POLICE.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 68, 21 November 1844, Page 3

POLICE.

On Thursday last a coloured man named William Bennett, alias Fleming, was brought before the Police Office charged with burglariously entering the Exchange Hotel, and stealing sundry articles Of wearing apparrel, linen, &c., the property of two of Mr. George's the landlords servants. Edwardi, servant at the Exobange, on baujg

sworn Mated, he left a waistcoat in tl e dining room j and two pair of trowsti> and a jacket in the bed j room adjoining, on the ground fl:oi. He saw the i articles at six o clock oil Wedm sc'ay Evening- | The articles produced were his property. Mr, Edwird Geotge swore that be lita d a nois' >n the dining rocm about hal f past ten on Wednesday evening. He did net go inio the dining room at that time. an.l thought no more of the matter till called by the constables at four in the morning He went over the house with them, s,nd on going into the dining' room found one of the windows open and marks of bare feet on the window sill and from the open window to the table, on which was some linen. Missed from it a sheet „ai>d table cloth. P isoner had applied to him in the morning for a situation as cook. Was dressed in the same nrn* ner as now. Could not swear to the hat, (a broken Manilla) but thought it was the same. H. York deposed—that he is Boot at the Exchange Hotel. On going to bed, be found the wjns dow open, and missed off a table under the window a blind, a waistcoat, and a jacket. The wajstoai and jacket produced were his property. James Boud deposed—he lived on Mr. Graham's land. About half past 12 on Wednesday his dogs alarmed him. On going out he saw the figure of a man leaving bis yard. Calling out and receiving no answer he let the dogs loose, who stopped piisoner. Not being satisfied, he asked his wife what linen ought to be on the fence, counted it and miss* ed a shirt. Followed the prisoner with his dogs and a pistol. Prisoner resisted being taken, but after some lime be took witness to a ditch c ose by, where he picked up, and gave witness the shirt who took also a bundle from him containing the articles now produced, except the sheet, which was in his pocket. With the assistance of two other men secured the prisoner, and came to Auckland for the constables, Mrs. Craig proved that prisoner attempted to break into her house in Mecbaniosßay on Wednesday night; indeed he almost succeeded, He threatened if she made any noise to shoot lnr. She ran for assistance, aud prisoner meanwhile got away, leaving the hat, now produced, behind him. On examination, the foot marks corresponded with prisoner's and he was fully committed for trial, on all the ohaiges.