QUEENSTOWN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 675, 26 March 1875, Page 2

QUEENSTOWN.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) [By Electric Telegraph.] March 25. William Jackson Barry and Elizabeth Sloan, housemaid at Powell’s Family Hotel, we charged before the Resident Magist'ate (R. Beetham, Esq.) with feloniously stealing clothes and a gold ring from her employers’ dwelling, on or about the 19th instant. Mr H. J. Finn appeared for the prosecution ; Mr Wesley Tnrton for the defence. The clothes were seized by the police on Saturday night last, in Barry’s house. Mrs Powell and several other witnesses identified them as her property. Mrs Powell also stated that she believed she had been robbed of over LIOO worth of other property. Other witnesses proved that they found Barry in Powell’s bock yard on the night of the robbery between tbe hours of midnight and 3 o’clock the following morning. Evidence was also shew n that after the female prisoner was asked about tho goods she was seen running very hard from Barry’s towards Powell’s. This was early in the afternoon. She afterwards left Powell’s, and was not seen until 2 o’clock on Monday morning, when she was arrested by the police. When the case for the prosecution was closed on Wednesday, Mr Turton put forward no drfence ; be merely said there was no larceny, as the goods could be recovered by a civil action. Mr Turton said ho had no witnesses to call. Mr Finn rose to correct Mr Tnrton’s statement, but the Magistrate refused to hear him, when a scene ensued. Mr Finn stated that the Bench favored Mr Turton in every shape, and threw every impediment in his (Mr Finn’s) way. The Bench would not allow Mr Finn to open his case, nor contradict Mr Turton in his law. Tho Bench stigmatised Mr Finn’s conduct as ungentlernanly. Mr Finn denied the appellation, and said ho wanted to see fair plav. Both prisoners were remanded until to-day, when the Magistrate was to give his judgment. Mr Beetham in proceeding to do so, said he had no doubt but that the clothes found in Barry’s house belonged to Powell, but would not commit, as it would cost the Government LSOO, and stated that another information for the same offence could be laid against the female prisoner, to be dealt with summarily.—Both prisoners were discharged. Mr Finn asked that the depositions might be preserved, but did not state for what purpose. A second charge against the female prisoner was postponed until Saturday. There was a second “scene" between tho Bench and Mr Finn, in a case of Barry v. Powell for wages due as a barman. Mr Finn stated that Mr Beetham granted costs to Mr Turton in cases similar to the one just heard, and they were refused to him (Mr Finn.) Tho hearing of the cases excited considerable public interest, while the claims of the rival barristers is the cause of much amusement.

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