SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 507, 14 May 1909, Page 9

SUPREME COURT.

P;f/||/''yNU^AL^ % of/i the Charge "against: John ff'ii WPulfe; *\a *y"ouhg : v main;~ of * having; ! .on "April : f: ftfof^Jaraes-Tliomsori;-.was: continued;.before -Mr'. igKJu'Stico,/Chapman:and;a ::jury; ; .(of/which /Mr. f?/H;*Seatoh/ffasTforemanV yesterday.: ..'; : '■&.';s'■'<■ pft^'Mr./Myers- appeared. Crown and Mr. /iyi;:Td6g'bbd for ; the defence.'/^'';>•■•;;:v-K :; fi;; to.-: the, evide'nbe':/given-;by, .prose?' 'oSf'iutbrnho.went ■■ to ■ the-'-rates;,atiTrentham' .on. ///^the^date/ln' During'the day he/ber/srba'me --intoxicated./>/;/ He /remembered/prisoner -ft; getting to Vput :j p'<. 'Prosecutor'gave him,/in all, :Bs. 6d,; which .ho ■:' /ff'anybbdy;. putting-his':.nahd:in';his':pofekct."i. ,'/.. ; : ;^W3Kobert ; Gaest"'depose'd;;:that-'he-saw ; priranor, ■,/Kiputi/his":hand::;in-prosecutor's .-/pocket.;. -.'.:. John;:Sv iaid'jthat.ho witnessed '[ the' occur'•'■ii'crbnce; -gaTer evidenbe. that' -prosecutor V topk_:a YiU chamois, leather ■bag-from r:,tho./ pocket. ■ ./ R«';;;:/caUbd,~> : ; .thß'^bag.^ i f^' :^'■:^V'A: ■;/'- ■ ; .; v ;-;; s/Ihe'rieitiwitness,;Franbjs ,M Cann, gave his ■>/:"evidence.in said i ; , ;.;' r .that.;ipnor'; ! to:.thVi.pcourw Wi.//«> ///-"Mr;/Tdbgobd: You-did 'not/give., evidence. in. / 't- 'the/lower- Court?-rNo;':.I, was'not. subpoenaed.. •; ; ' ; f.^rh^n*vou r are : an-'interested:.party?:■::Not disX/;r interested I disinterested,:; but!/ I ;C^ / Tfas r ;intete^d."S(ljaughtcr.r;;^J-H,.^.A-'';.' . ! - ; J'; : i;ButY prisoner's >'adtib'ns vonly 3 appeared' .toi: be c-'i'- ausbidioust^r-"."Wfill, f l if,; ybu . owed me-. money,, ': i ; : vanoT , Tweht:and,tapped:ypu all. over;:and'th«n. %r£ ptitiiriy (hand /in/your pockot," ybu, : would think -very^/.;Buspioioue,.way..'of getting;it." laughter,)j--'-/;/;:-\- -,;'-'>': 'v; /: :■..■: j/z/'/JiDid/'yoiUsay: that prisoner .took .-money.; out t^W;iprpseoutdrV: f pocketP:~'No,;ybut /il'say ; h'e /XJtook-Somethihg:";//: \hu' ] ii : i:'i : <.< : . : / v ■'■ i V. ;^v\v?WflUjl.l , ' ! 6ay.:.that , ;Jm) jeoßia .hot'/worth' very; much?-r-''.That:is,'; only f-i^ybu'r /opinion.":/ (llnon ?/./;/,,// S;/S, r.Doteotive, Cavils /Said/that/he "went up: to •r-:Kprisoner, /arid-.'asked, him: to. "give; the.old' man !'- £ back In reply,- .'prisoner'- said ..that f///he 'had/ndt'got-his -money:: Witness'then said-: i'ii'.tb/prisdherVy'Tou-had'ypur^hahd.in his.pocket SWHtlst /now;"//Msbhor,/replied ;. that'/that' .was E/Sflbt/the base; ./Witness/ordered-prisoner, offj.the t^ ; :'. : .Guest/and-/,Smith /made ■:'.' •': a'^coniplaint,-he -'.'followed,' him ; andV; arrested 'Prisoner .was told: that charged >: :/ rdplied; ■" I /never got j a'.-' tray.,'. off" hinv-rnot' a; ft/if;/bean.":'/i;When/' a'rrested/tprispner.;had/-upon; fe.'' ; '-'v:''HmVa\half-crbw^ .that/the ' i/v.v charge/was-/'only .-founded; ; on./assumption./'. It .s ; '''Kwpuld/be"iust as'fair.:to,':.assumethat: .'prisoner. fe i J i C -i /fact: belonged -to .him.;-. The whole' conduct: of */-'Sprisbner'-was/nbt/that'of;a; ! mah'/whb/was;;cpm-; ■ //raiftirig'a; wrongful act. ; .-:;c://'/! : W /*:- ;7, ':■::' i. : -•V:J/His;HbnPur,:/in:summing:up;, ; .said:that ; the [': '/.,': vhble':question. was: whether prisoner's act.was ,one,;.dr:; whether ;it'was' : ;an.' ordinary . -:i, ; casb';Pf/racedotirseistealing. '*>:■ :-v■•/".