Shanghai, Sept. 23.
Before Mr. Ferxo J. ScHunt, Commissioner.
U. S. v. John Dilley and Charles Russel.
In this case the two accused were charged with being drunk and disorderly, assaulting a Japanese police constable, assaulting Miss Buono, a French citizen, and with damaging property to the extent of $10.
Sub-Inspector MacKenzie prosecuted on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Police, the accused being unrepresented.
At two o'clock yesterday morning, said Sub-Inspector MacKenzie, the two defendants went to a house known as 1 Tiendong Road. They rang the bell but were refused admittance. They then broke down the door and entered. Then they assaulted the complainant, Miss Buono, who was a_ French woman. She blew her police whistle and both accused ran away. They were stopped and while being taken to the police station, offered resistance and assaulted the Police.
Miss Buono, of No. 1 Tiendong Road, said she was downstairs when the bell rang. The boy answered the bell. The two sailors, for such was the occupation of the two accused, demanded admission, When it again was refused they broke down the door and.entered. Dilley then struck witness on the face with his clenched fist. She blew her police whistle and the Chinese and Japanese police came up. The two sailors then ran away. They were, however, caught and taken into cus: tody. On the way they beat the policemen and offered much resist tance. Both were drunk at the time.
Nyi Yoong-ming, a boy at the house mentioned, gave corroborative evidence. He said that he was. afraid and ran out of the back P.C. No. 333 and C.P.C. No. 432 gave evidence of the arrests, The men, they both stated, offered much resistance and when the Japanese constable came up assist they struck and kicked him. Both accused were drunk at the time. The Japanese P. C. did not draw his baton and strike Dilley.
The Japanese constable guwe corroborative evidence.
Charles Russel, one of the accused, said in answer to Commissioner Schuhl that he had been in the service for a little more than two years as a seaman: He admitted having been drunk and "was hazy" at the time. He did not remember anything in connexion with the case except that the Japanese policeman struck Dilley with his truncheon.
John J. Dilley, the other accused, told Commissioner Schuhl, that he had been in service for more than three years. He was only 90 years of age. He remembered being in a ricsha at the time and saw a crowd of sailors in front of the place. He admitted having broken
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