At the Mixed Court on Monday morning, before Mr. Mead (British Assessor) and Mr. Li (Magistrate,, four Russians—B. Luchilin, Y. Lubinotsky, B. V. Guntad, and P. Volkoffi—were charged with disorderly conduct in Yuhang Road at 15.45 p.m. on the 10th instant. Tuchilin was further charged with having assaulted a Chinese woman by striking her om the forehead with a, bottle, and Lubinotsky was charged with having been drunk at the same time and place. The first two accused were sentenced te two weeks' imprisonment each, and the other two were discharged with a caution.
Embroiled in the same muddle were alleged to have been two Americans—Duncan Owing and John R.. Bishop, who appeared before Mr. N. E, Lurton in the U. S. Commissioner's Court, charged with disturbing the peace. The former pleaded guilty, the latter, not guilty. Sikh Constables 210 and 118 and C. P. C. 1543, called by Sub-Insp. Everson, prosecuting for the police, related the story of the imbroglio, saying that both defendants had struc blows at the Russians. This testi-of many was denied by the defendants. Owing, in evidence, spoke as to the general wild conduct of the Russians and to his rescue of one of the inmates of an adjacent house after she had been struck by the Russians. He further related that his friend had not been connected it the affair, but had only tried to se-Farate-him and one of the Russians after their second bout. In his judgment, -Mr. Lurton discharged Bishop and sentenced Owing to one day in gaol and costs. As the latter had already served this. amount of time, both left the couriroom.
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