RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1723, 11 July 1874, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COUR T

THIS DAY.

Before B. W. Pttokiy and 3, Kttaovn, * Esqs., J.P'b.) TBANSFEE OF MCENSES. James Senior applied for the transfer of the license of the Rising Sun Hotel to Richard Eraser. Application granted. Catherine McDermott applied for the transfer of the Ballarat Hotel to Mary Hogan. Application granted, Wm. Murdock applied for the transfer of the Thames Hotel to Frederick Tetley. Application granted. Annie Ziegler applied for the transfer of the license of the Karaka Hotel to John Rafferty. Application granted. John Rafferty applied for the transfer of the Melbourne Hotel to Henry Gedleigh. Application granted. BOBBERY FEOM X DWELLING; Robert Conway was brought up on reinand!|for having, on or abouk the sth instant, stolen from the dwelling-house of Catherine McCarthy fire one-pound notes, the property of the said Catherine McCarthy. Mr. Tyler appeared for the defendant; Mr. Sub-Inspector Bullen conducted the prosecution. All witnesses were ordered out of Court. Mr. Bullen stated that the evidence would be mostly circumstantial, yet he thought a case would be established. Catherine McCarthy, sworn —I am a single woman, and licensee of the European Hotel, Grahamstown. I know the accused Robert Conway. I have known him about two months. During that time he was in.-'*the habit of frequenting my hotel. I remember Saturday last. I saw the accused in my house about midday. He stayed all that afternoon and ] night, and also on the following day till I 5 o'clock in the evening. He had break- . fast and dinner. 1 recognise the purse shown me on the Sunday referred to. I had 5 one pound notes half-a-sovereign and some,silver in it. Ido not know the vof the notes or the bank they Twere on. I had the money and purse at two £ o'clock on Sunday. I left it on the washing-stand in my bedroom. My bedroom is the next room to the kitchen. The washingstand is right opposite the door. A person opening the door could see the purse on the stand. I left the bed-room to go to dinner. I closed the door, but ' did not lock it—it waa bei<ween one and two, I again saw the pin3e about an hour afterwards ; that was the last time I saw the money and the purse. 1 again went out of the room, but did not lock the door; the accused was then in the front room.' I know a Mrs. Glenn, she is my barmaid. I know an old man named Jerry, he is occasionally employed by me. . About 5 o'clock I asked my siater to tell Bob to light the fire. I saw Bob going to the. kitchen; old Jerry was jn the front room. After B.ob went into the k^tch.enj my sister and Mrs. Glenn went oat of the house, while they were out I was was in the parlor. The accused came into the front.room from the kitchen, just . as my sisjter came in. I went to the feed.*

room, the door was open, the purse was on the washing-stand, open, but the notes had been taken out; all this time old Jerry was in the front room. Anyone in the kitchen could have gone into the bedroom without my hearing. When I missed the money, I asked Mrs. Glenn if she had seen it, she roplied no ; accused said it imisfc be Jerry who had taken it ; and it was too bad of Lira, to do so.

(A number of other witnesses were examined, the evidence adduced being lengthy, and the accused was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court).