder, but did not touch been thrown at the boatswain, from the his face. Complainant did not fall down, forecastle door, and since then they had terpreter), stated hate was engaged paint Complainant (through Leon C. Wei treated that officer more like a boy than'an a door, when the defendant called him to come officer. In most large ships, the third mate and open the ports. He asked what ports he was really a youth,—a sort of loblolly be was to open, when the defendant said, "You among the crew, and they usually treate him as one—but the defendant was an are the carpenter, and ought to know what officer who knew his work and would ports to open."
His Worsurr asked how could the com-have it done, and the men did not like to have a third officer looking after them plainant know all this, if he did not understand English sharply. That was about the secret, Defendant, on the question being interpreted fo him said the defendant spoke to His Worsmrp asked the Captain if he wished; im in the Malay Language.
Defendant said ho did this? to keep the complainants on board, afte all man was standing near them who could speak Captain Wru1sox replied that he bad no Malay, and perhaps complainant had spoken wish to discharge them. He believed they to him; but complainant understood English would not have thought of coming to Court enough to know what was meant, He had tall, fit had not been for the man in prison, always done the work bef His Wonsuzr reminded the Onptain that the complainant Nielsen had said he had put now socused the defendant of Kicking him Complainant, on resuming his evidence, down the date of the assault upon him; and the leg, knocking hin down, and then kicking also that the defendant, in the course of the him on the chest and head, hearing, admitted that Nielsen had told him twenty times that be would summon him The Malay tindal of the ship was called, but appeared to have seen very little of th when he got to Shanghai. His Worship said affair, and seemed inclined to speak about it it unfortunate that the Captain still Tess. hipped so many foreigners, and Defendant denied that he kicked the com: asked how many men composed the crew? plainant at all. 'The latter had been fight Captain Wrrasos said there were 20 able with the cook, and he was obliged to m: seamen in the forecastle, all told; the com-them both fast' in consequence. Complainan plainants were all the foreigners on board, was bleeding from the face, and might then the remainder being Englishmen. As to have received his injun shipping so many foreigners, he could not His Wonsmre considered the complainant help himself.
He was unable to obtain men had greatly exaggerated the facts of the case, a did not believe the defendant had Kicked in Cardi t to Liverpool for some, the foreigners were sent to him, and he was him in the way he stated.—Caso dismissed, ed to take them. complainant to pay the cost of the summons, is Worsmir, addressing the defendant said—After making every allowance for you, and the position in which you are placed, and April 6th. also remembering the bad language you say Reg. (Nreis Amramasison (Dutchman), J. sometimes used to you by these men, I Niztsux (Dane), Cuantey Broox, jot at all clear that you did not 1 Sraxgs, J. Brick (Italians), J. Snax bad language by using it yourself, (Frenchman), A. Fexzou (Norwegian), Sastuz1 Bray (Englishman), and Gzonox trust be borne im mind that woking the to retort upon you. It ese men are Deaerat and Txostast Dexernt (Greeks), foreigners, who are very touchy and passionate, v. H. Pav. and prone to violence, if they conceive they are being ill-used. 'And, taken altogether, the British ship Champion of the Seas, and there was such an amount of rough wage of them on your part, that I feel I must they summoned the defendant, the 3rd unate, inflict what' you will perhaps consider a for assaulting them at different times during severe punishment upon you. There are ten the voyage from Cardiff to Shangh: summonses taken out against you, and scarcely The cases were investigated separately, and one in which the complainant was not justified in several of them considerable difficulty was in taking it out. 'The only case 1 have any experienced in ascertaining the facts, owning, the complainants' ignorance of the English feeling of uncertainty about is that of Abraharrison, but without expressing avy particular Janguage. "In the cases of the Italians, the view upon any one of them, I shall fine you services of an interpreter had to be obtained th costs $15; making $25 in all. the Frenchman's case was easily got over, the magistrate and the defendant both am influenced by your conduct in upon you what is but a light
speaking the language; but the You have assisted me very materially others, a mixture of broken English and in investigating the cases, and I am pleased pantomime had to suffice, the facts with your conduct in that respect. You have however, coming out pretty clearly at the spoken out plainly and told the truth, which end. More than two hours were consumed in is always the best plan to adopt in anything the hearing, but the circumstances of each but you should have borne in mind, these
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