Friday 16th July 1875
236
John Diciter
ewor
tates. I am a carpenter on board the British Barque "Malli"
ashoe
I was yesterday. In the Queen's Road about 6 o'clock I was looking at some handicraft in a stall in the street. I felt something tugging at my pocket. I turned round quick and I saw the prisoner running. I followed him. I stumbled.
artall. My partner kept sight of the man.
I got sight of him again. I had me and I had 3 dollars. I arrested him with Ball and Hales in the pocket. I had been drinking. These were $3 taken. The "five" dollars were found.
J.
Before
Date
HONGKONG.
Regina
v.
Case No. 187
IN THE POLICE COURT,
Edward Said
ownw, etata: I was carpenter on the Kill. I was not the carpenter. We stopped to buy handkerchiefs. The Carpenter saw somebody picked my pocket. I did not run after him. I did not see him drop anything. Nothing was found on him. When close to the carpenter &c., but there were several Chinese land &c., not see a hand in the pocket.
TAMAĔS
"any"
f
I did not see the hand in the pocket.