The Archive · 1898

1st October

Oscar Salvesen, seaman' of the Perseverance was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Broadway on Friday. P. Leighton deposed-to seeing the accused in a.drunken state. Witness was called to eject him from the "Travellers" Tavern and he afterwards wandered into the Old Dock. A Chinese shop keeper had'complained of the prisoner going into his she) and stealing bottle of beet. Wi tnesaed arrested him, but at the Police station the shopkeeper refused to charge him with respect to the beer.

Prisoner who now said he did not remember anything about it was fined $5, or week's imprisonment.

Edward Mullany, als of the Perseverance, was charged with a like offence in Broadway on the previous day; Prisoner who pleaded not guilty said if a man had been locked up once or twite in Shanghai the' Police would not allow him to pass alung'the streets, He could always take'care of himself and did not wish to interfere. with anybody, but somehow or other he could not pass'a policeman without being locked up.

His Worstiip decided to convict and said the prisoner had been théro'threo times in the lis two weeks. He would have to pay'

fine of $10 or go to prison for two'weeks.

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