MACJISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2148, 14 May 1914, Page 9

MACJISTRATE'S COURT

—* + _—^^ CHAMPARME PARTY AND ANOTHEn. ' fN A PRIVATE BAH. A .vfUHiR, iwi«*.if»ll.v-!.>i!ijt man unraod Ihuir.v [''rniiMK M'flro.v, lilins Camp--Iri'll, iviiK rlmi-Kftl before' Mr. W. (i. HidiWl, W..M., iit tho. Magistrate's t.wirt Willi Jiavius" stolen iioiii llr,. pciwin (if Williom Kspta four PDVorciftiisi, oiU' Nix'pcncK ami two tickets. &iiti'ln.sp(<otor Sin'C'lian prdsocutccj iiikl Mr. 11. 1,. O'lioa-jy nppeareci fflr iK'cnsiVl.

William !kj>io, rainmcrcinl tnivcllor, iTsnliMK al Kratoun, finkl tlinl,, <m tlio iiflitriKMjii <jf April 28 he was in tho Ouli'iil Uott'l in company with , his htolliWi Hi>3 {iropi'ielor, mi<) n <'oinnior«iftl t.ifi.volkif. Tlioy wore <lrinl;ing diarn|»Hßii<>. Jio know acriisiici and saw him 111 Uiv> hotel oft |,iifi tlutn in (iiumtirm. Ho (witnnss) r.-oti!fl not lemrMiiW having iMKMi ititoi-fcfpil with. Uo had, Imw(iver, 10.4. 11 loiter, Iwi, tluit was n\l. If iio had lost any money it must have lii'ij.ij a very wmijl ainwint.

To Mr. p'U:ir\--;.He litiil only lind livo sqvtti'figiis in Ji is (ro.sscssion on tlsiif. drtto. J'ln -would not say, however, tfittl it wns imixiseibtc for. li'ira. to have licon roMwd,

(Smites Edward ftvans, a enioiireel i'iiiiii, and si cnok l*y occupation, wkn resides in Martin Sfrwt. srtiil tlmt lie lw(.( bw!« present in the private bar of thrt Centra! Jlete) nitil Jmd seen the tost witness and oliiors, mid also ilm. nccH.sw} thi've, Rsjsio had lieen- itjidei , ihn ifilliioiit;e of liqisor. The licensee left thfi Iμr to nbtiiin a lioUlp of champapo, and Kspu; wrss tTion lying ov<>r Ms bmllicr; Amised wont nirose atul put 'his haiwls in Kspie's pockotb Srom iK'liind. Wlipu ho di'Mv them out a sixppnofi alul twn tickets diopi.)«l. Ks.p.io's l.iojtlsor romii rlct'd: "Wl-iat is fh-o-watnoF" aretisntl threatened to hit hhfi, Tlw jjovter then came in and picked njj the'sixpoiiw a»i.d witness pwltfid (ho two liekots «ji. Kspie -did not ni'jppnr in reatiso wtiitt was hap' pr-nijig. Accused then left the har ami h<? iros siiliStMjticnlly pointed out by witiwss to a detective in Frederick Street.

j William Symmcnds, porter, employed at the Cc.ntra.l Ufitel,, said that ho saw Ksnto nnd his friends in tho bar. Ho (heard some money drop and ho picked iip.siipcnce which ha afterwards b'andto Detective-Sergeant Cassefls, To Mr. O'Leary: He eonld not say what cotidition the Espies w-ere m. Sergeant. L'asselis sdid that ho saw the accused in Frederick Street en the. afternoon of April 1 28. Hetfo.sCTibed the interrogation that folbwed, and .the subsequent arrest. On being searched nccflscd was found to liave £3 and. od. in Ids pockets. . Later the accused pkcod his hand over his insklo coat pocket.. 'Witness then investigated and found four sovereigns in the pne* feet. Aeensed was taken to the- llonirt Cook- Poiifd Station wlwro he said in tho presence »f witness and Seiitof Ser- . goaut pw. "That was a sweet slocflcf I got for tho four '<jnid,' and 1 tiraugltt that vou Wcr-o going t<i miss it." , Sub-Inspector Sheelian: What, did lie Wean % ,a "sleepw"? Witness: I take it that he meant a drenkon ljinn/ A sleeper is A drunken man, and is a term used by the criminal class.

Did not tbe aeewsetl say: The four ''quid" was sleeping,' nrnl I thought you ivoro going to miss it ? '

Witness: 1 am positive that ho said: "That was a sweet, 'sleeper' I got for tlio four .'quid' awl I thougltt'. that%oii' wcro soiosr to mi?s it." '■

Settlor StDFfjoant-S. J. Dew gave corroteativo evittelu*.

_ -Mr. OXenry swbmittcfl that tSiero was insufficient ctidence on lvhidi to Sojk' his illicit to tlio Snprjsno Court. 3't bad been stalled t-Jiat Espie was under the mflncftce of liqiior, lint Espic Jmcl stfttwl that he only kd two sovereigns iB his possession. The ease rested entirely .011 tlift witness Evans. wW had beeft -drfnyßE at tho hatcl all day. His Worship said that he doubted wbet-lior a jury would convict on tlio charge as ft stood. Espie's evidence was 3.uisatisfa.etory, hut ho tlwdßlit that a Jwirwji ™«d case I.iiid been estsblishod. JTie eliarge ought to be reduced to mo of attempting to eoijifint tlieft of moiiev from, tls* person. * . ■ ♦

_ fMs was done, and accused referred ms defeneo and was committed te the Silpreiije Court for trial.

ruGin ]\ ini vct

Herbert JoJin William Vine pleadpfj gatjty to a charge of having stolen several sage and lettuce plants, vflFaed at »s. the property of P. Cooper ml Co..

' Chief Detective Bi'obe-rg stated tliat the transgressor )m\ been caught red.tiawtal by Detectivo Dempsey. He littct »e«i once previously convicted for theft. Tho Magistrate, fined accused ,205.. ami oftfered him to pay the \ahio of tlie. plants, in default seven days' imprisonment. ■ , ■ " OTHER OASES. Jnntcs Jl'DoJiald, alias jaiiscs Choat, who pleaded guilty to the-tlieft of an overcoat,, valued at £3 10s,, the. property of Win., i>. Dobsoii, \ras remanded till Saturday for sentdsce.

For Kobort- lac was fined 2(15., and -oho first offciukr te a like offence was fined 10s.