WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 6, 14 September 1877, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1877.

Samuel Gilmer— l have heard my evideface read-over relative lo the identifica*. tion of the £5 note, and to the best of my belief I identify that note. I cannot swear to the number In my belief . I took no money and showed it John Dawson. I might have told Mr Dawson that" this is a part of the money I iost." .1 swear to the best of my belief ± did not make use of the words referred to. Don't think Dawson asked me if, I knew the money. I don't think that I replied to Dawson that I was sure it was the money. Dawson might have asked me if I knew the numbers of any of the notes. Don't know whether he said anything about numbers on the notes. He might have sroken about number?. I don't recol'ect when I saw Dawson after Smith gave me the notes. I have said that my suspicions were first aroused by coming to the conclusion that ,the takings were less than they should be. My reason for saying so was that tbat the daily till contained about £3 less than I expected would be there. Tt it very likely that had I only discovered £2 or 30», or _ss, or 10s, or ss, or 2s 6J, I would have suspected. I judge according to the business. lam always about, and have a good idea of what is taken. I did say something to Dawson about some things belonging to him that were at Smith's, they were slippers nnd things. They seemed to be like hotel prop-rty. I To tbe best of my belief I did not tell I him to go to Smith's house an: 1 , see them I saw two pairs of slippers. The conversation commenced by Dawson speaking to me about Smith's house. He asked mo was I down there. I said there was a sewing machine there, and he said it was not his, but he bad no doubt therd --as plenty of his things there. To my belief To the best of my bo'.iei I did not tell WJllinm McLean and H. G. Hankin that Smith had on that morning (Friday. 7th) returned to me a cheque of M'Lean s for

iSO odd. ..«* „.. By Mr Pitt-—! received ■ao'such cheque rom tho accused. I had a cheque of Mr dcLean's for £55. . Anthony Oallinari —l am second cook at 3-ilmer's Hotel. I'was in-the employ on Thursday and Friday last. Recollect the noruing'of Friday 7tb. About half past ive o'clock is my, time ior getting up. Dn the morning in question, I got up at i quarter to six.-. It is my duty to clean ;he boots- After! got up I remained in lie kitch(-.*t for halfvan-hour. and then tvent into the billiard room to get some -hall, to mark the boots. I found the -balk in one of the pockets of the table. The cover was on the table. There was no box on the table at the tims, because I wen: round the part of the table where they say it was. I looked at the clock to see ' the time. There was light enough for me to see. I then went about my duties. I saw nobody about the passages until I saw Mr S. Gilmer and the house*, maid. After that I was in the kitchen for half*«an-hour before I took up tbe first lot of boots. Mrs Furness came into thekitchen for some water. Mr Gilmer came in first, about five minutes after I came down stnirs. He asked if Fama had come. Mrs Furness came subsequently. From the time I got up until till break•• fast time, I waß about that part of the bouse except during the timo Iwas upstairs. I could not say how lone: Smith was outside before he came to* tl*e kitchen for some water. Cross-examined —There' is a clock in the billiard room. I usually look at it in the morning. The billiard cover is a good lit over tbe table all round. When I was looking for the chalk did not go quite round the table, Tlie door waß not locked. The blinds were down. I did not 'strike a match. It was a quarter after sis o'clock. Harry had nore<*ular time for coming. He bas called me a few timos. He bas to be at the hotel earlier than usnal on the mornings the Weslporb coach goes. Fama generally comes, about T o'clock. The door leading from ihe billiard room to the bar was njar. It did not strike* me as unusual. I did not go into the bar. I did not go into tho bar. I never knew where the key of the bar wa? kept. I was not aware that Mrs Webb ever opened tbe bar door. I understood Smith lo be manage** of the hotel. Hamilton Gilmer—l am in partnership witb S, Gilmer and John Hamilton ? I was* in Reefton on the evening of Thursday, and morning of Friday