MASTER OF THE GIRL PAT
CHARGE OF THEFT PREFERRED. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, September 10. At the opening of the charges against George Black Osborne, master of the Girl Pat, and his brother James Osborne, evidence was given on behalf of the owners that Osborne was instructed to fish in the North Sea. The case was adjourned. The prosecutor, (Mr Fulton), announced that James Osborne had nothing to do with the ship or the crew and that he was actually a stowaway. George Black Osborne, master of the Girl Pat, and his brother arrived in London from Georgetown (British Guiana) on September 2 and were handed over to Scotland Yard officers. The Osbornes were later remanded until September 10 on bail of £5OO apiece on charges of complicity in stealing the Girl Pat, the property of the Marstand Shipping Company, from British waters. The Girl Pat was seized by her captain and crew after leaving Grimsby, ostensibly on a fishing trip. After a cruise of 10 weeks she was captured at Georgetown on June 20. A recently constructed and modernly equipped vessel, 70ft in length, the Girl Pat carried a crew of six and was valued at £3600.
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Southland Times, Issue 22993, 12 September 1936, Page 7
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