-./•; .-/:::" ;v:/.;.::-- ! Thb;Jtiry.Vwhich retired^/atz-ll^O;/returned : /Jv.w [ ith'..a verdiot'of/'gnilty/of/'attempted/theft^.:.:: :/:'/■ ;; prisoher..,was Je^ i OTMOijRS / OPiiNmpkETING.:^--:^ : ::/:■■ .-Alfred Jairies Cook, 'a young :man,w'as then ,in- ; J. r :i/di6tedVfcrvthat;he did, ,bh "April 17,/ at Otaki, : |.' : ;;}r"? time/didfassault^him.//; : .': ; ; * "i'j'l r-"-X ii : i'i:: ; -..;;' ,/.'/At.plea 'of. n,ot guilty was -entered ; by; prisor' ::/ : ':rViier, .who Vas/defended .by ■" ;./■.:,:.; ,//: '.'/OutHhing..the'oase;f.or,theCrown l /Mr.:ilyer3 , ; -'-'-' stress Jon':, the . : /.-/-; : ;niajpr./'cPuiit. r ;:: It /was vhot':suggested;.that ' /:/v/jJthiiig: j in/the/nature',of: real-violence/was. nsedj; ::; : v:by';pfisPner'/towards';:the;'prbse'Cutor.';;:; ,-.:•/:> ; ■:-';.;'.'--,:>Prosecutor;-;who. is a ; market;gardener, stated. /:■-',' that/:on. the'/niriit/in question, he' went, to ,a' ■'•:•'"/.'/piflture"show.'" when^^;'U:> : as:: : over:he'-went/to '//-/Wong/Sing'sfor a 'parcel of meatwhioh hehad , ./ ft-...:left/thbre,'and then' set:, out' for: his home./At .:thb"time he possession a pound note ■V;;! and three'sovareigris./.On 1 his way he.pvertook : -■? four (riien,.one of hold/of him, put ; .'f: : /.:liis';hahdin'hi3';pocket, .took his moneys,and ■ ■."■■'•■'/''Mn-iaway,"' : <^-V:^". i: '-V'\; ; ::>.vi ; ;'''';.'*--''. i :- ; : :■;::.:■:',Mr.'Mvers'(to the interpreter);,Ask.the'pro-: , :;■'.-•■ :gecntbr what::he said or did? :'.".-',-'■, ;:':-'/■/ •'•?■; . :,^''--t-^:--Mr: ;' ; '':'Wilf<>rd:'/I-/gnbmlt that the question, i :.,' Bhpnld be put. form: Did he'.calf out or '■': ~J db?anything^ ; -:/:/'; ; ; rf-S'- '-•-::;::' '-'-/'v-'/ 1 '■':■■;' - : 6" f-The/Interpreter! "Have: you any t -;v^'oail/but ; or: ! anydo??/, (Laughter.) /'-- ' -/t::'- 1 -' : ■■ *:?.■ In ; reply, to the question :':prosecutor stated •: t;'rthat'he cried out: 'JTfm you'takem my ; money;" '■■' tv-.' :i> Mr./-:Myers:.n'eit;:.:endeavoured /to.ascertain i:i:X : through.- the '-interpreter:, /whether :/prosecutor 5 v J/r gave, the police a description of .the man!/who. , >'-//was/alleged' to/have, robbed .him; .- It /seemed,' / /////hdwexer, that ; 'the 'interpreter, did :not„ under- , V -'.'- Btand..what the word "ascription"/meant.,: ,'.' ■K;.:..; //Mr. .WUford (to;:the. -interpreter):' Sa- to the ; •:', /. prdseoutor::Do you/ savee^wnb, catohee.holdi.pf » f:;/-;,ybn?>' 3 t-<v/J: ; v'' ; i.-.:-'-J::', ; / : >:: : /:,;!:.:,. >:./':/■:/-.:;?::./'/ : -'/' *v.-'-/f' :,'/ >Therenpon-j'tho.:interpreter/became ''/; , wit)i : . counsel.?J:He/' professed / .at • :'-'/'-sofne".length,.concluding':ivi.th'.the : remark: "Tou J'' : -/^.can^get'another : interproter-iiextJ:time.'' J :/-;/: !>■ "/."'His (to the interpreter); You have no-' ../jJthing/to.do'with.Mr,- 'Wilford./;All yqujhave to ~ ■~! db'is/tb:ask'.thOjquestidn-as you:are.requested,: }'}iy: and:/give,the correct- replies.^:/-'■//;/'■':.■'■ "^: : (who"bears Jtho : :'•./ cdbriquet of-/" John Bright *),'saidj by /way .. J of-Jexplahatibn,' that■-. the-prosebutor: had-.not :v'/./had-Jany;'schooling./..There/were many.words in ■'■':■'■ iChineseiwhich prbseoutor/did/,not understand..' j'v'"- .'Although/prosecutor:gave':va-Teply/'which..did ■ :-:>/; ndtfjahswer-.the/question.put'io, him,>'he:(the :■; :';. ; . ihtelpreter) :felt that, he would;hot ke doing .his' :, /'/.