Road, was charged with having been drank and disorderly in Range Road at 7.30 p.m. on the 18th instant, and with having assaulted Indian P.C. 295 while in the execution of his duty at the same time and place.
Indian P.C. No. 295 said that he was on daty in Range Road on the 18th instant and between 5 and 7 p.m. be saw the defendant and another Indian continually annoying Chinese passers by, playing with them and pinching their cheeks, Whenever witness went towards them, they where the defendant is employed, and when witness went away they came oat again and played with the Chinese. At 7 pin. Native P.C. No, 200 came on duty and then witness went up to defendant and told him to cease bo-having in that way. Thereopon defendant struck witness across the head and hands with " stick. The Chinese constable then blew his whistle and an Indian sergeant came up and assisted witness to take the defendant to the police station. When the native constable blew his whistle, the other Todian watchman, who bad also assault-witness, ran ai The other watchman's name was Dhulip Singh.
Native P. 0. No. 200 stated that he wont on daty in Range Road at 7 p.m. on the 18th instant. He then saw the last witness standing in the road saw two watchmen come out of one of the watchmen man the defendant. ian P.C. No. 295 went up to the defendant and palled him. The de-fondant retaliated and a struggle ensued. Witness blew his whistle and an Indian sergeant came up and assisted to take the defendant to the station.
Indian Sergeant No. 191 stated that when returning from the Rife Range about 7 p.m. on the 18th is heard the sound of a police whistle. ran into Range Road and there saw Indian P. ©. No. 295 and the defendant straggling together. The defendant was very drunk and witness helped to arrest him and to take him to the station.
PO. Aiers (104) stated that he was on duty at Hongkew Station when the defendant was brought in by two Indian policemen. The defendant was very drank and much excited. locked the man up. Indian P.C. No. 295's turban was loose and covered with mud and the defendant had a slight cut op his right arm.
The defendant said that be wason duty at No. 52 Markham Road, when Indi constable No. 295 came up and interfered with him. Three Indian policemen assaulted him and tore out a lot of his hair. He was not drank.
The Indian sergeant wished to get him removed from the Hongkew district. He wished to call Dhulip Singh as a witness for the defence.
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Dhulip Singh said that he was employed as a watchman in North Thibet Road.
He was with the defendant when the latter went on daty at 7 p.m. on the 18th instant ani remained with him about half-an-hour. He saw the Indian constable get hold of the defendant by the hair, and the Indian sergeant also struck the defendant. Neither witness nor the defendant was drunk. Afterw witness bed a drink, which went to his head, and then he went to the Police Station to find his friend.
His Worship that the defendant would be convicted on the charge of being drank, aod would be fined $10, or in default of payment would be sentenced to five days' imprisonment. The evid~ ence of Indian P.C. No. 295 was most unsatisfactory. If, as he said, the defendant was annoying Chinese for two hours the constable was neglecting his duty by not arresting the man until the arrival of the Chinese constable. It seemed improbable that Chinese would allow themselves to be molested for more than two hours without calling in the assistance of the police. He thought the constable's conduct should be inquired into.
Sergeant Goddard said that he would bring the constable's conduct to the notice of Capt. Barrett.
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