MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2280, 23 July 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHBIBTOHUBOH. Batuhuat, July 23. [Before Messrs J. E Parker and B. Dobson, B.P.’s.j Lahceniks.—Wco. Hyndraan was charged with stealing a gold brooch, locket, chain and greenstone pendant, value £1 8s Gd, the property of Eiohard Ashworth. Mr Thomas appeared lor prisoner. Prosecutor deposed to buying, on Thursday, the articles mentioned at a sale at Hawkes’. Ho afterwards saw prisoner in the evening at the Central Hotel, and later at the bowling alley. Ho was given into charge there by somebody for b ing drunk. Ho had the things in a pocket-book when ho went into the bowling alley. After being arrested he found they were gone. Prisoner had left a meerschaum pipe and a cigar case belonging to witness us security for payment for some games of bowls. Witness had bo n showing the jewellery to a man in the alley, but he put them back into hie pocket. Crossexamined—Witness said, in effect, that he would not swear positively to anything that occurred at the bowling alley. When, next morning, witness saw prisoner, and taxed him with taking the jewellery, the latter denied having seen it at ail. When witness loft the saleroom he had on him over £2. Edwin Marshall, in charge of the bowling alloy, deposed to seeing prisoner and prosecutor there late on Thursday night. The latter wont out, leaving his pipe, the jswclleiy, and a coat on the counter, and did not return. Prisoner, who remained behind, after a while took up the jewellery, and eayiog that bo wsj n friend of prosecutor, told witness ho bud bettor take the pipe as security for some money bo owed for games; ho himself would take the jewellery to take care of it. Prisoner then took it and wont tut. Prosecutor was drunk. Prisoner was not drunk. Constable Daggen stated that the arrested prosecutor on the night in question. having found him drunk and very excited after having been thrust out of the bowling alley. A coat was passed out to prosecutor after the arrest. S. Cohen, pawnbroker, of Colombo street, stated that prisoner brought the articles to his shop and offered to sell them for 5s Witness bought thorn. Prisoner accounted for his possession of them by saying he hud bought them at the sale at Hawkes’ for 6s. The articles wore worth abcut £l, and witness thought his talo was true, as he had seen prisoner at the sale. Detective Heil deposed to arresting prisoner, who denied any knowledge of the property. Mr Thomas stated the defence was that prosecutor had given prisoner the jewellery. His statement to the detective and to prosecutor was probably the effect of fear and ignorance. Ho had no witnesses to call. The police stated nothing was known of prisoner beyond that he had been up throe or four times for being drunk. The Bench thought it wos clear that prisoner bad taken the things, but as perhaps he had had a considerable amount of temptation, the sentence would bo a light one—fourteen days’ imprisonment with hard labor.—John Qirsohawski was brought up charged with stealing two bags of sugar, valued at £2 11s, the property of John Wilson, grocer, Oxford terrace. The police applied for a remand, as they had found that a brother of prisoner wry implicated, and was too ill to be brought up. After hearing formal evidence, prisonsr was remanded till Monday next. Bail was allowed, prisoner in £2O and two sureties in £lO each.