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Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1924, Page 4

Horace James .Moulo deposed I'*' uas a cliff employed at Keller’.s Hotel. Ho was cliff at. tl 10 Masonic Hotel at the* lime of Stephens’ robltory. 'Witness hail ,-i front's watch given him by ])imThis was alter the robbery. It was a metal watch, lie put it ill the fi-iv Diinean <liil not say where he (pit it from. Until Ribbon- ami Dnnean ive 1-e >t tying at the .Masonic at that

( buries John Kin". Seryt. of I’.ipee. ilep.e.-il lie "as siatioce I at Hokitika. Witness pro, eeileil to detail parte nlars of the rot,'(already piil.'lishcdi. Hu Hit}i .Ko'/.. *•»*iv«m 1. Wiis «!rivni in n f.ir t!iV' ,( ‘ miles on the Tak nt ai-ll ir.tn '"ad. ( Varies Cihla-ns. father of the a'-ru-erl was in the car and the driver "as Riff,,rd. At a certain place tin- car was stooped and (lihhmis and "ilnv.-- pot „i,r„l the ear. Cibhci- led him to a „t 111,1(1 ahont a chain from the rn.vl. On examining that -tump lonnd the < ■»- |dl>its (produced) A. I!- «»d IP. an opossiim skin, and a small bcdronii (lock lied in a handle and stowed underneath this |,allow stump, li-movei! the staff. The -am- night took *■*>'- la.,is si.„ r . into his Hvitm-sj ofl»e. Wiia.-s v.anto I to know . . . Mr '

objected to t.'ns ovidoiico. which was upheld hy the Magistrate. Witae" enlitiaaed. lie interviewed the a censed an the ’_M-t. Krodueed the iewellerv and asked aeen-ed .i If knew anythin'' ahont it. Ho said mi. He I'sa i d who had given his (licensed s) faihei t 1,.. information that stall was nnnei tP- -tamp, and lie replied he dal not know. Snlie- time after that an am--1 was made, ami accused came tu the office of "ime.-s and raid: “If I eon tell van l.he name of a I cr-on win "dl tell VII,I ell ahont. Sl-iil,oils’ ivUi'iV. u mill van call him a mini'-. ' dsaid it would all depend on lie value r.f the infnrnmtain, hut it he i ;i'u<* Lack tli * next nil'llt "t • ° wm.ncss would j.civi* him ih** 51 :i ' u ' Did not see him l,he next night. s-ver-al davs passed and witness met anu--ed in Weld St. and a>ked "hy lie Inal not turned up. and he said he v.atPere and lie did mil see witness. Asa,.,l „eeiised "Imt he had to say then ami lie said he Pad pot limp to say. A "j’. v or »> :iltt*r that ac<u.M*d <-:in»i* t<> , (lice, apa in. and said he was leafing tin. ,lpi.net. hill helere he "elit. and al fr Nash - ' ease Pm! hce.i th all mtn. p.. v.mild led witness '‘.netlimp. th® o.yP. Marc h, accused went tu Hie n,iao a.min and applied far permi-ioii leave the district, (witness hemp the pro!,at inn oltieer. he tiad to rep .cl b-p-atinpi. tl as linn acreseo told witness that ill- siu!f found oil t.ie Him., road was planted by him and Hiipleliih. lie said that Hid.ielp i had

invited him te go out one day m Piitel.er earl, and in e.mmp home round .hat way thev lath pot ..111 ol the cart and planted .1 m that stump, lie said that Riddell.!, asked him <<..hPr.rs) i tl.. t when tliinps <|uielened '.own. and he had written tu him. wmild he ■ end it in him. Witness then r.ga:n one' I in,led aieu-ed as to how Ins father |,a,l <Ot to know that !he stmt "-- I here aml he replie I that In- had -hu-.vn him. That he wa- out m that > * fare wit-iu went out villi Ills la. '• • Witness asked what part he played m Stephens' robbery and accused nml In had not long to d.. with it. A*ke. "hero lie was oil that Frulav nipht. lie s.ml lie was al the picture-, and then a dance and pot heme '-on" time all', mitlniv.lit 11 <I wriit I’ 'J- '■ nothin'' of the ru’d -ry till next morning. Asked .1 le knew "In did it. he raid witne-s was .a the npht ua-s. Xa ip j, one of ill un. Rlddolph and Haddv Duncan. Witnoss i-.mF you wore nut in it at all. and aceii-eu eid no. Ho raid he would not tell "llne-.s 1 Pis except that lie was leaving the di - trial. Ac-used admitted to witnoss that the person who cul'l (rive the information. rclerrvd tu it would have keen in.pu-sdile to nave found that jewellery on the R" 1 ' 11 ri.m. without havi up. a kimuivdge "l Its

