R. Haxtoy.
John Hanlon, a Scotchman residing at the Sailor's Home was charged with receiving and. disposing of stolen property. The evidence went to. show that two men named Skittlethorp and Johnson returned to the Home on Wednesday night last and missed clothes from the bottom -of the bed. The matter was reported to the police and -the clothes. were' recovered from a native -second hand dealer and identified by the owners. The prisoner it was proved pawned them for. eighty cents.
Prisoner now said that a man named Hinman. came. to him while he was.lying drank in the. Home a asked him to pledge the clothes for him. Hinman told him they were his own and prisoner sold them for him.
Inspector Bourke said there was a charge of theft to be brought against Hinman at the American court that morning.
His Worship could not see any guilty knowledge on the part of Hanlon.
Hinman who was in Court also refused to say anything to implicate the pri-oner.
The case was remanded till to-day.
The man Hinman was subsequently brought up atthe American Court which refused to recognise him. The case was transferred to the British Court where it appeared that he had been discharged from the British s.v. Perseverance. He stated that he was an American and the U.S, Vice-Consul ini ted that in. view of other proceedings in the Mixed Court the U.S. Consul-General would recognise hia and prevent. his appearance as a foreign nondescript.
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