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Dhulip Singh, watchman,' was charged with having been drank and' incapable in the Hongkew Police Station compound at 9.45 p.m. on the 18th instant.
Sergeant Goddard stated that when be was on duty in the Hongkew Station charge-room at 9.45 p.m. on the 18th instant, his attention was called by two Indian sergeants to the fact that the defendant was asleep in the Indian compound. Witness aroused the man and found that he was very drunk, so he locked him up. Dhulip igh was now recognized by Indian geant No, 191 and Indian P. C. 295 asthe man who in company with Bilgee Singh had assaulted the constable in Range Road; he would like to add to the original charge, a charge of assaulting the constable.
Indian Sergeant No. 191 stated that at 0 p.m. on the 18th instant he was going on duty at Hongkew Station and saw the defendant, who was very drank, in the kitchen of the Indian quarters. The defendant had upset a bag of flour all over the floor, and some glasses had been overtamed, bnt not broken. He recognized the defen lant ess|as the man who was with Bilgee Singh in Range Road the same evening when Indian P.C. No, 295 was assaulted.
Indian P.C. No. 295 said that he identified the defendant as the man who came to Bilgee Singh's assistance in Range Road. The defendant struck witness twice.
Native P.C. No. 200 esid that he saw the defendant in Range Road with Bilgee Singh, but did not see him strike the Indian constable.
The defendant denied having assault ed the Indian constable, but admitted
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