POLICE COURT.—Yesterday.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1884, 6 August 1874, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Yesterday.

(Before W, Eraser, Esq., IU1.) Drunkenness.—William Baker, who was charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s and costs, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Larceny. — William Chalmers was charged on remand with having in December last feloniously stolen a scarf pin, the property of William Cassin.—Mr Dodd appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty, and at the request ol counsel witnesses were ordered out of Court.—Mr Bullen briefly opened the case, and called William Cassip. He knew the defendant, and recognised the scart pin produced, which to the best of his belief was his. He had the same pin, or a similar one eight or nine years, and had no doubt it was ; his. He lent it to his brother, John Cassin, about two years ago, and did not know that it was out of his possession until about three months ago. Witness was sitting in the parlour of the Queen's Hotel when prisoner came wearing the pin in his scarf. Witness said, "You have my pin." Prisoner laughed, and said that it could not be his, that he (prisoner) had it for a number of years. Witness did not have the pin in his hand to examine it at the time. He afterwards saw prisoner wearing the pin, and repeated his former statement about it. W hen he recognised the pin in accused scarf he did not know that his brother had lost it. He' valued it at 30s. —John Thomas Cassin was also examined. He recognised the pin. In March, 1873, he went to Madden's shop, and after having his hair dressed he went out and then missed the pin. ' He had it in his scarf wneu he went in. He returned and search was made, but without success.—!i. Madden corroborated the statement regarding, the loss of the pin and the search made for it. To the best of his belief the accused was not in the shop while the search was beiug made, and he did not tell prisoner of the loss. He had seen prisoner wear that pin openly for ninemonths, and recommended him to wear a deceut one. -Detective Brennan deposed to having arrested the prison. He said he got the pin from a man named Reed, who had gone to Sydney 19 months ago. It was. 17 months since the pin was lost.—'His Worship ordered the pin to be returned to Mr Cassin, and the accused to be discharged.