Feilding R.H Court

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 20, 29 July 1886, Page 2

Feilding R.H Court

.': Wedne&a^, 28tlrJtr£Y, 1886. v : (Befpre Bv ferdV Esq., E.M.) Poli^T. ilfajMpnaoapt was charge^rithisteattpk^l? on July 24. ; v All witnesses in^thia case were or- ' dered.Vj.ut of- -«^_^'."' ;> --&z±. R. Neil, itablekeeper, aijHa«tie'o hotel, deposed : Me had- 4>&eii three , years employed by Mr Hastie; leftqst ..' 4 the- 28th of Jtroe; came ifciar^wtHftr? Jon the following Tuesday ; have known the prisoner -for ■ aimoathiorV& ! weeks ; he took witness's place diirinn: his^^eT^pri^K^^o^^ . stairs iii Hastie|s' 'hotel ilr Etasftfet.. ■= jpaid witness £16 by cheque tja th&/ pauk of Australasiji r oa^^wne 29'.; ; could not say whether .he^as'hed ikok '" j that day ; received, tw^p M *'■ pf A^stiutoi^.ttotes,^^^, ffiem ih;iu» # " pf#ks ibo<nk fhich was tKen placedin ' the outside pocket i o^ ( Mb coajt, 'wluclt ' WAshiinif ;on a' 7 peg;a|t^jtapof^»^ bed ; ;i^te r ,^ak^onji^pi^qL inore^n 1 * the packet book^Jhani ,th.b :£lfe Me ''&?€ l from Mr Hantiej saw tbTe ' ihppey -fS^ week, before he lost it"; felt the pocket book la«,t Friday ;'. put a jiarcSi^jof matches on the top of it; on SattfrdUy^ . iiijght A£r3 ; Haßtie niade-a oommurii<:a tion tqi Wiins^'^kd'^e^BUlt^was-^He^.' ireiit to his pocket -book'; 1 found the pocket was then pa top of the pftvcei 6fmatehes;wben"be looked in the pocket J>opk tKe mdney- wai -gbn'e ; . gare^ ab on<B i *utiority;iio -tftlce' the r .^" money ; a man named Frank T sl(?ptiD;;- ' the room • with him ; if lie had^ndt : been persuaded he would- not hare' prosecuted. •'• Gross -examined ■by r Mr ; Staite':: Have been on friendly terms with the; accused ; do not know whether hs had j money of his own f~he nerer told witness he had ntoney saved) to gbcawa\-; may have had two or three drinks - with prisoner; was positive £16 o»f.\ ibe notes w;ereßank ( of Australasia-; for one wedk the notes werelyihg in his pocket box>k unprotected ; the ] Servants look' aftirrihe 1 bedroom, and other peisohs have access Jo th^roofu; Frank has been working with; Talmer, ; the wood carter, amd sleeps in the ' hotel ; Mrgjfastie, tol^ .witness that the prisoner had changed a Vote; hada/few^.wiords iFith : : Mn.Qsof.fui(lr was discharged, but was now s>ack: in ' the same, employ.; objected to employ the i ©lice, because he did not want to bring^^fnybodj, vii»to. jtrouibje : bejqnd what Mra Hastie told witness he had no reasontpbeUeye prisoner stela the money; had no rta^n 'to believe ho was ajthief.. . .;. j.,.;";.".^. ., , - ; ■ ■ f -, ■ •! Kobert^gjan'^p^s^'r^He'"^^-'^ *' accountant boir^ing 'at Htistie's hotel; Remembered Saturday, the 24th inst. ; saw prisoner on that date- ihwitnels's bedroom No.. 12 he came to ask for a pair of legging* "witness had promised to lend him; about a minute before that heard some footsteps, ou.tr _„ sjide in thia;.p^B^ft^^toiew;;the^Toom Neil slept in, which i» nearly ppposito., kn,ew prisoner had l«f t &f 8 "f tie's employ before tne 24m;" Ke. .told^ Witness ; acous^d pnttsed thf bedrc>oni : ! to collect the bootsV.tp .clean , them; iemembered Sunday, , the 25jh ; was with the Constable-when prisoner was arrested; prisoner said— " he did not know '^Kere No. ri was,?', nar^didjie know where Neil slept ; did n6t;hear the Constable — who "was iii' plain elotb,«^^-cautiqn : accused ; .when.,h» 4 was being, searched at! ilie peii<se caf^^: denied having 1 any more moihejr-; -B© J jsaid Mrs Hastie ha!d 5s or 6s his ; did not hear him' say he had given her a pound; saw accused at' Awahuri on Tuesday, the ' 20th • inst ;» he .paiifor some drinks- ait jthe hotel taer* ;< ihe said he had only : ls, and as ne was ihelpin^iritneTswifh som"eT(j^& c give him 2s ; accuwd hail, ju^Jief ore said he [had left Mr Hastie!? |»njpl|>yment. - ' . f Oi^<exainined :^ Haye i tsoen-pris^ oner about towii the Inst2 inonthp; haVe heard h© played with the Charjiiig ■' Groi» n 'lWuper knew nothingiagainst his character. >-. Mrs Martha Haatie, the Wife of Mr James Hastie, landlord ef ihe FpiWing hotel, deposed : Knew the prisoner I who Jbad been employed at the hotel for 3 weeks as groom and boots «;t 20sv per week; did not know exactly the date He commenced, to work; fbjotight it would be the 26th of Tune; betook Neil's place; gave him his cheque and paid him off last Monday week ; £2 13s 6d was the amount ; he had received 5s cash and owed Is 6d^ which made the total ; he had stayed at the htotel since; he^has paid for everything he has had ; he k|ii4 shouted more lately than he did before ; Neil slept in No. 2 room ; prisoner passed that room every morning; he slept in a bedroom in tho Hfxt section to th© kotel; after he left their employ he had no business . upstairs; saw accused in the aftenioea last Saturday :v^e came into the bar and chantred a £1 note in payment ol 3 drink*; gave him 1 8/6 back ; saw him .-. afterwards ;' He shouted sixdrinks and = •>' K»to another note screwed up ; ho asked witness to keep, the chan^for Wm; was busy andlkept the note in ■^e,r hand;; when witness ; ,iwent; **> P^t it away in the cash i box discovereo^^t . . was a£6 note; ■. tied it in a -knpi aiid . put it with the other note | (m>W pn^ duced and identified) ; marked )fitj» initials M.M. ; No> 6141 "l&tiJiutitAustralasia; the accused knew th» money had been paid to Neil. '*'"*■' l'* Cress-examined t ifaV on 'Sfrtuis day night witness g^t th* £5 aoto from accused ;, there were a number of people in the bouse ; prisoner «|uiarreled with a man called Tommy, who» witness hoard eay he bad loot a silk .pocket. , handjkerchief ; .hail? 5k .. 6d .. 0f prisoner's when, he was arrested, ; ho boarded in the house* after h» was•dlSOhafged;,,-;-;;-'-•-:'■," ;;; ; i' ■.-;: ■ J-:,'?^ " Frank Whitton deposed* Be was a draper in Feildingv f or ' C SmStb., Vof "Wellingtou; knew prisoner asiaj>eus;toinier; on . Saturday night of . Jjiiy ; 24th'^ he was 'at yntii ai*s afcop' ind ! purchased goods to' the extent dH£& isls-on^W^^^'WHau'gfe; \>y iiimself, and theii he canie* in iwith • • • :a : j a v .■■■■■ o ... :• •*# ■

