PALMERSTON NORTH.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 48, 27 March 1878, Page 3

PALMERSTON NORTH.

UiUfiSBAY, Makch 21st, 1878. '(Before- R. Wakd, Esq., CJlinirman, and Messrs Balrijipie and Mo^ead.) PALMEKSTOX HOT^L. The police' report for the quarter stated that the ab^>ve hotel was kept in j an oi'ili'rly manner, and provided good ; aecomniodalion: . . , PRINCESS HOTEL. The quarterly report was mos.t favorable, staling that it was in an excellent condition, and kept in a most .reputable manner. . ¥? ROYAL HOTEL. Complaints were made that sufficient accommodation was not provided, but -.that otherwise the house was most respecfably conducted. The proprietor, Mr Gilbert, informed the Bench that negotiations were in hand at present for the sale of the hotel, in which., case l one of the condiiions was thatr'it shptild be considerably enlarged. However, whether the change took place or not an enlargement would be effected, and plans were submitted showing that, in addition to the twentyeight beds already available, twelve more rooins w,?re to be added to the building* ;= •In reply to the Bench* Mr Gilbert st a ted the proposed al tei'ation s would be completed before the next annual licensing day in June, and the Commissioners expressed themselves as satisfied if the prdmise were: carried; out. : r CLARENDON HOTEL.- *■"■ In this ease tue ■Constable in charge reported that two robberies had been committed on ihe premises, and that persons of low repute Were allowed to frequent the house. < Mr Maclean appeared 'for Mr Owen, the licensee. Cbhstabre Gillespie conthe case on behalf of the liolice, and called v Neils Ueilson, who deposed : I Am a laborer, residing at the Rangif ilrei roatl. On ther l4th of January I wa3 in Palmei*s( on,v and went to the ClSreridon '.:-ITpte] ffboiit dinner time. ; A. mnii named ;Heiily wns wit h me. He and I had several drinks. I got drunk and was '.playing."" Yankee grab " for drinks. There were seven of us pin vihg at the gnme,.and we were not sober. I do not. remember leaving off the game. I lost auoney at it. When 1. went to the hotel I j hud about' £27, but enrinofc say how much I spent.. Islept there, but-do not remember :going to sleep, nor if I had any money when I did so. : I went to sleep in the laproom. I believe I had the £27 on me when I went to sleeps but when T got up I ■ was aboiit £7 IQi short. lam sure I did not lose the money at. gambling. Cross-examined by Mr Maclean : I have been mnte3 with the most. I'enowned d ritnkJarJ in Palmerston. I -know that; v- was on the 14th 1 was in town, becttase my brother ,wa3 wit h me. Ifc : was about dinner . hour' when I went to the Clarendon. I had a glass of ale in the morning,' but I won't swear that I had no more. : I will swear that. I was not. the woi-se of liquor when I went theiT,-nbither had I a little too much. I got a cheque for £2& 9s from MV Waldegmve a. few days before, and" Mr Gilbert had cashed it fpr me; I did not count the money to see if I had the £27 m the morning in question. . I slept that night in" a little room. ;I had been oat of .the house between dinner,* and bed time.' • I have piuyed M Yankee grab " of ten before I missed tn& mbney for the first time in the mornirtg. wbiai. I js?oke wp.. I cannot say when or hoy^it was taken from m& ■■>■' ■ Constable Gillespie tben put into ttift box David McEwan, who deposed t I am a farmer and frequently visit Psvlmeiwlon. I came- to Palmerston on the lGth rf January, and went to the Clarendon Koteliabout ten in the morning. During^ the day I^changed ! a cheque for £18 at th© Bank of New Zealand. That would be ; ab6ufe three o^lock in the afternoon. I spent about £5 16s for goods. I stayed in .-Palmerst'on that night, and xfurirtg- the ereijing was bo.th in the : Roval and ClarencTortf^otels, but. slept, at the latter. 'When I went to the Clarendon ,in the evening I had Bhnat £2s. That was ■:ttt half -past seven, but I left it again hetvveen eight and nine o'clock, and was absent for abonb. half , an hour. X cannot swear whether I had the money when I re- !" turned or ribt, but I never spent it. I slep t in a bedroom to which I was shown by -Mr. Owen, and was under the impression I had it then. .1 missed the money at about six in the morning, and before I had left the bedroom. I spoke 'to'-M* Owen about my loss, and he said "Don't, say a word aboin, it, McEvran.'* I may have spoken to him sirtee casually on the subjeefc/but not paiv ticularly. Mr Owen asked me togive him a note to the effect that I had not lost the moneys but I (fid riot do sex. He and I- have been since good fricncls. .; • C^ss^exammed'by i&lr Tifaclean : Icame to Palmerston on . business, but stayed on .pleasui'e. Mrs Ovreh told me on the morning wheir going- out that. I would get; tight before 1 eame back^ I remembei* her say.ing in the eveni&g that she had won her gloves. I had bben dvinfcing during the day at tlie Boyal as well as the Cbrendon; I counted llie money on the afternoon, but riot during the evening.. When Mrs Owen said she had won her gloves, she meant that her word* hail come tTns. - 1 remember-see-ing you next morning. X. consider 'l was perfectly sjdbrr- fcheny as sobeß ns 1 am now. I slept in a room^by myself. J, consitlei' I was sober whe^Mr Owen asked.- me not. to say any thing about my loss. No one saw me count my money, and I cannot say how or when I lost it.. ; >; To the Bench : I left the- CiareiKfon at. close upon nine o'clock, and was a why for about half an hour, during which time I spent i 4a^ 6d. My silver was wrapped up in two ! £5-notes- a«ff three- £l-n6tos. There may have been a lock on the door of the bedroom, Hut the door was wide open in the morning. As far as I cun rcr'olject.the-door was- closed when I went to bed^ but I would not swear it. . •,' .-'.'■•■,'.•■■■" This closed ail the evidsßncetbrpiight forward by the police, and"Mr Maclean called William Moberley, who deposed r -I am a waif er in- Mr Owen's employ, and: was saen the night of Ite lsJitfc ef January - lsst. I remember the first witness, Neils Neilson, being there oil that dny. When I saw liim, about dim>ertime,-he was ncithev clrunk nor sunder. I s>«.w him at intervals during. '.the evening; He told me next day that he had ' (usc^oine money. He and his mates ''were ' "shaking "for Ho : slept in the Mouse that^hight, though not- in a bed. I s!>w some n/)tes With hiin during the day, but could not say how many.; I saw* next nbrning with him what I look to bo about snnie amount t'vt. he hr.d on fh'p nrsviousday. IJ remember seeing Mr M^E wan on the evening of the JH^h J:"ii*fu)«v sroi'iu in and out as I was in the bar. .About ten •'(uocii '-iio teiidcr«d ine a ciieque lor iJii in -.' .iivvment of Some drinks, nml wljen liold .lim I'could not ca^li if, ht} said he could uot iay me othcrwijie, as" he had no oilier Jiango. t told him it-would do next fluy. " i>n w him asleep in.tlie tftp-rooni shor: 1 v h f lei 1 . To the V<A<<>p ■. I could sec into tkb^aproom from ihe bar. .1;] : \l'o Le concluded ia our next.)