the Pledge Charges of drunk and disorderly conduct were preferred against Eddie Johnson, prize-fighter, at the American -Commissioner's Court on Saturday morning before Mr. E. Lurton, Commissioner, Chief Inspector O'Toole told the Court that he was walking along Broadway when noticed accused in a-drunken condition promenading along and pushing Chinese workmen right and left, while just shortly _before his arrest he slapped a Chinese beggar woman- Witress ordered constables to take accused into custody and he was de livered at Hongkew Station.
When the Court asked defendant whether be had a statement to make in his defence, the prisoner declared that he had come from Norfolk, Va-, and he ws a weodsmap by profession, while he had been doing some prize fighting more recently. He explained his
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