HORSE STEALING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 13, 13 December 1883, Page 3

HORSE STEALING.

s At the FeildhigßiMiCfourt, yesterday, before j Ri t Ward, Esq., 8.|1i,. George Gage alis Nicholson alias 'Wilna^/ a^^iliiam' ThonVa's alias fliKgins ' w^ejoliargad upon the inform ra^on of Richard W. Morphy, of Feil<iing, with the larceny by bailee of two* horeej»j two" siddlps^ , and two bridles,] his^rop^fty, on^the' '£9th of November. The evidence ;of' several witnesses^ were tjakeni PamaelGoodall said : I am Sergeant. Major of the Polide, stationed at Hawdra; > I arrested prisoner, iWilliiwi r Thomas, at Hawera on the; 3rd instapt, and said to him; " I arresji you for Bieaiinff two horses from Mr Mojrphy, of Feilding/? He replied, "If that's it, you had arrest! my mate, Qeorge,' whb< went on ttf New Ylymootb yesterday, and: -gave me ' money tti pay the train iar^tlrtirey iwd'wfrs tottfebt me tbW* byi : the :fi< it . t»am ■ lo^iay , qr by the last one. HHe gare me a bojrse at WeWagi>h toCriije; and hid an[othep ■<mfc himself. ' ' > WoC'catae da to ipa|met« ston, where-he-sold both horses, j . Wj tbfcn worked at Banholomevr's mil at Feilding for a while ; aud then one d^y he Baid, '1 hsTe gut two other hdrsee.' One^he-gaVe to-m'ebttd the other one he rode himself. We c^me on , to Maadtahi, whera^he sold ooe.j He then took tnin&, and rode awiy, to tiswera, and I followed -bycoaqb/he gtring nfe money to pay the far^. i' first knew. him m Wellington.! He came on board tlie lonic, the sbip | came opt i^nT, ~Pe h<is proyidid me with money and kept me eter since except. while I.waT'at work, at the nlii' f .^' ."Tfcia/ statement wai li quite i toia'i ltary.,. X asked bim no qiiestionH hid name. A little later the saujeday I obtained possession (r m Mr Gay of the baynlaira bratd 4 G. K\\ w^ic|| J l produce outside the Court oife,' 1 slewed, prisoner the animo , and he; laid it wa,s thejßame !i' ro e from Fell t*> jng' io Manutabi. 1 c <utiou« d' bim before stovfing fcim tlie umry. '•'./.' '/ Neither of the jirisounru croe^e ta'iuined any of the witnefee*, and both, m reply to the statutory cau r ion by th o Resident ( Magistiate, said tht*y reserved thtjir de» •,teuc?^; •;... „,-. ;, ..,..: s ■"";] ; They were then committed to take • their trial ■at the next sittiags jot the,. i Supreme (^>^t at. iWangaaai. ;; !