two women for whoin he bought j gloves and a feather; he paid for, then* : in ' the first instance by a £5 note Bank of Aus'sralasia'J (note produced) No. 3975'; on" the 17th inst. he bought a ttd^rsaiidVest tor 12s. ©roBS-exanime'd :' TlaVe known prisoner about two months' -fare had been a fair, custom^.; .had ,heard W f >rmedW!Bidls' as^k -Charing MinstreU d"i^ ni»t,. J k»6-vf the names of tp'lfc K wVladie,s yhq came with hiin ; one;'^asNßlde)eljr : aud the~ othej?*her ; • daughter..' -■>. 3 h'-'-hy^'^i Mrs^Enimao Bellve deposed:: bJie , was the wifefof iE^eves M'BeHve^of . the >Empire, Hotel; remembered' 'Sa^ < urdkV-July 24 : : changed ■:%$&?$& ' for Ui&M^^rh^M^^e , and'ttfn; itfthS ■iattVtfi'ngV '•%**+ JoM 'iTao^aiPomf 3 4eppM: , W was^-ialsSrer^Maidinflr, In! Feilding ; knew prißOii4^;' , : was, „ witk^hW; ; 0E Sunday, fee t^jSjjr,,.** Aiwabfcn, prisoner paid ( for two^or three' drinks. 1 in silver; thought W gave a ; but was not su»ph«^re*%iita«M no Nichqlali Mowis ;d?po«M: He , was^ , a obiik at s Hastifa'« hotel 1 ; winemberfd Thursday, last^. the ,22n4 in^t.;; Bair i; prisoner ;. he ca,me ( into. tk« jkitchen ;at :2.3d;- he fßai^ < h« ? Uai;.n,otjnpii dinner.;; a man who is short of money. dods>riot ' care for dmner ; he pulled out [ four pence in copper* v ftiid *aidv tiKat was ( all the nioney he had, .* '.''-:'"..'): dross^eximined : ' Do net tell .eyeryl»ody how mubh money he has nothing against •prisoner's charapter ■;, : tnew nothing about him earning ; money as a minstrel. •!:•.< ConstableMeehau deposed : ffe was , : stationed atjEeilding; from informa^ : \ tion received' he arrested prisoner ■; the 25th in Kj^gstreet, on suspicion of . ;. «teaHng£|7 j^^H^edthe notestbpiis-; '. oner ; %h%n : gijitijg'toi^(the* police «|^wn'/ '-. pris^ner'said he did not" know where! \ Neil slept; usen searching prispner; r asked hjm.to^putput allthe^p^y he. \ had on the table ; these was 8s ; asked him if he iadf.^ny more^ tttoney bef djre ' he sealed .;liim ;■ pruener «aid he ' had not but Mrs Haatie owed him 5s '