Gth and 7th instauts; I could not exactly say what time I wenS to bed on the 6th, it was" after twelve o'clock ; I slept in ft room with Mr Munro ; on Friday morning my brother came and called me, and I went downstairs; it wag early at the time *• I made a search about the billiard room, and noticed the billiard table; tlie cover was on the table ; there was nothing on the table ; I will swear the till produced was not on the table at. that time ; after that saw Fama Come up the street, and saw my brother speak to him, nnd Fama* went^way ; Boon after I saw Smith coming up*TOe street; I called him into a little room off the bar ; I said, " Did you see tho till last night," or did 1 you lav it past for safe keeping, if co get it. He did not say anything for a time, and seemed to be all of ashake ; I said, " if we get tbe cheques we don't care for the cash. Hr did not say any more, but took off his coat and went to work behind the bar, and I said I would see the polio-*; I said I would go for Jeffries, and Sam said he would go for the sergeant, and we both wslked down tb thestubles together, and I waited till he returned; we then'returned, and I went into the^dimng room to breakta**t* Jin'ri" few mir.ules after Sam came ih an_^**ought!nbthirig-with him -. •hi* Wul the U*W* f-ft--_<sR .****« «« pre» 'j)_re(_ t6*_w-M*f-ffib-t henid'not bHUfJ- anything in bis hands ; I went out.''and be showed mo the till, "aiid '_•■._# *6pic of the cheques ; I 'never wenttfehind the bar while h. the house, and knew : nothing' t- -0 what*"-'Was in the till. ' ' ' , ' . ' Cross-examined—l could not snyiiow long I have known Smith. I was in the Grey before him. , " By the Bench—l have know accused for at least five years. . . Examination continued—May hare known him ten years ; I 'know nothing 'against hischaracter -, it was raining and cloudy on tho* morning of the robbery ; it would probably take me five or six minutes to-dress ; when I came down stairs I found {.an m the billiard room searching about the place; we did nob either take a lamp or' caddie or taatch; I could not say wither the blinds of the room were up or down; 1 think all the doors leading into the room were open'} did not remain long in the billiard room, may have been thereabout four minutes; tlie o'.'fer of the-table apn-ared to have, b**en disturbed ; it. wa» raised up round, the.sides -rt .will hangvery little oyer the sides of the'tabie ; I could uot say whether the cloth hangs one inch or one fort over the side;- I went all round the table and looked above and under the table, and will swear positively that the desk could got be anywhere in the room unless it was m a box under the, table; Sam left mem the room, and went into the kitchen to send tbo cook for accused ; I don't remember where I was when Fama came up it could not say whether it was before or after my brother spoke that I spoke to Sm-th, but I thmkit was after; the exact words I wade use 6f to Smith was, •• Give the till back, if you have loft it for safe keeping fho could not speak fo***.*. time, and seemed to be all shaking, nnd I "then said, " leave back tliecbequ^, and we^ don't care about the notes." li.c accused was flurried, and seemed to hesitate, and did not answer; he said he did v 01 1 know anything about it; I could not say whether »y-brother spoke to him after me; my brother s_,d "J* hb left back the till and cheques, we.did ntfiwj .bout the notes; we both started together for the police-* M-Ardl. the groom.was at the stable; I know nothing about M-Ardle as to whether he is a relatire o(7James JI A rdle , i dou't recollect who engaged Wf^-*™*? made any minutre examb doors ;• I did not examine the look on the t U when my brother reported the robbery k riold me the till was gone with allthe^ cash , 1 asked bim if there was any ««*^™^ the till was gone, and the I did not as! M'^g.nK? pose he referred to-to ***J door 3 theP _ doorr I/annofc say bowrn 7 are leading into the bar, J behind £b ' t brotlSr S^m U I returned to. S?W *'l don't recollect having a conversa£hwhhktand Smith -^ *««> at 12 o'clock my bvo^r to b«Jh Ajt the watchman had said tna* -"^ . j, n dint it *. I could not say fl uo* open, and to stnw v * -- 'trthrSr^dl.wear that there was nothing on the billiovd tabc.whon 1 enuredthe room on the morning of the robbery. • This closed the case for the prosecution. I