STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 249, 11 March 1913, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

I ~ **"" | Fiom Our lieporter. I l.o.i]] M erc.t nt ilp A "one j Co. T (!(: jill 0 J1L 1 lllj. DON'T STAMP YOUR HAT WJTiI YOl'lt XA.UE. A WEEK-EXI) BHiKT AXD A IiUIUjLAUY. Crack! crack! Two revolver shots in Broadway in the curly hours oE Sunday morning. Xo one killed, though. The revolver shots were lireil jiv ill'. J. K. Stone, jeweller, who sleeps oil his premises in the Municipal Buildings, lie was aroused by a noise at about half-past; two o'clock, and, concluding that there were burglars in the adjoining restaurant, whence the noises emanated. he gave the alarm. It was very effective. Two young men made ,oil from .Mr. Pivac's Royal .Dining Rooms like redshanks. Investigation by the police showed that the place had been entered by means of a back window, evidently the work of someone familiar with the arrangement of the buildings. | A hat was found in the place, and in this was stamped the name "C. Pearcc." Further enquiries hy the police brought, to light that a 'number of young fellows had been having a jollification on Saturday night, and a young fellow named C. Pearce was of tlic number. Subsequently Charles Pearce was { arrested on a charge of breaking and I entering the premises of Samuel Pivac, with intent to commit a crime; and later on another youth, Alan Brown, was similarly arrested. They were both brought before Mr. D. Sole, J.P., yesterday morning. Sergeant McXeely prosecuted, and .Mr. S. McAlister represented both aroused. The sergeant, in asking for a remand, said that there had been insufficient time to fully prepare the ease for the police. TTe asked for a remand till Friday, so that the ease ecu Id come before tie Stipendiary Magistrate.' If there were no time to take evidence then, a further'remand would be asked lor. Mr. Maealister applied for bail, and ! said that in' the circumstances the amount fixed need not be excessive. The charge had given the affair a serious aspect, but they had to consider the whole circumstances. TTe did not admit, of course, that the accused were on the premises, aitd until' that was proved they must he deemed iiinocent. Mr. Maealister said he understood that the v pplice admitted that nothing Was stolen. : Sergeant, 'McXecly: I .don't admit any such' thing. , Bail was fixed, each accused in £3O, j and another surety of .£SO (or two of I •£23). the'accused'to report themselves to the police daily. Bail was forthcoming. •. .. •„