R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1705, 7 June 1884, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MASTERTON,-FRIDAY,

(Before Messrs .Lowes and Beetiiam, J.P.'H.), Sergfc, M'ArdlC v. James Johnson alias William. Johnston,—Obtaining trom Mrs Aletha Christiansen by false representation a suit of boy's clothing, value 355, the property of Huns Lai'sen. The accused said lie was guilty of going for the things. He had been

The accused said lie was guilty of going for the things. He had been drinking and was told by a man named Madson to fetch the parcel. He'took the parcel to the Prince of Wales hotel, but found Madson gone, and left it then nt a shoemaker's shop. The Court: Do you plead guilty to the charge.' ■

The accused: I don't plead guilty of stealing. I was sent for the parcel,; Hans Larson, a boy, about twelve years of age, said he purchased, a suit, of clothes yesterday at'Mr < Hooper's shop, and left them at Mrs Christiansen's boarding house,' He identified the suit produced. 'He did iiot authorise any one to remove them from Mrs Christiansen's. • "

Mr L, J. Hooper called, identified the suit as sold to Hans Larsen. A man came into his shop yesterday and asked for a parcel which he said had been sent to the wrong boarding house. The accused was not the man.

Aletha Christiansen .deposed, .that accused called at her house yesterday and asked for a parcel.,: She said she did not know of one. He said lie would know his own things. He opened a bundle of old clothes and said it was not that. He picked another parcel up and opened it. When he saw tlie suit in it he said " that's it," and took it away. . ; ■

To Accused: " You did not say that must be the parcel according to : the directions I've got, .' . Tlie' Court: Did he see whether the parcel contained mens or boy's 'clothing?'

Witness; No 1 ... The Court: Was he sober, Witness,: No. Thomas William Jones, shoemaker, in the employ of Mr Wyeth, deposed that; accused left o parcel atJie.shopt yesterday, saying that" lie would 'oall

fov it again."""'- He (lid not call for it,

Oonstablo'Forman deposed that lie went with accused to Wyetli's shop and found the parcel there. ; : j 'Sergeant;McArdle stated that when, he arrested the accused lie denied all knowledge of the 'brown paper parcel. The accused was the worse for liquor. That morning when he came to his senses lie revealed where the. clothes were. >:: •

Ole Christiansen stated (to the Court) that Mr C., ; Smith sent a parcel to his houso the day before yesterday, and that yesterday his Milan came for it, saying that it had been left at the wrong place. .The Bench, after retiring to deliberate, sentenced the accused to fourteen days' hard labor, .