or 6s; f puad ttQ inane taon«y on. him ; Hoberfe Logan: was witness to the constable searching- prisoner; a month previous had ejected, prisoned from the Denbigh Hotel; he said he had jfcfcttr no money- - " ' Cross-examined: -have known the prisoner about' nine months; have never ssea- jihjia - t working ; /-. b.e< ;was ; working about an hotel as a kitchen man; knew he had: performed with a company one night in Feilding and on^. night in .Bulls.; ( j:; .; = :•} ■:---l--\ Thai wo* the vase tor the proaecution--' ■•••■■ •••■• .. -■.. ■-;.-;.■■•;.. ", •., M^Cai^ s^oke for the f^efenfee ' ' \ The Bench said there was a prima ///rirtvcase V; agaiiist the ['■ prisuucnF said he was not •jruil|y- I ''and i was coaimitted forvtrial^^ejne^t sittings of Sujireuie CiViirt,' Wangauuil 4 The soUcitor.for prj^pner appKed-fOr. hiin'to be admiti^.ji» •,)>aii. Ou, the application of MrC. Henry aj-eheaTJJi^ ,w^a grauted in the case; Henry v Kooroilteaao. ; iGlaim £5 Is. The application was heard before Messrs) htiiky^vid .''Thojiipsoii. J\B.'», who had^eard thecaae befnre' t tl. He%v ffugnes?- Claim £4 28J Judgmeufc.^)r {( j)laiu^ff. w|sh.,.<;o#»* To be paidiii one uiouth. j Hilconf.lie and fiherwill v AFoko

