MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2326, 17 September 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH Saturday, September 17. ("Before J. E. Parker and R. Westenra, Ejqs., J.P.V] LARCENY. —Wm. Nankarvis, with whom an opera glass was found, was brought up charged with stealing the same. Oa the application of the police ho was remanded till September 20th. Stealing prom the Person. Wm. Douglas, alias Scottio, alias Smith, and Wm. Burden, alias “Billy the Packer,” were charged with stealing £lB from Wm. Quibell on September Ist. Wm. Quibell, a ploughman, deposed to being in Christchurch at the Railway Boarding House on the night of August 30th. He slept there, rising at about six o’clock. He had then in the inside pocket of his coat, in an envelope, three £5 notes, one £1 note, and some papers. In his trousers’ pocket there wore four £1 notes and some silver. He pulled the above out and looked at them outsidoThe door as ho left the house. Shortly afterwards, he met Douglas, and asked him where a drink could be had. They both went to the White Hart, where they met Burden, whom he had known as “ Billy the Packer,” in the bar. Prosecutor paid for several drinks for the three. They then went to Salvigny’s restaurant in Manchester street, taking with them a Mrs Gallagher, whom they met on the way. They all had breakfast, for which prosecu’or paid, and they then started to go to the Terminus Hotel, where prosecutor had left his swag. On the way he felt ill, and the others took him into the Railway Hotel,where more drinks were had at witness’ expense—that was about ten o’clock. Prosecutor remembered nothing more except that somebody was “ hammering of ” him. That was in the bar. Eventually, witness found himself in the Terminus Hotel, where he was allowed to sit down, and fell asleep. He woke up after a while, called for a drink, and tendered a £1 note from his trousers pocket in payment. The barman asked him if he had any more like that. Prosecutor said yes, he ought to have a good many more, but, on feeling in his breast pocket, he found that the notes which had been there were gone; that was at 2 p.m. — Johanna Gallagher stated that she was in the party as deposed to by previous witness. When in the Railway Hotel, prosecutor fe) 1 down. The prisoner picked him up. While they were handling him, witness heard prosecutor say “ Don’t take my money ; give me my money.” One of the prisoners said, •< We are all mates together, we will take care of it for you.” Afterwards, prisoners went away, and so did witness, leaving prosecutor sitting on a form. Ho did not appear to be very drunk. Witness did not see prisoners take anything out of prosecutor’s pockets. Wm. Qoodbrand, a waiter at Salvigny’s, deposed to prosecutor paying for the breakfast, after which the party left together. Witness afterwards saw Burden alone, who asked him the train times, north and south, as he was going to clear out. Burden sent for a bottle of stout and gave witness o £1 note to pay for it, saying he had “made a rise,” and he had “some more at the back of that.’’ Witness next saw him on the 3rd, when he had a new suit of clothes on. On the night of August 31st he had told witness that he was “ fly blown,” and that he must clear out. John Toomey, a baker, deposed to meeting Douglas on September Ist in the oar of the White Hart. Prisoner said “ I did not have a cent on mo yesterday, but you see I have plenty of “ greed” (money) now. “ Have a booze,” and he “shouted” five or six times all round for the company, six or eight of them. He paid for them, twice by £l-notos, and witness saw another with him. David Leslie, barman at the Oaversham Hotel, deposed to Douglas and a woman named Ellen Boyle going to the hotel on or about Sept. Ist. Douglas called for drinks, and paid for them by a £5-note. Witness had seen Burden a day or two before that, when he shook for drinks, lost the game, and could not pay for them. Detective Neill deposed that at 4 p.m. on September Ist, ho saw Douglas, and the woman Ellen Boyle, going into the Oaversham Hotel. This was all the evidence. Prisoner Burden said he had brought money with him from the country—£l0 —and had bought the said clothes some days before the alleged robbery. Prisoner Douglas declined to make any statement, They were then committed or trial at the next sessions of the Supreme ourt to be held at Christchurch,