RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3404, 19 November 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

, THIS DAY.

(Before 11. Kenrick, Esq., E.M.j ABSCOXDINa APVBKHTICE.

A youth named W. WeWb Moore »p* prenticed to Mr Trotter, settler of Waiomo, was charged with absconding from his master's serriee.

On the application of Mr Kenny, ft remand till to-morrow was granted.

STJSI'EOTED tUKACr.

James Eourke on remand; wu charged on suspicion of being of unsound mind. Mr Kenny said that the defendant had now quite recovered, and he asked that he be discharged. •..»■?; Defendant was discharged accordingly. ALLEGED LABCEKT.

Edward Lambert, on remand, WM charged with the larceny as bailee of certain Gorernraect documents. :

On the application of Mr Kenny tht charge was amended to one of simple larceny. Prisoner was defended by Mr Bwwey.SjT All witnesses being ordered o«too r Court, ; ■ - Deteclire Ftirrell, sworn, depos»d--Oii the 4th I proceeded to defendant's house with a search warrant. On reading Urn warrant, Lambert produced the article! wanted. He said they were bis property and not the Government's. I then •?• rested him. I received my instraetioM in this case from Mr Kenny. I dealimi toslato whether I hare receir-d a eommunicafion from Major Murray.' f Major Cooper sworn, deposed—l reside at Parawai. From 1868 to August 1878, I was in command of the Thames Toion* teera, defendant was on my staff foe « portion of that time. About the :end of 1877 he was struck off pay, but oc«Mtoa* ally assisted in the office after that. :Tfc# I document which I hold in my hand is the nominal roll of the Scottish Volunteers for 1873. It, or a similar om, should be in the'office. A letter from Vincent Rice, Provinctal Secretary, should alio be in the office. Lambert kai no authority to take them away. Bontt> tinies some of the rolls were inoorreet and they were sent back. New ones were 'generally sent in their place. I doa't know what became of the incorrect ones. They might have been thrown into the waste paper basket. Lambert bad aceeel to tlie office after he was discharged, be* cause he assisted me in the office work. [Left sitting.]