MopUq^ii,;yiJ37: $1^ ■ Il \jQf/ i this aiuouirt cretlit wkß^^gf**>n to -defendant of 4efe^dii«t.^'tiyp'iuu ; u».hs: ; - Neil; £)uiffy v T. JC E. T-ylbr.— CMni JB2d ! i96? : mi6t*ms feu/ijtilkiidg'^i' plaintiff . : A ; ie^pff j «5f • 33s' 'had been fiieaT :f! j^fe"u^lai^ ; 4SL^d!icted hlsVowii case. • ' .•. ■ . ■ ' ■ *Phi«i'tfse

between Octoh«if and June 9tU, 'IBB6i beihiib^aac* of ApcoUni? i'; Neil"ihiff^'4ep««atl: .^H<frMfirti a laborer, at pwik^tj, had gone; to; fQ v k , f oc d9/p«diint:oii Optoher 241^ 1685 s ;, arrangement 'j|aa inadfl on the:2S}ud| inj jl* ;Ts^|fr'a .^opi at ;T:UraH£%;»; 7A s per^day.:^^f j^ ( price 'agre^on.f'fcf; w«as j£o. So .aft .lands '•£ worlc.'jpjiftlie piacft l?ad tjeen injeering catti«, • mending 1 ' f enpeß> 'd&rying, &®. ;'Sai|ii(^Tajpin; r .a -aerrjan^of 4|Bfen4aht,'^nt plaintiff to Turakina to re£6rf ! Shat" * jffie : 'cifcaik*', wai .ahPi^ ' bf water ; received induction* to 'water th& bktlfe ; workedl9s' dayaf^iiiu&y the" aamtf af other day ; '$£# Taylor ; he woulct iib't wort for 5s 1 'a day.; Taylor told, him to go bna£73« <>oßs : (Biainined : ! Eaci wp&ea^fte £40 v a ; 'year' ind.fouria;.(a d**';^** l^ ■"rodwed, containing ;&n - <; ag:4ftine'nV to ' .li^r¥lojt'2Zß:a/^eek,, wa« put inrßJffc dttiicej? Kaye iiaid foremilk) butfter andi ; potatoes ; at faUfog: bush, wo^el ughl houre^a dayfo^ .^eelcis; on January 31st, at 1 Turakjjaa, told defendant he nad^i&lied buahfeUing^, nothing was saail."abdiit ; Agoing on' wages far jobbing' wojrk |f';di<i ; , not remember being told.jn<at to uia]je a tal^about 78 a day, *Ti^6n^M wa« not getting that ; had .a day.at Chelr j teaham Hotel ;' did noi go to work' nest day; as he y^MakS ppm jnmit: *wg logs when ] mustering- the e^ttle ; worked on Day— milkqa • cows^ and .mendecf/fences; rode for a bottle of .'. because thja^^adiea i^3- complained it' was a dry Chrreiwporked on New Year's .pay jwinembered June 9tti, wl en defendant wanted to haW^a- settlbtuent, and offered 7« * day tor the busnfellihg atid 30a> a week- for the Test of the time. ;'•" T;; X -■ ' '<•;.' ".'■■■ ■* '*:•••;) ■

