Rrowanp Dyer, a seaman of the Guinevere, was brought up by a French constable, charged with breaking trees on the French Bund, at 8.45 on Wednesday evening.
Defendant denied that he was the offender, and said it was a mau-of-war's wan who did the damage.
The French constable said he saw the defendant break a tree, and that he was only five paces from him at the time.
A seaman of H.M.S, Hornet deposed that at the time named, he and the defendant were going to a sampan to return to th i when they saw some American mei tuan fighting and breaking the trees." Before the constable came up, those men were gove away, but as defendant had a piece of a Uraneh in his hand, which he picked up in the road, the constable took him to the stati Witness also picked up a branch, but nothing was said to him. He saw two American seamen break the branches off two trees, and it was six or seven minutes afterwards when the constable came up. Witness added that he did not know why he was not taken tothe tation as well. He was not drunk, but had a glass or two. Defendant is a teetotaller.
The constable said they were both the worse for drink.
His Wousnir considered there was not sufficient' evidence to prove the defendant broke the branch off the tree, and accordingly dismissed the charge.
Nov. 23rd.
Trrus Auversox, Joszrm Tuomrsox, Joux CxeicHTox, and Joux Crarman, seamen and firemen of the steamer Mongol, were charged with being drunk and incapable, ALDERSOS said that he was never drunk before in his life, He came on shore yesterday and had nothing to eat all day, so that the Tiquor he drank took effect on him.
"'Yuompsox said yesterday he happened to meet with a lot of old shipmates, CHAPMAN said that he was a little worse for liquor, but when the fire bell rung he and another man went to assist in hauling the hoses along, His Worsuie—I am glad you mentioned that fact, as 1 happened to observe the circumstance; instead of helping, you and the other man were retarding the work, and when the hose was taken from you, you wanted to fight every body.
PLING stated that this defendant was arrested for having in his possession a spanner belonging to one of the hoses, which refused to give up when ordered s0 to do by Chinese constable No. 80.
Creronron admitted that he cate on shore j and got drank, His Worsu1p—Chapman, I shall fine you $3. With regard to the others, if you promise wot to yet drank again, I wil let you go.
Cxeicnrox—aAll right, sir.
Mis Worsmr—You can only speak for yourself, and I hope mean what you say.
Defendants all gave an apparently earnest promise not to offend again.
Cuarstax—Your Worship, it is very hard [that I should have to pay $3. Iwas only assisting at the fire to the best of my ability. In fact, [haven't that much due me. Lhave only been on board seven weeks, and I received a month's advance, His Woxsnm—How much a month do you Defendant—£3.
His Worsure—Then there is money due you; go on board your ship, and the captain must go to gaol for one week. will be doubt pay teatnount 5 otherwise, you Manse Moosa and Saute Mopnoox, firemen of the P. & O. steamer Geelong, were brought before his Worship under the following circumstances.
"Phe two defendants were on shore on Saturday afternoon, "ud took a sampan to roturi to their ship, "They did not pay th fare, but used such violent threats that the sampan man jumped overboard, and was picked up by two other boatmen, Last evening, about 7 p.m., the sampan man saw the two defendants in Bamboo Town, Hongkew, and demaniled his fare, whereupon they both gave chase to him, but he maneyed to distance them, Mobrook, at the foot of the Hongkew bridge, struck a amed. ter Teze-ye-sing with a knife, or some such instru-iment, in the small of the back, while. the man was in the act of paying a wheelbarrow coolie his fare. es?
His Wonsutr, atthe request of Mr. Stripling, remanded the case for one week, as the wounded man was unable to appear.
The man accused of stabbing had several fits during the interval before the Court opened, and as they threatened to recur, he had to be taken outside, where after judicious treatment, he soon recovered.
Both defendants were drunk at the time of their arrest.
Nov, 24th, Drunk: and Disorderly.
'1T, Avpensos, seaman of the str. Mongol, barged with being drunk, and going from to another in Hongkew, creating a disturbance.
His Wonsmir—Why, you were before me yesterday, and you gave me your word that You would not get drunk again, I expect when a man makes a promise to me that he will keep all send you to prison for 14 days.
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