R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1265, 29 December 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

■-■' - ■ : ■ I '' v ' i : : ; '';^lnh(>iUililV^ < ,"j.|''.r\ ; ■"'.;■_ \ '' ; i '(BefcVesHt'SF MBSBfit;'B!M.)>';■■:/:; .■i,;.-„:iiili;h;>tHS>toUi«>"ff .J'■■:.•:.,.••"-: j " : ' : -I-'k!.'•■ ii-turliloyoTjT/"■<'-'i! ;. thi remanded'cliafge' of h'ofßVstealing,' Mr Bea U 'm b'efdfe'cJnduofed' the case fer the police and. Mr Buckley jpr ,the defea.Patrick.Oqckerj;, recalled, fltatod that he: had seen ,the,hgrse,iniquestion since last Oourtday. (The horse was,brought to the ; doof, : jof theLi Court !and'- examined by .The liorse' farMWi hone. He'last«ftW'it : inhii'pa'dd(Joic, ; ' ;i ' v j,! ToMf lost;; the; telegrams. Mr Buckler—p'nipgVppß? jisuppose. - : iiyittieasr-Np^.J^p^i^^v.,,,- v ;: ; '•: Mr j Buckley-hrKid ..Mr r Hill authorise Witne»B-~Yes J il)y telegramj • 'Mr Buckley— That's all ? *;; i -;-f v ■•..... Mr ;Biickii'y'*Wire ''jfori-'eon'oerned in theprosecutidnty ; '.', '']"" ''•'.'-' \\ '.: :''■■'} ■■■::] the trial in ) ,tk;prefeHce' ■■ iaware of. -% \ Mr' f save you from the pen»ttiW : proryi! ■■"?■■ I ■. \> Mr yqu|iuad, or drunk 1 '^itnesßrT^ay^aanot;9j!yt'.: ■'!■,!!.:.• -I*l r (BuckJieyl-jtivalj; lyp'uc.eTiderice «Ei >,.;'!: :• Witness—l- don't- remember- anything auiv s-'W" v;MrißuckleyiHWiu:y o a)i*ea^you-did v*Mr;;Bjipk^ oftnanonii^MsMpmin^^ people mißht Mil hi** bfo«horß« > »ith blsckWinU^ttlllWhiWatarinlforehMd,;

' Buokley-When wag it'vrssiw. \\m before 1'- '•*•>,,' ■ v - - ; l ,:' /Mtjlgle«Are7oa v ßoreptH?' ,' -\lhp, vo^pifiyou.had saen it pan you Kave-reeog-niseaTiMgaiiu " k .-,<''. 1 * ", „' w \ George Ttasi depmed.sl am a settler ,nßidiQg,ftt,Maniit., Miroh last, I was at Mbnioni'plade, and noticed a dark bay hone there running: :M*:»£mp>„oJf* ■ me to come wid'rioje |jt'WJijt, end'waSjOn him RTOntlMiiinntai-jJlw.r. ■■ long tail; Af^rrrtdinfeiK^ Morrison-liß had «^lt^tte'Jd(«|(rff|bev i meiiiieVhad b \ Jphni6n',iomtherlenf mtim?hi?W?h \ oh : iay io'Wa'nKi'rtiil.;; Hei! said;it-was;" JohniontoipWwKerM Island/! a, man UMdJo.dealing^inMtle^ driyen cattle with him. He Bwd nef/h(W'; about for the receipt but could notM \ it;' He told me: aorae; timei;afterwajra. , Jje J hjid i "pldjM^ofMJ^^h^nj i could not ride him. " Th» .hone outside. i ,Mr BnoKleyr-Haa: he ;trajvother mark' oh hint hot'yet .described ? rt # n: '* j1 ! ' ■fully. Now despribe; him.-:.';.':! :.: * 1 Witness— A darkjbay dark streak: down ruprp,si^ar^hSibrehea'di:. '}/h:' ( | /.: Witneßß-Yea.. : He i n l a^w'o / •br^^tn i re6^^. 'lilile dote on"flHolilder anr^pr : on ihT :; . ■ Witn,e^No.U'::: to ask you to go out . i\r on the near, shoulder ? l)o;:y6ui?aJ«in : >- Old -joqkey, is a dollar jmark or'an.old'br'ajjdj/' ; ! Witness—T[ oan.^Bjy^"' 3 ; ,,,i^ ™'*"ffs ! Mr Buckley—Didfyou brand him your-' Wfwith that ma)kj?\ »-,;. 7. J ■:;j \ Witness-^I never did. , v ''^/.: '} VMr Buokleyy-How did you.ooirie to give evidenceto-day? ' / ; .■Witness—l/saw the horse advertised in the paper. ■■ v l 'i . Mr Buckley—ls the a correct description of thehorse ?. ... .. > . ; ... Witness—Well, it is not exacts butyl-, fell satisfied that it was tile h'o'rW'. ,1; ■ V<* ' ; ,Mr Buckley— ; \Va } 6that thelipnly reason, thatjmdve'djyou/in ;iKiVin)?t'tiie..iiiforjna/ till!)] i -tr -:r ' 1,-v > t • Mr'" "Buckley—When"; didTyou'"" tell' Oockery f;'^ U ; .:; , Witnesß7-.Two.prthree.months agpi? 7, ,"• ( Mr ißuokiey-Was it< not' Btrange'that' you did not tell Morison'jQ "J'fj.'i'J'r'/- S Witness—No. . r-W.hei|.dj^ ; the notice? .....Witness.