Police Court.

Manawatu Herald, 25 July 1895, Page 2

Police Court.

(Before Messrs E. S. Thynne and J« Da vies, J's.P.) Tuesday, 28rd July. Warafcina, an aboriginal native, was charged withunlawfffltyalflWOlting Charles West, at Shannon, on Sunday, the 80fch June. Mr Bay appeared for the informant and Mr Wallace for the defendant s " Mr Matravers interpreted the proceedings. Charles West deposed— On Sunday morning some horses of his father's had got out of a paddock some distance from the house, and he went down the ferry road to look for them ; two other lads, Felix McCarty and Leonard Hayes went with him ; when returning the defendant and three other. Maoris met them near the. Maire lagoon ;' an||. defendant said he (complainant): Bad stolen, his eel basket j he replied he had not and had not seen it ;^n his repeating the. . accusation defendant said you are aiiar, as George Wcfed said he saw you three take it ; after further statements defendant got off his horse after complainant said he -would summons him, arid' wrenchtd the gun he had with him ivom' coin* plainant," caught him by the throat and shook him, then hit him with his right hand on the face which knocked him two yards away and his hat into the drain ; he threatened him with his fist and then rode off with the gun saying be would give 16 up when he got the summons ; he told his father ; the same afternoon saw defendant and bis father asked him how he got the gun, when he replied "off that boy"; the father suggested his giving it upas it was hi3, when the defendant replied he held the gun for taking his eel basket. . By Ml- Wallace : Newton had accused him of stealing his bees ; the hammer of the gun. was down; did not know defendant had an eel basket. . . By Mr Bay : Had not touched Newton's bees. Felix McCarthy and Leonard Hayes fully corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Alfred West, the father of informant, deposed—When his son returned he had no gun ; went across to George Wood ; ;saw the defendant in the afternoon ; he refused to deliver up the gun and said he kept the gun for the eel basket ; he said George Wood told him the three boys took the eel basket; witness told him George Wood had said it was 1 three lMe boys not these boys at all, and/tniy were going towards Shannon j he never offered the gun ifrarecej^t was given for it. This wa3 the case for the prosecu* Hod, and Mr Wallaca put fchje, d^fendent into the box who deposed J- 1 - "~ He asked the- complainant if he saw who it was who took the eel basket out- of the stream ;he did not give a 'civil reply and used bad language^; witness told him if it was not Sun* dny r.nd he was going to church he would kick him behind : informant replied ho would show him what he would do it he got off his horse find stepped back and pointed and half cocked his gun; witness g it hold, of the gun and took it away ; be never got off his horse or touched informant on any part of his body ; hs?)re\iis^aid.rfaa?-ba^ &£ giHfefojHjK Ve? basket ; the fa^ef*fieVeHw&*&in he had seen George \yppd ; did not accuse informant of sjie^Hpgjthe eel basket or called him a HaTw^O George Pownes, a half-caste, Heke Nui Bail hihi and Paka Taharia cor-. roborated the statement pf; ife^W^* ant. . .., .• „' Counsel having addressed the Bench.^he. Justices held the evidence was tod cdhiraafctolyyjS conv^t and therefore dismissed the case." L Wi Katini was .charged by .Con--stabre Gillespie with failing to i^EEtei'^dog. - . T&d defendant denied 'the ownership but admitted the dog had been twice at his residence. The constable deposed he had frequently seen the dog there. Thedefendant having had the Act explained to him that he was answerable for all dogs About his tf ace wtl Qonvicted and fined 5a and 18s c<(sn.