ALLEGED GARROTTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 January 1909, Page 7

ALLEGED GARROTTING.

. THE ELLICE STREET CASE. , ,A . young man' named ...Edward RichardBlack, alias , Wilson, appeared 011. remand 011 ■a;:'cKargeiCofi^VMi6>^ /ra : .watch; aridvcliam,'., /pipe/v-tobacbp, ■ Md:,bunch, of-keys,;-also,'£2 Bs.: in cash >

;vj.Chief; Detective • < M'Grathi.-'-coriducted l ,'case ;foT---theVprb.secrutiori, : :, and : Mr.i Meredith', appeared' for the defence; wSp:p?s '■ •-/' , iiund Christian Jo'rgenseri,'.a . cooper, /stat ed..' that on December.. ,7'-...1i0 Was .spending; ..the/:.:evening/.; with' ;-'a,:---'friend' iri Eflieb'/Street,'..: and;deft./ to/go. hp'mo : at' 11.50, :p.fn; .' Oil', coming down tho' road be'; saw', fpiir./iri'en/ standing, at: the /cbrnerVof / Broug-; ham ', and : Ellice; Streets. ;.Vi ? itriess.:Jwalked;. between tlio'. rii.en'j three being' on ,his' left side and on?, on his right'.'; Whon'; h'e":had passed :about t-ivo yards lie. was gripped b}' trio throat from behind by accustid Black; ffwo -of --ithd others 'P'^ed' : his/: arms, to his side, i; and tiie fourth man / jumpec! -;in' front /aiid-' ~emptied. 'witness's - pockets of: ,the.' ar- ; :ticles Jmentio'ned.;in;, th 4 ; iitform'ation.' Black Jield/witness,by;,the;,throat:'the . whole time..pockets/lia'd/beeri ..emptied the /man' who had gone 'through witness. struck f birii/ :6ri ..the -motith;:;'.:.;\yitness;/protebted his face ■with his hand,- and.ollo of the men said,-'-"Prill his/' hand 'down , and 'givo, 'birii: ■ an-, but;'' the/other man; said, : . u No,; it'sl all over/now, "putjhiiri; : .dpwn." ; -A.enused, then threw ri |wit-ness: down, 'and' ,'inen\:left,', running rip Brougham Street.; "AVitnes's/then! .went; back v tq:;his ,frien)i's,;place;;'':'His mouth and, nose were'.bleeding," arid, he/was straight-1 ened up,'and:theri:'went orit ; with some others, .to. Mount; Cook,-' Police'/ Station,- /and ■ laid , a complairit., . jTwo.bfj.the .other meii alleged to have: been in the/' gang—M'Cormack ' and ■■NeU^w6re' l '\npw.-/bpmmiTO'"d : /for:,-''tnal;.on::;the saino .c'nargo... ', -.-/'-.

.To; /Mr. ..Meredith::; Witness was certain Black ;'was/ the man 'iyho' ! seized , him-. He had [tlje :riib6nlight;.right:.in;:his iface;..Witness \yas askc-d by tho police to go'to. tholrailw/ay; station //arid-ssee'; ifho, identify.{accused, from a group of men who' had' come' down ;iil the- traini ; r ;'.:;'.vM;-;: : ; ;i

/. ;j Karl Hen rv : ' Moller, / /professor of music, residing in: -Ellice. Street';:. stated that -Jt>r-; gelisen was spending the,/ ev.enirig at :, his hpusoAori- :Peofeinber 7, : and left at 11.50. 'p';m..;';: Jorgenseri; had two ; sovereign's,, and was;'.wearing ; ;.a';' watch.. chain .when he : : lefV but' .when. he'-, returned - about - fifteen minutes later;iri : ;a',-.kripcked-alwut'condition-the chain was '-missing. After Jorgensen liad had-a .wash,\;;;withes's'';/werit)tp--'.Mount./'Cdok--';^olice : Station with hini. ; ;'- -. •, ;; / / Detective'. Connolly: stated that, he chargedthe . accused; with; the ;offence (on January 7. Accused /said, he know nothing ,:about. the offence, and nothing a,bout the other ' two 111011' who wore , awaiting trial on- a charge &f : being, concerned, in; the same: occurrence,; . Accused pleadod; riot guilty, - and was committed' to' tho Supreme Court for trial. ;- ■ --f—-.A;.;;. "HAWKING SHODDY." James Doyle, abas Dore, was charged With ibeing /an/„idle :and;jdisorderly person irathih'theVmeanirig :of-the/ Police,-' Olferices -Act, .'1908,;, iri -thatlie;.habitually.'/consortswith reputed; thieves!' „ Accused 'pleaded;not guilty.- \ ;'" . Cassells . stated that'( he; .had seen accused frequently during ' the 'past . six months in company with various'thieves and l reputed ■•thiey,M;/' : Actiu'sed;':did'.'iio;."'worki.'''but' was engaged 1 :; iri; the .usiiar thieves', pastime,! .carting a.piece of ."shoddy" round. tho, ; hotels. ; ,'; J Detective:'Broberg ..deposed ;that ■ he knew, accused as- a; member; of the criminal class. ;Ho had beeri selling tweed for- spike tiinb with : a, mate,■:but of late, had got too'.tired; 'to hawk' shoddy,;, and; had- been wandering' about .the city, looking for, persoris in a state of insobriety. Witness had : seen ; accused with various thieves'and reputed thieves,'but he was not interfered with so long as "ho was selling shoddy. " Accused: It's not shoddy, '.'it's/.tweed.:; !' . Detective Connolly said that he had known accused. for a number of years, and had'' .seen; him aboul s tho city for .tho past sixmoriths. He was, generally to be found, in company , . .with'-- drunken meh" and - knocking about-the hotels. ;: ' '■ . '- -; -

;; Accused,- on' oath,; said.,his business - compelled him.. to .'knock . about ■ private houses 1 and hotels, where ho'sold his tweed. Ho had sold fotir: pieccs oiie day'last woek' iind thrco pieces another day. To Chief Detectivo.M'Grath: Ho had been hawkin<; for some months, and tho police or detectives: had- never.: interfered with HimV ThiovW did not buy any of\his goods. Hp,' 1 had beijri. five: times-convicted for. vagrancy; tivico for. false .'pretences, twice for theft, aild once for assault and robbery.'

