A Sussex, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting the police in Broadway the previous evening. The evidence was to the effect that Constable Redderson, 20, met the rigoner, who was coming along shouting ina disorderly manner, and without any apparent reason, he struck the officer in the face with ist. _He was then taken into custody, when one of his shipmates attempted to rescue him, constable and an Indian sergeant went to! the other constable's assistance, and they held the prisoner down till they were further re-enforced by some other Indian and Chinese constables the prisoner all the time being very violent. While he was on the ground he kicked constable Redderson in the stomach, and the constable had to draw his truncheon to defend himself against one of the prisoner's shipmates till the Indian sergeant took him away. The prisoner was eventually put into a'ricsha and taken to the Station, one Tue prisoner said in reply to his Worship that he had nothing to say.
Corroborative evidence was given by the Indian Sergeant No. 84, who said that the prisoner's shipmate twisted witness's hand when he took him away from interfering with the European constable.
His Woxsnir asked why the other two men mentioned were not arrested Inspector Witsox said the Police heard nothing of the attempted rescue till after the men had left the station when the last witness said one of them had assaulted him.
His Woxsnir commented on the serious ness of the offence of attempting to rescue a prisoner and said that the two men had reason to thank the magnanimity of the police in letting them off so easily.
Native Constable 267 also gave corroborative evidence as to the violence of the prisoner.
The prisoner said he was drunk at the time and did not know what he was doing His Woxsutr sentenced him toa month's imprisonment.
thief Inspector Camero said that he would like to charge the other two men, who were in Court, with attempting to rescue Nelson, and one of the men was accordingly placed in the dock, but upon his Worship suggesting the advisability of the police speaking to the men first, and seeing if they would apologise, and express sorrow for what they had done, the charge was not proceeded wit WHY HE DID NOT GO TO THE
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