Folding R-M. Court

Feilding Star, 22 June 1893, Page 2

Folding R-M. Court

+. WeDNMDAT, 2IBT JUITB. Before Meters O. Kirton and & Ooodbenere, * P.'e. The polios on the information of A* H. Tompkins, of Haicombe, charged Adeline Jargcnam, a lad of about tan veere j of age, with stealing a box of Juno 3 tobacco value £4 10s from Ur Toafkins' store on the Oth rast. The aoonjssd pleaded not gnilty, at)i through his mother who was present in court, dented to be dealt with eammarilv. A. H. Tompkiiu deposed thai he mtsesd the tobaooo from bn store on tbe date named in the information. James Lukaschewiaki, a lad of ten years of age deposed, that a law davaage the accused gave hem three sMes ef tabacoo whsah be (aoenjsd) stoted were. given htm by bis mother ; witness was aware that a coostderabie anantatr* sf tobaooo was " planted" in Jargansan's garden. Louis JTitske, another lad of ton years of age, and Henry Heappy about thirteen . fears old, also gave evidence far tbe prooectttion. (»astab)eToobydeaoeed, that be arrested the accused yesteraw? matnsng* and be found about fifteen stacks of tobaooo "planted" in a gates badge which the amused pointed out la witnam. The accused pleaded gnil^y to, a,lartbar charge of stealing a tin. of lollies, vain* 4s, also the property of Mr Tompkins. Mr Tompkins statoi tfeat ha did net , j wish to be too bard in the matter, bat ; be had missed several articles from bis store at different times, and be natntatry^ desired toproteot nnnsalf. Tbe mother of the lai nniartisa? ea. behalf of her husband to pay tbe fajne of the goods stolen, bat md be wnontr maposittoa topeyUkeamoant by«maU mstalmeata. . The Beach in giving its asatsioa ordered that the father of the boy pay to Mr Tompkins the sum of £4 las within the space of one year, (Mr Sesspktna agreed to this coodtboa.) otherwise the accused would be imprisoned for one month. Addressing tbe lads wh6 gave evidence, the Bench stated (bat they, must have known tbe accused conk} not* have oome honestly by the tobaooo, sol advised them to let tbe ease safe* as a warning to thesn ageuist petty thieving. The Bench than adjourned.