His Worship said/that no .ono objected to a man hawking tweeds'for sale', blit consorting with thieves constituted an offence. Accused would bo sentenced :to three months'; imprisonment with hard labour. -.. .

CHARGES OF BREAKING AND ,; - V ENTERING. 1 ?/■/,;/ ... Henry; Henrikson and May. Tanner were pharged on remand that on; December 17, at Wellington, they did break and enter the dwelling of. Aa-thur .Carman. • and steal goods- valued at' £30. '.Accused Tanner was i also charged with having, received, the above, goods knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained. ' '■ •Bernico Carman, wife of Arthur Carman, of Brittomart Street, 'stated that she left;her • home on the nioming of December 17, leaving '.tho house securely .locked'up. On returning at 4.15 p.m. the back door was open, having.been buret in, and the house had been ransacked ,and'£3o worth "of plate,, cloth-. ing, : etc.j stolen. The articlesproduced.. : which'-consisted of a pile of .plate, were;all taken'from th<4 houso and.comprised every-, thing 'that had .been removed, .with the. exception of a cruet. ■' Joseph Met?., pawnbroker, stated that.he i'knew;tlie accused. May Tanner, who called at. witness's shop on. December 10, and got an I advance of ss. on a gold ring (produced). On ,December.-23.she called.again and tendoreda |. case,'of _ tea spoons, on .which she borrowed, 55.,'; paying, they were her own property, ;and' 'that, she lived in Cuba Street. 1 '•Dbteotive Andrews stated that'on January 5,; in company with: Detective,Lewis,'lie: ari rested' the'two accused at their houso • in '.•North';'Street... The ■.property produced, was. found 1 iii the bouse.. The . silverware .'was' I packed away with the female accused's clothX mg'in a trunk.- Iu searching the house the. pawn tickets produced were found in a box. on . the, dressing table. AVhen charged' with the "offence-Henrikson said .lie had been liv-; ing in. North Street; since November ,27 :with' "the: other accused,: and subsequently said Jie would;plead: guilty, and made: a statement - admitting.,that lie broke into Carman's house,., breaking-, the ..door open with his; fojot, and; stealing -the' articles .mentioned: in the ...in-; formation. •He said.'he gave certaiii of 'the goods, to accused Tanner. Accused. Tanner, ;..when icharged, "said Bh'e. bad had all :tlie' thing's: for twelve months, receiving the hair: brushes- froni' a sister, in : Nelson,•, the' cruet; from,a man named Blackwood, arid the other articles from various persons'named.. This concluded the evidence. . :... .Accused 'Tanner said ; ;tho ''statements that she said' she' got,the.goods from' Nelson,' etc.,. •were, not true,. . She had got the goods as a ; E resent .froih/accu'sed, not knowing that they ad been stolen,' as be assured her they, were ■ his own. V:■ -,V". ■ Accused Henrikson pleaded guilty,' and was cpmihitted. to .the" Supremo. :Court . for ■ sen-'- : tence, and accused Tanner pleaded not guilty, ...arid was committed,'to,the; Supremei,Court : for.; trial.: the'latter case bail;was fixed in ,the ! sum of £80 and; two', sureties of £40 each: :. • Tho saiiie; two accused, wore remarided Jto ! ■this morning on a charge :thiit on December 12, at Wellington,, tHey did break arid enter the-dwelling of Cha's. Durip by'day. and steal; 'goods;valued',;at' £10:; : Accused';Tanrier, iwho'; ~w'as: : cbnrgcd'-with-receiving . the: above'; goods; ; knowingT.them. to.' have been dishonestlj; : ob-, .tained,- w%'s' also' to ; this" niorning. m . 7.' .',v' ; ': > .THEFT OP A SAIL.' John Kenny 'appeared.on a' charge 'of, hay- '; ing[ on or about. January,.'. 4,' :• at Wellington,; 'epmmitie'd theft of ; a-boat- sail, valued' at, £2, v .tho: property of. Daniel : : Wall.-:-,;Ac-.' cusea. pleaded guilty.' Chief, • Detectivo .M'Grat'hv statol that. accused-; had. been a > sailor on tho barque Holga, and was disci) arged on' January 4. After, lie left tho ship ■the .sail was.found..m : )iis; bag.;: A'conyiotion; ;arid .'fins'.'of 205., in default seven days' im-. prisonmont,.\vas imposed. V-'';; ;■ '; OTHER CASES . v .fane' first offender' for 'drunkonnois; was. con-: ;6'-warsman, ;'wasc'onvidt.ed,' and landed over-j authp^ifts.^^tiinis^; v- ' | '7 -']r'' • , MOUNT COOK POLICE COURT. ';i':At:"the'(Moutft ■ Copli>Mick .Court' 1 yester-i ■day morning, before.Dr: Mackin, J.P.j- Wil- • liami. Smith,; charged witlr'- insobriety}was?: fined "10s., iri; default 43' hours' ';;impris6n-' ment. Two v first offenders; were '. convicted. f and . discharged.: ; Caijolirio .Thatcher,- charged ■ /fined -10s., in .'default' '48 'hours' imprisonment.