_Walter J. Emery, seaman, residing at the Hanbury Institute, appeared before Mr. G. W. King at H. M. Police Cour on Tuesday, charged with having assaulted a Chinese in Miller Road on Monday night.
Inspector Sinclair, who appeared for the Police, stated that two other men, a Norwegian and a Dane, were concerned in the affair and kad been taken into custody.
Complainant, a barber, stated that he was standing outside his shop when one of the foreigners came up "ud pushed him. Witness ran into an alleyway for safety, and the foreigner followed, accompanied by the defendant who then joined in the assault. The two foreigners were arrested, and w third one assaulted witness on the way to the police station.
Defendant's version was that complainant was fighting with another foreigner and he went in to separate. them and was himself wrrasted.
P. C. Parry, who assisted in the arrest, stated that a third man struck complainant and so was arrested, Witness had to give the third man the frog's march to the station, His Worship—Then he was not very, much interested in the proceedings!
As defendant had not been the aggressor, he was given the benefit of the doubt and discharged.
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