R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1238, 24 November 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

'• ' ; \ '"{ :the-'eketahuna case. Constable Leahy v. W. Alldridge.— The pruoner- was oharged at a vagrant, without lawful or visible means of tupport, The accused pleaded not guilty. '; Ocmatablo. Leuhy deposed that he had known the prisoner for'two vears, during whiohtime ha had baeu about eigh'een months iu gaol. He had ux known him .work during that period, except in gaol. The' accused: Do you remember me at work for Mr Gear? , , , Witness: You might;havebeen. I. always saw you in company with convicted thieves.

Amos Goddard deposod;:'lam a bookbinder residing'; in Wellington, I'eaw tho prisoner get into the coach at Woodvilla on Wednesday morning. I stayed on. Wednesday, ovening fl at,.the Eketahu'na Hotel,' The house was full, and two shake downs were made up on tho "parlor floor., Mr Daniel and I slept in them. Daniel said in the morning that he lost two notes, so I took out my purse to see if I had.lost anything. I found four or five pounds in gold'missing, and some old coins. Tho prisoner stopped at the hotel that night. I cannot identify the sovereigns which I lost. My purse was in my trousers pocket, that garment being on a chair.

John Daniel, storeman, of Wellington, saw the prisoner at Woodville, At the Eketahuna Hotel ho slept in the same room at Mr Goddard. He missed during tho night two pound notes—one was a blue one, and the pthur a'dark one. He told his landlord of his loss early in the morning, who laid it must be a mistake, On the road, to Masterton prisoner advised him not to lay anything about his loss, If lis wanted money to' take him to Wellington prisoner would lend it to him, E. Hilt, coaoh-driver, deposed that tho prisoner travelled by his coach to Masterton. Frisonur had dlinks at the Gamp, tendering gold in payment of them, Sergeant Price, sworn, said, I have known thi,prisoner longer than Constable Leahy. I have known him. as tho associ • ates of thieves and prostitutes. Prisoner (indinuantly),: No; I am a married man.

Sergeant Price continued, the accused will work occasionally whon pushed by the police, He' liua beon convicted repeatedly of larceny, burglary, and vagrancy, ami he is now nut one month out of gaol. - 1 ' • ' Tho Court. D.i ynu want to ask Sergeant Price any The prisoner: I do, indeed. Did you overaoa rae iu a brotliol J Sergeant Price: I raroly s»w> you out of one. The coins lost ;.by i Mr-Goddard covrespo nil in amount with the money in prisoner's possession and that changed at the Camp. •' ' The Court; How did you come possessed of the money 1 Prisoner | My brother is Inspector of slaughterhouses at Napier, and I worked nine days for. hi'mi I alio worked at Waipawa. The Court: Are you aware that four pounds was lost at Eketahuna the previous uightt ■ ; Prisoner: I heard about it,

At the request of the polios, tho oate was remanded till I p.m. this afternoon in order to obtain information from tho Napier police. '