Prisoner, a sailor on the J. R. Worcester, was charged with being drunk and incapable in a jinricsha, on the previous night, He admitted the offence.
1d, and ordered to pay the costs of (Poxsce) v. Vieror Hmy.
Absent without Leave'and Assault, Prisoner, who is an able seaman on the Cutty Sark, was charged with being absent from the vessel without leave and with assaulting a native Constable while in the execution of his duty.
The evidence was to the effect that on Weilnenday, the Captainof the Cutty Sark a warrant for the prisoner's apprehen 1 without was, the Captai farraut with him. He'met the prisoner on the Bund, and gave the warrant to a native Constable who proto-apprehend the prisoner. Prisoner was violent and the Constable twice on
on the leg, but only inflicted very slight inthe face with ope hand and kicked him juries. Am waa sent to the Central Police Station for assistance, and on the arrival of a foreign Sergeant prisoner walked quietly to the Station.
Constable, and was sorry for having done so, Prisoner admitted baring atruck the native As noon as the foreigner came he went quietly to the Station and never thought of striking Mr. Srereiixc ssid that sailors came ashore Sergeant Sxisxen stated that he saw Comand thought they could knock the native plainant when she came to the Station. She constables: about just as they liked, There was bleeding from the mouth and nose, and her were more natives than foreigners in the forehead was slightly bruised, as though she Secon 5 great depanonss bad oe, be had received a blow. She said defendant had upon thew, and it was only right that th should be protected. been in the habit of coming to her shop, and buying things without paying for them, for His Worsmir, on the charge of bein some time, He came on Thursday and wanted absent from the vessel without leave, ordered matches on credit, and because she refused to the prisoner to return to his ship and pay supply him, he assaulted her, She described $34 for the expenses of the warrant; and for her assailant as a black man, and " constable assaulting the native Constable he was fined $3. was sent with her in search of him, but ho could not be found; but later in the day he R. (Potice) v. Hexny Raymoxp. was apprehended.
'A Foolish Freak.
Sreaxe_ stated that in the afternoon Prisoner is a sailor on board the Loudoun complainant called bim to her shop, and said Castle, and be was charged with assaulting a a black man had struck her. She then led finriksha coolie. him (the constable) through Bamboo Town, Mr, Sretriine stated that on the previous and pointed out the defendant as the man ning he was in Szechuen Road, near Foo-who bad assaulted ber, He took defendant chow Koad, when he was told four sailors had into custody, and told him the charge, to been upsetting jinrikehas and wheelbarroves, which he replied, She assaulted me first." and had gona in the direction of Hongkew.
Defendant, who spoke English volubly, He followed them and opposite Messrs, Hall said he asked complainant for some matches, and Holt2's establishment he saw the prisoner and as she did not serve him, hie thought she and three others walk over from one side of had not understood bim, and went into the the road to the other as if to meet a jinrik shop and pointed to some. She thereupon sha, which was approaching them. Prisoner took up a knife, and he was obliged to hold attempted "to bonnet" the coolie and ran her hand. She then scratched' at him with after him, and put his orme round his neck, the other, and he let er go and went away. He (Mr. Stripling) then stepped forward and He went to another shop and bought some seized the prisoner in like manner. He should matches, and the people there told him his have let him go with a caution, but he turned face was bleeding, and gave him a glass violent and threatened to strike; therefore he ble him to He looked and took him to the station jin cheek was bleeding, He then he did not know who Mr. t back to complainant's shop, and What he: had done was "all "Took, old woman; sx what you jover intended to hurt the coolie. done." " She thereupon took up a bam-A abort time before one of his companions boo, and tried to hit him with it. Ho pre-knocked over.a wheelbarrow and gave the vented her, and she then trio to bite him, man twenty-five cents to quiet bim; and She also took up the Knife again, and he then he was sure they did no harm, pushed her and she fell down, He thought His Worsmir toll the prisoner the coolies she was either crazy or drunk, and did oh did not like such fun, Aw prisoner had strike her at all; neither did he ove her any been in gaol all night, he would liberate him money. Once he went to the shop and wanted on payment of the costa. three biscuits, but complainant's husband could not change dollar, and allowed him to take the three biscuite on trast, and that April 6th, was all that he owed for, Complainant used.
Rv. W. H. Smaw, very bad language in English towards hiv,
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