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THIS DAY.

ILLEGALLY PAWNING.

Frederick Charles Hinckley was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with ille.gaily pawning a silver watch, value £6, the prooerty of John Hy. Spurr, at Kaihu. The prisoner, who was undefended, pleaded not guilty. , Mr Brookfield, Crown Solicitor, conducted the prosecution. The evidence given in this case was the same as that given on the examination of the prisoner at the Police Court last week. The evidence of Mr Srrnrr went to show that the prisoner had had the watch entrusted to him to repair. He brought it to town and pawned it at Neumagen's, where it was found by Detective Jeffrey. At the conclusion_of the evidence, his Honor, in summing up, told the jury it was for them to decide whether the intent to deprive the owner of possession, mentioned in the statute, was made out against the prisoner. The jury, after a short absence, returned into Court with a verdict of " Not Guilty." The prisoner was therefore discharged. STEALING FROM A DWELLING. Thomas William Boulton, W. McDonald, and William Sutton, alias Sullen, were charged with having on the 27th last, stolen the sum of £26 or thereabouts, from the dwelling of James Dodd, settler, of Dairy Plat. TheJ^^kners were undefended, and plead^Hß Guilty. The wnaence in this case appeared in our columns last week. The prisoners were gum-diggers, living in a whaTe near the house of the prosecutor. Boulton was occasionally employed by Dodd to help in the house and do odd job<v The money was abstracted from sy jar in the cheffonier on Sunday, the 27th ult, when everybody except Boulton was away from ihe house. : Detective Jeffrey deposed that Boulton had admitted the theft, and said that the other two prisoners were privy to it. They had told him to keep his eye open and steal any money he could find. The jury found found Boulton guilty of stealing the money, and Sutton alias Sullen, gnilty of receiving. McDonald was acquitted . His Honor reserved judgment.

Maki, alias Mac'Lyy^[^MM^nmmKSSf^ 20, was charged with, havittf'^^ti the the §MMarch stolen certain articles !l|[ of wit, ia pair of trousers; a jjikaistqoafc *J some boots, the property of || native naml Riwi. . ■ j • ■;.■*: "''m' :/*S i ■■'[~•■ The prisoner,who> was mxdefeifiided, r>WT fl I not goilty. ; >M., 3 Eiwi, the owner of the clatfclls, and ot€^t Maoris gave evidence which: Showed VtmK Kiwi and the prisoner iive<ss together at Opotiki. On the day in que3ftio>|nMaki went away, takiDg the things, with Hewfa wearing the clothed when talxen into cug tody. ,/ |~ ": At the conclusion of the evidence the iv&v found a verdict of gnilty. ° ij " ANOTHKR OHAP.Gjr| " . ■ li The same lad was then arraigned ripen » charge of stealing a gelding be|&Bg'icg to 0 »f Rewi. of Opotiki. . J Rewi, an intelligent-looking Maori lad about 18, deposed that in Marcla last he and prisoner lived together at Opowild. Ho had in his possession a black gelding, which he missed when Make went away.i The prisoner formerly had a share in the nprse, but be had no claim to it when he stole it. Mr Black, the employer of Rewi and Make, next gave evidence. Prisoner absconded from his employ on the 22rd Mston. He saw the horse at Opotiki, and recognised it as belonging to Eewi. James Mclnlay, a Maori named Waitarere, and a native policeman also gave evidence. At the conclusion of each witness's evidence the prisoner on being asked if he had anything to ask them made use of a Maori expression, equivalent to '* I am on the property," which Mr Brown, the interpreter, explained might mean either that he claimed the property or was being tried foe stealing the property. His Honor in- summing tip allowed the possibility of prisoner having thought he had a claim to the horse. The jury without retiring found a verdict of not guilty. For the larceny the prisoner Was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. SENTENCE. At this stage the young men Boulton and Sutton were brought up for sentence. In sentencing Boulton, his Honor remarked upon the youth of the prisoner, and said it was a sad thing to see a young man beginning his career in such a manner. As it was his first offence, the sentence of the Court will be a light one—namely, nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. Sutton received a similar sentence. Boulton,. who had carried himself with a defiant bearing throughout the evidence, broke down at his Honor's address, and hia features were convulsed with painful emotion. STEALING FJROM A DWELLING. George Warman was indicted for stealing from the house of John Elliott, of Rokebystreet, Auckland, at Christmas last year, certain articles of furniture above the value of £5. The prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Rees, pleaded not guilty.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18750706.2.23

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1679, 6 July 1875, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
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THIS DAY. Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1679, 6 July 1875, Page 2

THIS DAY. Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1679, 6 July 1875, Page 2

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