wherer.liouts. , To Ml- I Pm.am - lute vn-w-d t.n> not less than four time'. *>n the erst tinea la-easioils Pi- said he knew untilin'.; aii nit it- ami l lien on the la-M ''« • elision .-ante a!«i,p and rn.u’,- tn«- -tate-UK-tlts v. itne.-s had re| eat -d. «' ‘ asked ior a written .statement ai d C-i - l.e.as declined. Hid net write the lust sMUem-ent do" nat ti-.e time. i ' o:c i.nlcs ! a iv. and apa in. l-'.d U'-t cc ,;d P ee. t . sipa tie- not • . Dal not produce anything t-I on 11 ‘ 1! 111 tlt:.t ik a-i-.ui. Heel Na di ■■ a at v 1-e n-ii-e. v. Itm -s did te>i mlvie.- !! i•■ 1 1 • •!; -’ I. I ill '-•■a- me el.-, la-1. Oil tell (-mhnis mat •• .U. siialaid incriminated him ten ' n; l , -c;.ir<h.- made Hi - statement, edm >u- v.illinl, ja. <•■■.• Laill amuiinl of the in- : ; I -n. v.hi'-h witm-s I'oliowed up wii). , i ms. Willies- a-ke.l '-il.li'.ii- |: I-.- knew Ne-:i. i!i-l h-ip!i and !>unean had d.iii-- the r- ','.. i-y and Cil.'iuc -aid. h-e sew the -a uii' in lie ir l.edro-.iiu t !... yjas mil- lintel. !t i •.'! > 111 ~ -slid if Pe I -Id V. il lie.- - all ir- l.ia-w ..Unit it. Pe ••. ei;id deeliia- l-i make a -taten-'-nt. er ripe a u clhi u and it he v.'M called as II witness In- Would deny et erylhiiii'. The Hilt reason ho pave for 'citin': Ids vi ; ,rv v. ::s t lit*t In* v.ns t!:*** «.»>-

IfH-i. ... it :sl!i«*!»i«*i (iilloni iU*| t»m*u l*i* was a I .11 man at tin- Railway lintel, and previcu-’y a taxi-driver. He l.m-.c Hi,. Remember drivinc lus iTither and sum-.me else out in ll "' Rimu i" 'd. ( mild not s.'.'-nr v.-lm " o u ith him. They went mil ahum. '■> i,.m. a.'iaut Iniir miles, and wiiuc-s- pulled ~,, H,;, ear. tlildicu,- and the nth'-i ni:,n went c ut. Willies' remained m the ear. The two cam-- ha.-k to Hucar and i he. returned l.hrmij'h Riiun i’,,, ~-hi.i to Hokitika. Went out a;'ain that nicht with Serct. Kina'. Ci>,l> and Mr Murduc-h. ,1 ■ i,.,s John More'.hi chno-cd l.e was I i-o.vei-'s assistant, residin;' at Hi ’ Ma-udc i!c>t,-l. On th" niwh.t of Hlopheii's r.ihhery h- was iii.-'il-e tdl a! -,i-r D: o’,-! k. !!ci"cei PJ and l.'.T: a ,„. I„fl th-- h -to! to C io the bit «- ~-v I.riiiy a brew ~! h -i c. Kicli v. a ■ due at 1 n.m. Mr 11 auii ni i '.hj-cted to this etideuce as nei atl'ccllny a-ctr-ed. and tins w.s upheld. t’eiiiaiom \\ till ini Hiddeli-h ia-pe-ed 1,,, was at pr- senl a billiard room i-nri-laker at Rhiel.l-all All ohieelioli liv ;.||- Sianna-,1, as l, thi - witness, a! t nut all.-(Tin;; an used, was upiicld and lie -Tunc! den n. .loin, Rrilce Voiiii}: deputed he was a detec ti-.e seryeanl. statione 1 at Hrey„„,„t!i. On ."ith. .1 line he interviewed a. us.-d at Omilii. Canterbury, t.'ues-tienu-d him reytai'tliu;: certain iuattci-,-clatiny; tu Stephen’s hiirclary. Wrote tine j irtic ulai'-- down, and handed il t" l|,e n'-eu.-ecl. He rea.d it,over, -sid it was correct,, lint retused tc, sica it (statement handed in). A ked him his lea-mi I'or not sicniuir it. and he ciid not ”ive any. A-keil him if il "ere correct and he said it was. Suh-e----,|,ieutlv arrested him and ciiary'i-d him wiili the rchti-.'i-y. On searchint' his dfes-ts found the attached note ill his suit-case in his own 1,-nd" riliuo. In Mr lliinmin—Thai statement was written dawn as answers in cp'.estinns. A--c-used admitted that the note was in his hnndwniiuo. Accused said a- Inr as 1,0 ~-ulil rc collect his mol her lad h-iuy'it tin- two inllarr ( produced I tram St ■plica-. He a!-o mentioned thv shirt h.e was weariny ".-is h.mi'll; I rein Stephens. This was the ce.-e for the prosecution. Mi- II annuli claimed there was not case io answer, but hi-- Worshin at once held in the opposite. The accused was charged and reserved his defeme, and pleaded m.l yitilty. Hi- AVer-hip then i-ummilt.-d accused tor trial at the Supreme Court <m Sept. 17th. at Hokitika. Rail was allowed, arc-used in £7O and olio Mtrety of £7,it. j