RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3204, 27 May 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

♦ ; ■ THIS DAY. (Before J. Kilgour and E. W. Puckey, Esqs., J'sJ.) . , LABCE^T. Barnaby Murphy, was charged with stealing from the p.s. Enterprise tickets to the value of £6 7s 6d, a hair brush, clothes, brush, and comb of the value of 3s, the property of Captain Miller, on May 22nd. / • ■• ' , i Henry Millepr, sworn, deposed—l am master of the steamer Enterprise, plying between Auckland and the Thames. I recollect, the night of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd inst. I was then plying between Auckland and the Thames. I saw the accused who was a passenger on board. Before accused left the steamer my attention was drawn to him through having lost some clothes lines which I suspected him of stealing! Whilst searching him I saw a comb and brush in his pocket, but did not know they were mine at the time. On the morning of the 22nd I informed the police at Shortland of my having lost a comb and brush, and subsequently misted the clothes brush. I identify the articles produced as my property. On the night of the 22nd I missed some tickets. I cannot say how many. Do not know how many tickets I had in my possession. • I discovered my loss when I wanted to sell the tickets 1 to passengers. I keep the tickets on a shelf in my cabin. I can swear to the tickets produced. They belong to the North Shore Ferry Company. I never sold a number' of tickets to one person. I authorised no one to remove the tiokets from my cabin> James Farrell, sworn, deposed—il am'a first class detective, stationed at Thames. I remember the 22nd inst/ I arrested the accused on tbat date for stealing a comb, hair brush, and clothes brush from the steamer Enterprise. In consequence of' information received' from Captain Miller,, I was in search of accused, who I found at 6.30 in the evening. He was in bed in the house of a Mrs Brown at Waiotahi hill. I asked Mrs Brown who was in bed, and she said a friend. I asked her to accompany me to the room. I saw the accused in,bed, and asked him his name. He replied, "My name is Murphy." On searching the premises I foundla hair brushj ajclotherbrush, and a comb (produced) on a dressing-table at the"foot of the bed;* The accused said, that »they were bis ..property.. I then arrested accused arid brought him to the j police-station, where I searched him, and' found. a packet,of tickets (produced) in his coat pocket. ■■'■ i'^ •■:^J-.-/ J'i ; v; Accused said he had nothing to say. ; He was then committed to take his trial at the next session -of • the Supreme Court. ' ; Court adjourned. : ' -\'".