In the U.S. Court on Wednesday the first ense prosecuted by the now acting U.S. District Attorney, pointed by Judge Purdy, Mr. J. B. Davies, was heard when James Napoleon Hercules Bonaparte, a Hawaiian seaman, appeared charged. by the Municipal Police with vagrancy. The accused was arrest-March 13, but owing to the recent illness of Jude Purdy, the ease, which was to have been heard on March 19, had to be postponed.
Accused was charged with having had a meal in a cafe in Brondway when he had no money to pay for it, He was arrested by the Police and handed over to the American authorities.
He was sentenced to 60 days imprisonment but was advised to £0 back to his home as soon as possible. A passage would be found for him if possible.
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