TE KUITI POLICE COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 25, 12 April 1907, Page 2

TE KUITI POLICE COURT.

Monday, Ai'kii. Nth, JOO7. (BcforcMrJ.Tammadgc, .1.1'.) AI.LKCKIi TIIKKT KKOM A CAMP. Joseph Boggs and Ccorge Boggs, Iwo young men, were charged with the theft of a number of articles, including a. revolver, a pair of boots, a looking glass, and a quantity of food to the value of £2 Ids .id, from the cam]) of James Morgan, a railway employee at Kawa, on March 3]:,1. The accused pleaded ivl guilty, but admitted visiting the camp on the day in question, and having' a meal there. James Morgan, in evidence, slated thai he was away from the camp for three days at Raster, and upon his return missed a number of articles and a quantity of food. lb- made enquiries, and learned that some men had been seen at the camp on the Sunday. Ile informed the police of his loss, and afterwards accompanied Constable Matthews to Mangapcchi, where he interviewed the accused, and identified the boots worn by one of them as his. Ile also idcnlilicd the tea packet as being the same brand as that used by him. Constable Matthews stated that he located the men at Mangapcchi, and upon asking" them as to whether they had visited the cam]) at Kawa, they denied all knowledge of it. After the boots had been identified by Mr Morgan, the accused .admitted being; at the cam]) and taking the boots and tea with them. The other things had not been recovered, and accused denied all knowledge of them. (icorge Boggs gave evidence, and admitted visiling the camp. There was another man with them, but witness did not know if he took anything but the food. All that he and his brother took were the bonis and lea. The Bench, al this stage, decided to adjourn the case for further evidence, and accused were remanded'to Mount Eden for eight days.

Tuesday, April 9TII, .1907. (Before Messrs J. Tammadge and P. O'Dwyer, J's.P.) A FIRST OFKKN]>KR. A first offender was convicted on a charge of having been drunk and disorderly, and was lined 15s. A I'AKMAKO CASK. Mary Pairama and Marion Pairama, two young Maori women, were charged with assaulling John RunciiiKin ,and also with trespassing upon his property and damaging a fence. The complainant, who resides at Pacmako, stated, in evidence, that on March 28th last (he defendants came to his place and requested permission to pass through his paddocks. After being at the house a short lime, they were rummaging" about and disturbing things, and he told them to go away. He told them to go the way they came, but they persisted in going through the paddocks. Complainant took out a hammer and spikes to nail up the slip rails, but defendants got through before he did. lie then went to the fence, and drove staples info the post to fasten the wires securely. One of the defendants knocked out the staples with a piece of wood, and as complainant was holding' the- wire up the defendants assaulted him and held him down. One of (he defendants then look (he horse (brough (he fence. Defendants, after knocking him down, beat him with a batten, and also broke down about a chain of fence, in reply to questions by the defendants witness sialed that when at the house (he defendants look his hal and commenced Irving' il on. Complainant objected, and ordered them away. When they were going he told them not to go through the fence, but return the way they came. Me got the hammer and spike to fasten the slip rails in order !o prevent Ihem getting through. To the Bench : Occasionally the defendants had been permitted lo go through, and sometimes had gone without permission. lie had been annoyed at various times, during the last five years, by defendants. Evidence was given by Waller Thomas .Alder to the effect (hat he saw the defendants going through the complainant's paddocks, and Mr Runciman trying lo stop (hem at (he fence. Arthur Walter Alder, a son of (he previous wilncss, gave evidence as lo witnessing'the assault. Me saw (lie girls knock complainant down, and one of Ihem held him while (he other took (he horse through. Me did not see them beat him with a batlen, and did not see (hem damage (he fence. To defendants : There was a little rain during (he afternoon of thai day. For (he defence, Mary Pairama staled thai (he afternoon of March 28th, was wet. She and her sister were going lo a place beyond Mr Rumanian's. They had two children with them. When they arrived at complainant's gate they called lo another sister of (heirs, who was doing some work for Mi' Kunciman, and asked if complainant was in. Mr Kunciman gave (hem permission to go through, and as il was raining, asked (hem lo wait at the house until the weather cleared. While at the house some unpleasantness look place aboul a hal, and complainant ordered them to go. When they arrived at the fence Mr Kunciman held up (he wire, and her sister shoved il down. Witness came (o the fence, and complainant made a slap at her, and threw the hammer al (he horse. She called to her sister, who caughl Mr Kunciman, threw him down and held him. When complainant tried lo catch (he horse her sister again held him. Marion Pairama corroborated her sister's evidence, and said she did not hold complainant until he made a slap al her sister. Defendants' father, also gave evidence as (o (he day being wel. Defendants were eonvicled on Ihe charge of assaull and lined .Ss eac!*WP with cosls £ ( S iSs, and were ordered lo pay the sum of 20s for the damage lo the fence. Sir Jospeh Ward has cabled lo (he Wellington Chamber of Commerce (hat he will be glad lo do his utmost to help forward (heir suggestion to institute a weekly steamer service between New Zealand and England, via Sydney and Suez.