Robert Mulligan and Patrick Ryan, sailors of H.MS, Cleopatra, wore charged with having committed wilful damage in Chi tore to the extent of $6.50, Ryan was further charged with tering a police constable's coat, doing damage to the tent of two doll Police Sergoan!
Fournier said he was lod into a Chinaman's shop on Friday ter noon, the Chinaman complained that some men had taken his goods and refused to pay for them. On going into the shop four two of them being the prisoners, Witness wont up to Ryan, and the man put his hand on witness's shoulder, W. drow back, tunic got torn, trugyle then and his baton was taken from him by one of the men. He tried to tuke Mulligan into custody, and Mulligan ruck him in the fa d kicked him, tually with the assistance of other poli nen the two prisoners were taken into custody, the other two mon having ran away almost at the beginning of the The Prisoner Mulligan, whose face was severely bruised, store with flu asked 30 He laid down 25 con and the Chinaman took this up, and prisoner took the pipe. Ryan then bought a half-dollar pipe and laid down a dollar in payment. the Chinaman went out, and they thought he had gone for change, but ho presently returned with a policeman. The policeman, without saying a word, came up to him (Mulligan) and struck him in the face with his baton. He did not know w tacking him, but of course he defended himself. He pushed the policeman away, so thathe went through " glass case, and broke some things, prisoner believed. It was he who had torn the sergeant's cost, and not Ryan.
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