RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 31, 28 July 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday, Judy 26, 1875. (Before Major Turner, R.M.) LARCENY John Shaw -was charged on the information of Thomas Neville with feloniously breaking into Ids whare on the night of the 25th just, and stealing one pair trousers and blanket to the value of £1 therefrom. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and stated that he must have beeif suffering from the effects of drink. T. Neville!, having been sworn, deposed I am a. labourer, residing. at Carlyle. On Sunday evening I met' prisoner in the Albion Hotel, and he inquired how I was getting on. He invited me to have a drink, but I declined. I returned to my whare about half-past seven o’clock and found the door bad been broken open. I entered, struck a light, and missed a blanket off my bed, and a pair of trousers. I identify the articles produced as my property. I reported the robbery to Constable Wallace. I subsequently learnt from Mrs O’Sullivan that a man had left a blanket in her charge. I traced the prisoner io Odgers’ Hotel, whore he was arrested, and on his way to the lock-up he was ob-, served to drop the trousers near Gibson’s store Mary Jane O’Sullivan deposed—l am the wife of D O’Sullivan. , On Sunday evening last-prisoner entered the shop,, inquired how we were getting on, and invited Mr O’Sullivan to have a drink, which he refused. Prisoner had a blanket in his possession, and asked if he might leave it till he called for it. I think the blanket produced is the same. I delivered it to Constable Wallace. The prisoner was not sober when he entered the .shop. Am Tararua (a native woman), deposed that she saw prisoner on Sunday evening lasi break open the door of Tommy Neville’s v/hare and go inside. After remaining there for some time, he came out and proceeded in the direction of the town. I did not observe anything in his hand. Ho burst the door open with"his foot. Constable Wallace proved arresting the prisoner at Odger’s Hotel on Sunday last. T. G. Turner deposed—l am a bank clerk, residing at Carlyle. On Sunday evening last whilst I was standing near Gibson’s store I saw prisoner drop a pair of trousers similar to those produced. I showed them to Neville, who claimed them as his property. Prisoner, after being cautioned in the usual manner, stated that he did not know, what he was doing. He did not require the goods. The Bench remarked that had it merely been a petty charge of larceny, it would have disposed of the case in a summary mariner, but as it was a more serious crime it had no alternative but to commit the prisoner to take his trial at the next Sittings of the District Court to be held at Carlyle. In the meantime prisoner to be forwarded to and confined in the New Plymouth gaol. The Court then adjourned.