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OHEISIOHUBOH. Thursday, October 19. [Before J- Ollivier, Esq., R.M., and B. Westerns, hhq., J P.] Embezzlement —Hy. Hattemoro pleaded ouilty to embezzling sums of Is 9d acd 2s, the monsYi of his employer, Wm. Mouldey. Accused had been delivering bread trom a baker’s cart, and had appropriated some of the cash received. His late master not wishing to prees the eba ge, the Bench inflicted tho lenient penalty of imprisonment with hard labor for fourteen days. Stbalino a hwAO. Thomas alias Dillon, alias Gallm. alias Maurice O’Oonml, on remand from October U:h, was charged with having stolen a swag. William bargeant, a laborer deposed that on the morning of October 11th he left his swag at tho lerminus Hotel. At was placeo in a cupboard, which was afterwards looted up. The swag conlainod wearing apparel and other thlr.gr, valued in all at £3 18.. H. went back on October 13:h, and found tuat. the swag had been taken away. He had not ■eon it einoc, but the studi nod a watch v am now produced had been in the .wag. ■7L e *? r ? Drummond, barman at the Terminus Hotel, stated that the prisoner, on October 13th, applied for a swag, which he said he had lett there three months before. Witne.i gave him the key of the cupboard in which such luggage was kept, cautioning him at the »»tnc time not to take anything whioh did not belong to him. Prisoner took ont end afterward, carried away a awag which was wrapped in a bag, and .ecured with two .traps. H. A. Davis, pawnbroker.
of High street, deposed that prisoner on October 13th pawned with him for 3v the watch chain produced in Court. Wm Smith, boots at the Terminus, stated aiaon October 13th he bought from prisoner the Binds now produced. Constable “ ln .c s “ stated he arrested the prisoner, who admitted that he had taken a swag from the Terminus’, but it belonged to himself. He hod go drunk since, and left it ha did not know where. This was the ease for the prosecation. Prisoner reiterated the story tie nan told to the constable. A record was Prcdncod, which showed the prisoner to bo an old criminal, ho having been convicted many times for la:oany, forgery, &o. He was sentenced to six moatho’ imprisonment wita hard labor. Alleged Burglary. —John MoDalium, on remand from October 16th, was charged with having on October 12ch broke into the shop of Malcolm MoOallum and stolen therefrom jewellery, a watchmaker*® vycc, and other goods, valued in ail at £34. On the application of Mr MoConael for the prisoner, a remand was made till October 23rd. As the whole of the stolen property had not been recovered, bail was refused.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2663, 19 October 1882, Page 3
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459MAGISTERIAL. Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2663, 19 October 1882, Page 3
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