Francis Willinim Harris was charged with having been drank and ' incapable in! Seward Road on the 11th instant.
The defendant admitted the truth of the charge, but said he would like to see a doctor before going to gaol as he had had an accident the previous day.
In reply to His Worship, Detective sergeant Kingston said he had that morning taken the defendant to the General Hospital, where his wounds had been dressed. The Sister said the defendant would be all right if the dressing was changed each day.
Indian P. 0, 160, sworn, said that at 9.50 a.m. on the 11th instant he found the defendant lying on the footpath in Seward Road. He had been injured, and witness took him in a riesha to the Police Station.
In reply to His Worship, the defendant said he had been knocked down in the road by a two-wheeled handcart.
Detective-sergeant Kingston said there were two previous convictions against the defendant—one for begging and the other for being drunk.
His Worship said the defendant was a nuisance to police, traffic, and everybody. He would have to pay a fine of $10, or in the alternative undergo 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. He said the defendant must try to get out of the port, or he would spend most of his time in the British gaol.
The defendant said he had tried to got away, but could not.
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