LIVERPOOL JOURNAL
6th, Jan 1877.
DRUNKEN BRAWL ON THE LESBIAN
At the police court on Thursday before Messers J. W. CROPPER and G. MELLY, Patrick NOLAN, Hugh MEAKIN [fireman], James TOSNEY [Seaman], belonging to the steamer, LESBIAN, Summoned for combining to disobey orders, TOSNEY, further charged with assaulting, Richard BANNER, Mate.
Capt JONES, Commander deposed, While at sea a disturbance arose, NOLAN had struck a crew member, when putting him in irons, TOSNEY, interfered and struck the mate, then MEAKIN stepped in and a brawl took place.
2nd Officer had sold whiskey at 2/6d a bottle to anyone sober, from the ships private stores.
William PORTBERRY, 2nd Mate, deposed that, no men were drunk on Christmas day but had some drink the next day, 10-12 bottles were sold on the way home from Trieste.
David MCDOWELL, 3rd Engineer, thought the incident a drunken brawl.
TOSNEY, stated all the men were drunk on leaving Liverpool.
William FOLEY, Seaman, found lookout man drunk in the forecastle. He bought 3 bottles, between Liverpool and Trieste.
ROONEY, Seaman, stated in some ships of the company it was impossible to get drink
William MCINTYRE bought 5 bottles on the voyage.
Mr CROPPER gave the case serious consideration, condemning the system which prevailed, it did not prevail on all the ships of Messers LEYLAND. Proceeding
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