Foreigner Drunk and Violent on Nantao Bund E. J. Downs appeared before Mr. G. W. King at H. Mi, Police Court on Saturday charged with having been drunk and disorderly on the Bund at Nantao at 12.30 on Friday, and with assaulting two Chinese workmen, a Chinese police constable, and Police Sgt. Milne at the Central Station.
In answer to the charge Downs protested that he never assaulted nobody.""
Chief Inspector Vaughan, appearing on behalf of the Nantuo Police, stated that defendant walked into a Chinese lumber yard at Nantao and struck one of a number of coolies working there, making a bad flesh wound, with his fist. He also struck a man who went to the coolie's assistance. The police were telephoned for and when defendant was being conducted to the boundary he turned on the Chinese Sub-Inspector and assaulted him. He was very disorderly, throwing stones at the Chinese and striking out, Ho was eventually handed over to_ the Municipal Police and finished up by striking Sgt. Milne on the head with his fist as he was being put into the cells.
Evidence was given in support of the inspector's statement by several witnesses,
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