//'dhty;if/he.did-'hot/-repeat the-reply. "Then:he .';/:..:. wßuldSput.:"the question,.'to. pr'oseoutor 1 ; in ! an- '/ I ':.-.i'-'^bther'^way'.'.^-v,'.,,-.; i V.J.'4::;''---f.';/:-'- v-' -'••::-// >. : T::^:' ; '.-' ?/',:•' --Ultiinately;/it /was elicited/from' -prosecutor, i.i/'-that.ithe'man who robbed ;him "was clean'shaven I ''- 1 <:_.-.--:-'!i .v.-:?:,■'■""'■*■.-: ■' -./.-■' ' "/ ; : ;,;::-'/'//Xaj;,'::whb were' in ; the' company/' of -prisoner 'at: ..'",. tKe'-timb".of ithe.alleged;offence," then'gavo evi-- ;/.:/:• dericej-; They; stated /that, /as "prosecutor '.came ; :;'.//,/ up"';behih'd■'■ themV' prisoner 'caught : him. by,the !»j ../^/waistcoat.:- ..As.ithey'. hurried/from /the/scene,- / t ',■ i: ithey?heard- prosecutor.'/shouting,.but... '.'Police!", vt' ; ';';'.an i o/'":Maprif'lfQinll added that upon-prisoner. i/c i: rdjpihing-;them he/saidr/'Doh't/say/anything K:':abbut;it." v':*rt/; ; ::;/: : v/ ■/•■,-:■'.'. r/'.'/.'./'A'-:. ::••;■■ • '/:,:; ';".,.;'C6nstablo;Sath"e.riey. said .that he arrested;pri-' •'■ -:/•':;: soher ;oh: the/night /.in/ question '.home. /•J /Prisoner:came:out.-from..under.some,trees,- and. : : / ;-:asked ; him:what he'was; doing there.'/JHe,said :.:.//-that f ,'he knew/nbthing/aboutthe affaifj.that he -.'■.... ::;,•had;ript:;seen , theJproseoutbrj-and:that-,he:had ' //. leff;his. mates' and gone Straight home;to bed., /''//// Asked:, what, he.', was.-doing .dressed under-the :.: •:tr'eßS,'he;6aid:;that,he was out/watohingtb see /'"--that.-'nb one took-.his father's-wator-me,tons. : : ~;/;.,'.Faffthedefence'./Mr./Wiiford submitted that ,'.':: prtsecutor had,.given/ thfeo: diffefeht \ versions -?; as \\ fb'.what. had. happened. ■/ There was, he: con-. .; /'itbhde'd,'' no :assault, -no/theft;.and;certainly, no - : J- ;/iobbery;,with violence. ::>; ] M-\■'■■■•■-■ :';/:-.-/, •-•:/. :-'-- ':. ' /iWilham -M'Kegg,-' licensee of /the v.Central .'■-. '.'/HptelJ/Otaki,' said -that: ;'proseoutdr.: told ,him /•'. ;■ that'/thre'o; Maoris held'.him,.-whilst a fourth'//.:'rbbb'ed.him,/ /y:;..::/;::-.:;/ -■/ J ' : ";'■;-:,,; :/:-.;' ;'Mdrtin>Baker ( ' contractor, deposed-that pro- •'. --.'MoUfAr-; told'him //that": ho/did.-: not "know '/. wKether v it/was Europeans' or.Natives who had "/.'•' Vi "obliedthim.:/:/'::•/:• J'//-'-:-. v .-':;:.--.';:-.:-. .'■'/;.'./ ; Tauhia:Tewiata, -^compositor ; in the."Otaki -.•■:.'MilK'.-bffico, 'also eavo-.ovidenco;/: -.: /'/.::THe-prisoner, said, that ho. mistook 'the pro-' ,;/..''-eebut'prfor/Tauhia Tewiata, who;wanted.to see '.'■i-';";':•/Mini'-'/It was/untrue that \ be ;had robbed, pro-.- ■:/■..- .gedhtor. ; :y When She/, touched 1 -.him "prosecutor :. i ■called /ontjso prisoner ran "off.,; After- he had /V> : been'\committed>for' trial, ..the..constablo-told, ;■; :-'.;i hini'that. he.would-.bet.'hira ; hat that he' '-.:' would v. get ibff.'/land' the other/'three'', would .-"S : fall:in.^/;'//J \fi-i, y ; Jz/V/;//-" ; v,/:;-.:;:/'v;;/.-.-. :.v .'At;this stage, the Court adjourned until--this ;'.. :-•'.-. ■mbrning.h-X/':-j/:J*:/':-A/ ':ii'-i'i'i'i : &; /]/'.:•: ".'•."' 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