FortHe^dtefenMnt, Samuel Graham, was ?«&s(£ ;^^j 4?PPtf?4 : Jfe was working f©r d!«rendant at Kiwitea ; remembered Duffy &w»ing id work in; October ; ■< witaess bad '. recommended Duffy to apply to Taylor for work i He went to.wprk at %u«hfalling . at 7V« day ; i o^2othi 1 -S7th' aaci 12M'NbVember .I)'jmy did. not work ; when witness w.e'nt'to fefciih'his mother-in-law. Dufljjk did not work ;: nor did he on Christnipt: JI>W or N«nw/ Year's . Day ; he finished' liushfalliug -a iortaight afteiv.Chvistopas; fytibßi ; days : > on whxcaV plaintiff d*£ not isrork Vwe .mentioned.) ; witn^ffi was paid SOs * we«k, and a share

in the butter made as payment for overtime ; had . made , £2Q worth of butter in eighteea months. ; Donald McKonzie, 'a farmer, , at ., Kiwitea, deposed i Wet and" 4ry w ( ages : ran from 15s to 25s a weeK*'aiid r found and 6s a day and" find themselves; Duffy is a good man, H w6r'iti 6s 1 a. day f 30s a week, wet and dry, is good wages these ; tim^ ; ■' i .-"^ :! ' 1 ' : ' i ' v ' '"" : '''"''l

| ; Defendant he had 'engaged, the plaintiff in October, -at ?1 7s^a day; ! for .4)ushfallin^''Bihb i uri a day; he had finished the wofk by the 1 7th January ; told him to go.o v n at jobbing, work ; !D'uffy went -to* -'Marion, where witness ,saw him drunk ;• "no w.ork r was don^e-afc' •Kiiwpa ■" that' week :by Dufjy ; tbld; him iaftei^waSdb ! he iwbuld- onljr ir grve ? ft^m 30s a week, - ..^-yi^^nUV v j%^sf-©xamjned ; : •.-^ftffji^WW (i an(i, Sandilauds' had , written .'to twitue^he ■ had ilauked > plaintiff • to^i to work ; understood he was not going,- Wt found lie had gone to work ; : 'did not otter Duffy £I^% ie^tle;the caiie r inefjiV more than £5. Judgment for plaintiff f»r £10 and IStevens and &ortQh y S. 7 Rowle^^-. Claim J£l6^l3s lOd, fox oommjiseion and advertising 'for putting ; iip(land for sale, and goods purchaejeji . in the store. .... ;'.';.•; '". , ':'/- iU -'!' ■ '.:-.. - x „-- •. j Mr Fraiiklin, clerk t* Stevens and Gorton, proved jthe^claiin; • 5 •' ! Mr W. S. Staiie deposed :!' < .'advised Rowley;to settle hi« furniture and! effects on his wife; had told the latter, she should become : responsible .for the. payment of ? .Stevens',and,,Gbr.tdn's account ; she had done so ; therefore he submitted plaintiffs i tthould be nonsuited.

•; ! Judgment for plaintiffs with costs i2os and counsel's' fee 21 «(. : ; Haleombe & Sberwill v H. Hughes. -—Claim £5. if f SandUands f or plainr tiffs. was a claim fpr ca^h lent.; A cheque was forwarded to Hughes at ;^anganuirler but the^letter eonit^tining the. , cheque was ,f tolen, by a man named Killeen. . "

, i H. L. depowdt'iOnFriday,,---2lßt May, Hughes applied for £5; agreed to advance it on a certaia nVare ; the mare was sent to his paddock, arid so he sent the money.' <T ' ; Cross-examined: Posted the cheque at 4 p.m. ; had received a telegram saying, the cheque had not arrived; still hold, theihorse as; security. ;„ : A. Thomson, Clerk to the E.M. Court, produced the papers in the, inatter, of Hughes, v Eileen, charged and7 convicted ;'Vpf , . having :. stoien a, cheque £5, the property of H. Hughes. . "For the defence, j , „.-;,,,;>■ ... ; ,;;V , ' Hughes deposed : He ,^ad" borrowed on a mare from plaintiff s ; j instructe^Sherwiil to forward, the money by wire.. i. .■ i " 5 ! Cross-examined : Expected a post office order on Saturday. i Judgment for plaintiffs with costs. ■; This 'was 'all the business. 1 '