—.ldon!tremember.■;';[.,,|| , f ;t f ;.i Mr.:Bucklcy4Do, you> read ;the .paperJ everyilnyll,-!v// h,'+\t').^r'<<':■.,<?■.)* nooasioiially.i.i T ( ■ ■ ! Mr< Buckloy-- Had you any other reaaoiy '] for; looking for the -notice'?-- s ' ! - | ■'■■■' '■'■( ; v; Witlle J Bflf-Yeß.' ; lhad ( u a you'rig,'hors' ; , 'runmn|' ; ahbut'ah'd'raisßad it. 1 ' I ''! iiffi' \ Morisonifhe had, Been hira, plied na' : I found him jlat'ei; in j jMr.'%; 'i rMorrisbn [ ..wards thatthey had put'iup' Sf r Car rni'p,'«.. I , paddOOk. ~:.:!:,!'' //I!! :J.!r : \;:tii,\il -iuv■.■j»i.«Moj n* r .yoi"'know,(Jeorge I.Golem'a'ni-.;-,. ,;:'•;■.; ,;r:'.V/.o' ;, '.'ii;f, Witness-I believe I lq. •• ■.'■•:/! ,»JA ,•!, Mr Buckley—Do you know Angus Fraser? .flaTi?/... Hi , Witneßß-Yea..,,,",„. v , . *r; , Mjr youisk Mr Mo'rjapnT ;p l ermißsion'to'run>tdoton his place ?^'- J - Witneis-No. ~ , .... Mr Buckloy—You 1 'did :i nol"say /: you l would make it hot for hint ? (] Witn'eßfl-N6inHe:%aß •merandl-told-himplenty-ofpeople-kneW' about the horse as well as me, Mr Buokley—Was the horse.mentioned at the time. . HKU Vf Witness-I don't know;" 1 Tasked W Fraeer if.ho knew about the horse, 'jj-ji Mr Buckley—Was Mr Morison present thon?j ,■)'•/'• - ,-rr ~r r\ ry (.)];[ Mr Buckley—Then you mus'n't tell us about it then. Witness—l mus'n't tell you about any. thing then (A laugh). - . '-i' Mr Buckley-Are you awfully fond of ;/ i UV'J A '\i Witnesß-Nd (A laugh).' ' i/J v l Mr Buckley—Yon.somolime.B.run ,on Morison'sland going h'o'iiie?"' 1 ' J "" '■''' Witness—Not very often., ' , Mr Buckley— for. any mpney when you gave him the information,?. ;.;/v;.:";-ffjT[;! •,.; ..',> :,,,* :,... Witness—No, . t ~ " ■ / ," ' ."". ,: Ea-examiued by Mi'Board—lgavo'the information to Oockery' three or four months after I saw it in the paper, My own horse was taken away and put in a paddock, and Morrison ought to have told me..where it was. Hill's Jiorse had. not' the mark oh its stioiilcler wlion 1 first, saw it' in the paddock. iind"I J had a row about,pigs. ....,;.,. ,;.„,,'[, ~~, . The Court—Was this be/ore you'gave Oockery the information 1 ''- : Witness—Yes, The'Oourt—l understood that you had. the knowledge of the advertisement for i three or four, months'without making use'' of it? Witness—Yes. _•„•,,;..■,.. r. ; The Court-1 may not have an opportunity of stating that you,are arnpstdis;: : reputable witness, and that in mydoinion your conduct was very contemptible in retaining this knowledge till some diff-~ ' nute about pigs made you useit., for Morison ini'Pebruary last.''T'isaw •; horses running about his p]ftce,,;j 3 |,1j.-, think I have seen the horse outside the Court on Mr Morrison's plaoe. I held- ■'■ the horse if this is the same one, while Mr Morrison cut its Mr Buckley-nYou-iwontjiiwear^tliat,]; that's the same horse outside.the Court?. Witness-No.' ■ . x,:! " )l1 ;;■';' A ' a //. Andrew Young, coaoh -proprietor, __ posed—l believe I have seen the hors?" outside the Court, in Wellington on the 12th of March-last, at thejNew Zealander Hotel, atabl/s, morr'ijonHame toj my ! louse and said he liad a horse for sale, I stepped down to aee it, arid purchaiedl it. At~the."time'l-t«ok i, nptice'of , a*-b!aek" r streak down,the horse's bapkand its.'oolor, ! nothihg l else.' Constable k teahy 'assisted . 'me-withjbe:|bbA«ftsn '■:- : ." :: ' 7:1; ;:i; ;Tp MrjßujjltleypThe ted openly, no uttempt_at ;. concdmeny . onVedifh^hirpriMforit]^

