LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 69, 3 August 1868, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

Batuiumy, Ai;o. 1. (JRofora Dr, Donald, 8.M.) Attkmi'Tino to Huuak. WiNi)(nva.«-Jol)n KniHlti. wiui charged with tlim o/lVnco, CodHlubla WIIHh «utc<l thnt the noouHal ciiihc up to the Htallon-lioiiHu, mid nuked for a niglil'rt lodging, <)>» l>i'J»K refuoed, lie took up a limiili'lii of gvivvcl iuul throw it at tlio vvldildwh, trying to break tliom, PrlHonor mild lio wnn gulliv, find hud dono the act to got a nlglu'fl loifgiiiß. Tlio iJcnch buW llio prlnonor wan Hablo to two ntontlifl liujtrlaon. ment, mid to hi'.vo a whipping. Tlio/ would tnko euro llml property wns. not wilfully dofltioywl, Tlilh ilino hu would bo Bontcncod to a weeltfi' ImprlHonniont, nnil nuy ono bcl»K lirought up ngam on n slmllwr clmrge, would rccflvo tliu full Hcntonco, Diiumt anj> JSitoAOiuxq OAiiao.T"Thoman Jft«l<, T, Qulim, 0. Potoracn, J. I'ord, T, Bchdll'/, — <fohn«on, flonmen on boftrd tho fillip Colcroon, wcro clmrgot} ■with Uilh offenco, (,'«pt«l» Mojilgoiutry, in»fltcr, Mated that it wno reported to him that broaching

hud been going on. Ho wont down and saw Unit in tlio 'tween docks a ciihc o£ brandy and whisky had been brokon open. Ono of tho onscfl wan empty, 110 could not Hay how ninny cases bud been pillaged, tho bulkhead was broken down, Tho bottle produced wan piirt of tho cargo. All tho prisoners were drunk. MoHOd Oardcn, tho chief officer, said on opening tho batched and going forward, ho found tlio bulkhead broken down; hccc/m had been obtained through (ho scuttle In tho forecastle, Tho men woro not flobor whon thoy went on duty Tho mnn Peterson rofusod duty t Ho wn» In tho hold, and on being ordered on deck to tho winch, lio refused (o go. Tho bulkhead was all rfflht on Thursday nlghf. Yesterday mornlug, whon thoro wan a plank down, a man could easily get through tho oponing, Ho found a bofctlo of brandy In tho foroeastlo 1 Ford passed It to Qiilun, ai\d ho put It into a bunk. The men tnolihod him. and ihon toro liln coat. Tho prlsonor Jack abused him the night before because ho had been told to put the hatch bnr on, On tho voyage ho was Indolent to tho captain ( tho men had grog sup< piled to them in harbour. W. M'Tnggart, acting necond mate, stated that on Thursday Poiornon showed him a bott'o of whisky. Ho told him to push It to him, Ho took it awny, and nave it to tho chief officer. Ho ordered all the » in nil o.tfU'B on to the dock) and as they woro being handed along, ho flaw a whisky (who open. On Tlnirflday night tlu-y broke out tho cari/o nonr tho bulkhead, It was tlion all rlKlit. Yesterday tho hoatnwuin tried to hit him with tlio hook. Peterson and truck aim) fliruok him. Tho men refused to go to Work. Had novor qunrrollcd with the mviij but hud told them if ho Haw anything wrong going on, ho would report It. Constable WilHfj gave evidence time tho mon \ycto drunk, In reply to tho Bench, Jnolc said ho hud boon drinking rnmj Qulnn said he had not rofuiicd dutyi iVolcnicn and Hcliultz denied being drunk, They wore Hentonood to eight wick*' Imprisonment with luird labour, Ford and Johnson woro ordered to go on hoard again.