Resident Magistrate's Court, Foxton.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 13 October 1891, Page 2

Resident Magistrate's Court, Foxton.

Wednesday, 7th October. Before H. W. Brabant Esq, X.M). Leon and Mary Waterloo charged vith stealing property of Gilbert Vlair. (Continued.) Louisa Ingram deposed — I am ;he wife of James Ingram and reside in Jenks street ; was at my own house there on Saturday last ; it is ibout 150 yards from Jenk's house ; I know the prisoners by their having eoine to my house on Friday last ; I did not know them before that ; I gave them a job to mend a sunshade ; I saw them again on Saturday when they brought it back ; the woman remained on the street while the man brought it in ; I think it was about 9or 10 o'clock ; the female person was carrying the ulster she is now wearing on her arm ; the man was earring a bag and an umbrella ; it was a small bag with a strap over his shoulder, what you would call a satchel ; they went down the street and the man called in on my next door neighbour, Mrs Halcrow ; I saw the man then go into Jenk's place, the female acoused remained out in the road ; I saw him come out again ; he had nothing carrying beyond what he went in with ; they then went down the road together as far as Fume's house ; the men went in there ; the woman walked down the road towards the main road, then the man came out of Fume's house and overtook the woman ; they stood and talked together and then went down to the corner and turned on the main road and went in the direction of Foxton ; I then lost sight of them, about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour after that I saw th& woman come out of Jenk's yard ; I saw that she had got something under her ulster ; a big bulk, but I could not say what ; she went down the road and turned in the direction of the racecourse through the saud cutting, I then lost sight of her ; I should have said that she joined the man at the sand cutting and they went through together ; Mrs Collins was with me at my house and we went together up the hill to watch ; the hill is at the back of Jenk's house ; I die) not see the accused on the other side of the hill, but I saw them come back through the sand cutting and go towards Foxton; I saw the man walk on and the woman sit down, when she came back through the cutting she had not the same bulk carrying; when my husband Game to dinner I told him what had occurred. Cross-examined by Mary Waterloo - When I saw you at the gate you had a little shawl over your shoulders an ulster over your arm and an umbrella, nothing else. By the Court — When she came out of Jenks she had a large bundle, a bundle which must have been a great trouble to carry ; It was very large, and might have been two coats and a rug ; the bulk was so large that I noticed it ; when she was coming out of the house her left arm would be towards me ; I saw Spelman go in with the goods ; It was after he had gone that the female accused came out of Jenks with the bundle. Annie Collins on her oath said - 1 was in Jenk's street on Saturday last. 1 taw the two accused. I think between 9 and 10 on Saturday morning. They passed my house. Mrs Ingram then called me in to her house, which is nearer to Jenk's. I then saw the male accused go into Halcrow's and come out again. The female accused stood on the road. The man then went into Jenk's, the female being still on the road. I then saw him go into Fume's house, the female being still on the road. He came out and spoke to his wife. They went down the road and I lost sight of them. About ten minutes after I saw the female come out of the big gate of Mr Jenks' a bundle on her left arm. She then went down the road and I saw her overtake her husband and the two went through the cutting. I then went up on the hill at the back of Jenks' with Mrs Ingram and I saw the two accused on the left hand side of the cutting near a heap of rubbish of old tins and things which had been thrown there. I then lost sight of them until they came back throw the cutting. I then saw them turn towards Mr Robinson's. When the female came back through the cutting she had only her ulster with her. 1 went on the hill to watch what they did Avith it as she had move in her arms than when she went past my place. The parcel which she had on her left arm was a large bulky parcel. . v he did not bring it back through the cutting. I told Mr Collins what I had seen. I saw Spelman's cart go in and come out. I can't say where prisoners were then. It was after Spelman had turned down Main-street towards home that the female accused came out with the bundle. By accused. When you went past my place you had two umbrellas. By E.M. — The bundle was very large. 1 would not be surprised from the size of it, if it consisted of two coats and a rug. I saw both accused at the heap of rubbish but I could

not see what they were doing, there were some fir trees in the way. I could not see if they had the bupclle then. By accused — I have not told any* one I saw you plant the goods. James Ingram, on his oath, said —On Saturday my wife told me some one had come out of Jenk's cottage with a load of something. After dinner I walked in the direction I was told the people who took them had gone. I found a big square tin under some gorse, and part of the rug produced was sticking out of it, The coat produced was in the tin, and the rug was partly in with the tringe sticking out. I brought the things clown and showed them to Captain Mair, who said they were his. I then brought them to the police. The articles produced are the same things. Where I found them was about 50 yards through the cutting on the left hand side, where a lot of old rubbish is, old tins and things. By R.M.— The heap of rubbish where I found the things is the same heap of rubbish which can be seen from the bill at the back of Jenks'. John Gillespie on his oath, said — I arrested the female acoused about 3 p.m. on Saturday on a charge of stealing wearing apparel belonging to Captain Mair. I described the articles to her. She denied all knowledge of the matter. Later ou between 6 and 7 in the evening I arrested the male accused. I told him I believed he had received the goods after his wife had stolen them. He resisted being arrested very strongly. He also denied all knowledge of the affair. The coat and rug produced I received from the last witness. The gloves were in the pocket of the coat. By accused— You were pretty well under the influence of liquor when arrested. Leon Waterloo, on oath, stated — I know nothing about those articles. If you find me guilty you can put a fine on me, I will be able to pay it. That is all. Mary Waterloo, on oath, stated — I always go round with my husband. On Saturday I called into no places. I was not well. I had nothing in my possession of clothing but my own things. I don't know where the rubbish is they talk about. My husband got some work and he sm travelling all the morning. *le asked me to go for 2 bottles of beer for his lunch. He sat down to do the work. I don't know whether there was rubbish near it. We had bread and cheese and beer there and sat there. That is all I had in my possession, only the beer. If we had those things in our possession we could have taken them to our own house. We went to other streets before we went home. I had just cooked dinner when the Constable arrested me. I told him to look round the house. The Magistrate sentenced the accused to one month's hard labour in Wanganui Gaol.