ihip that they have made false statement! on material points. , ',-.'■ The Court—Unless you can break down Cookery's evidence I shall leave il to a **', jury to value the evidence given, ./■, Mr Buckler did not think a jury would oonviot on tuoh evidence, The Court said it had spoken against /-J the character of the witness, but bad not referred to his evidence. ' W. B. Buick, a farmer residiiigin the I heiKbborhood~uf'Maßt'crtoirwa'rca'lled ther defence and] leposed) ttTat he l^^M the Kdrse or find twVntyl'ti'-fioUnai^^H MlMi publicly'. I. : ' .^H A. P. Fielding fruiterer, kriowJjPftt;tOi>*>kery;t'«Bd had M/oIIM eyenirig in my ahop. ,1 saidi wo*u!d, ifjP| ll could afford it, lay a iovereign on Mdrjson, : rT: >•\[i J " ' :: V the; | JWitnMiHOockery then said he would lagaiftlt him.O It:'nr*i :jurt i matter ~of iv joke^. MutriJ funier it Manaia , s*W Mr, Coikery:tiliDg. ' ifcleyards. Ooekery/said he had Morison by the wool, and Mr Bay who was by Ray also said "M are not game to hare '": a bet on it." Odoklry replied ''yei'lam; • br IwMyHo'ftW." i ;i'B)fr^u6klej i^eri! i'o l dh ! « abi'n't what? : VWitneßSpl cannot sayridMrlßeard—t)|}i syou>kuow which was' L 'ffieakingj Mr Cookery or Mr Bay. '.PneiMet^,,.,:, , /Eober t:7oh awq deposed thsOe'hlsrd Cookery say lie would mike it hot for - Morison. ;' : ; : *• '• s-m. ,v:ami> .-i ,v A^guirFraifcfarmlaborer, knew Trasi himaboat the preient casß.'V;Three months ago he saw Morison »nd-Tra«-me»:rTraßs-want«d-oeiffliiiion io run cows or digs on his flat. Morison said he would Lave nothing more to dowith .--'' him, and Trß«went away saying he hadC . something alinßUhim, Bubssquently \ i lliithat hfe'liad got the upper [A any No hn/se : Mr Beard/isked the Jhe4vide^ceis|irreleva v : ..WitneßS7-'M'"but not about Ihe case. : ."MrßeardfDiies llorisonpweyouany ( .monef ? .'/■ .\\ . ,"\ ."■'/■■■•.' v pounds an. horse.s tljat Tim wanted to run on >f Morisdn'/land?j ~.,,/>•"' '■' : '"~ v - oii| or iTio ojher). ' . ,'Willi m , Miller, farmer;. could, not identify: the:h'ei ; se with'thejonl hAUfaa ■on Mcria'on's land; 1 wde'thii ilioriefabout openly; ,iHe;;fif"st saw the ,ho.rse(ibout.February ; , < l|r B.uokley called jattentipn to one or" twd /acta, 'Wjßeard'objectedjtp ttflco'nwbj'jd. . ; dri'Biug|heCourt at thislstage. ' -...'J ■•■■ JK'Bubklejr poiuted out that atttft had been made to call Mr isliMan''authority :ffo&j Hill'to tnlosecute. He objected to the #tifyitigtlie'hoi'ae, lt'bhght , nob of Hordes'."' Cdckory h'ad ! giVeo v? lescriptipns of the;.horse; lad /carefully feoeive'd. -, fr.un,',; '-Mr .Hilj,'|,,' jviden'tly.iiiuerested in ; the iase. Cookery's evidence .wasihat.of Trasßihad'.b'een 3yithe:Bench.. . wti.l t^^H that the i form 1 that lean deajiitlt.it,' !: Resident "bo thafee requiveii l that,'tlirt l! ehould ''reveal-' form a reasonable basil on which reit. This ii not tlie place of trial, mWely the room for the preliminary inquiry. The evidence produced'goei the Horse in Cookery's "paddook." There ;hftß.bue|i:noiattempt.on the part of the defendant to show how. he obtained iP i qsießsi()n:pf(the,horß'e ]{() ([ " jMr^Bu'ckley—l'wiK produce the receipt for the purchaso of the horse. The Court read the rercnipt which was baylctjlt, branded 00 on near lahouldetybwdeclinea to deal with it at that stage, and committed the defendant If fir l -trial, but expressed an opinion that the.case asjl stood f waa not a strong one. ii PC- , ac .W ' »(' e / r bp/eautioned ScdordihgioMw reserved- His^dfence. The Courraoxpreßßßd an opinion that . the case not Beiii'galerious one, the for* juer bail ($00) wouirsulcV^^cj-..,