MASTERTON-THIS DAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2212, 5 February 1886, Page 2

MASTERTON-THIS DAY.

AiMflJßp ijfiVl STEALING. Jameslngley was brought up on remand from tho 2!)t]i ultimo, %argcd With' being tie bailee of'certain sjie'ep that ho did on or about the 13th day of July,' 1885; fraudulently convert the same to his own uso.' Mr Bell appeared for' the Crown, and Mr.Bar.ton arid Mr f&ipper fop jihe defence. '''."''' ' : ?" : ' 1 "; ' : ' : "' Mr Bell for the prosecution said the charge against the ' prisoner was of a peculiar kind. The bailee was lessee of a farm and bailment of soroe : 2Qoo sheep and certain cattlofrpra jjr Qakin in 1884. Tho charge in this case was one of the special sale'-'of 500 sheep. Tho lease was for four years from tl|e 31st December, 1883. Mr A. Yule is a re, lation by marriage to the prisoner. Tho condition of the lease-was the lessor should deliver up the same or' & similar number of sheep at the expiry of the lease, and the wool, the product of the sheep should be consigned to tho lessor in payment of rent. The first witness called was William: James Hirschberg, who swore to his signature to the lease m attesting witness. .The date was 4th August, 1884. He was present and saw Charles Dakin, Alexander Yule, and James Ingley sign and seal tho document. He believed Alexander Yule was father-in-law of the accused.' 'j Oross-exaravned by lb B&tton,' h lw-i

of Messrs Beard and Gray for someiime and also with Mi' Dakin.ted the himself, ;JRd drafted siniilur deeds before '■ Charles Dakin, sheen farmer,. Glareville, deposed that lie knew. tho' accfiaod. ' James Ingley. Witness let to him U property known as the Cliff ■ mentioned in tho lease. There was stock leased at the B amo tune to the accused. He ttave delivery of the farm to accused about tlie date of the lease, August 1884 Mr Yule is father-in-law to the accused! At the dipping immediately before Inglet took the farm, they counted 1950 sheeti*' There was no muster on delivery' tfrt% accused, l'he slieop were shorn at the end of the year 1884 by Mey. Witness got the wool from that shearing' There were 27 bales and two . parts of bales. There would be between 50 and CO fleeces to each bale. He sent thewool home for sale, as provided by the -lease, add received the last of the account sales from England about a. month ago, and the net amount was not sufficient to cover the rent of 1884 by about £B3. He had received also, besides the wool, from Ingley in 1884, 300 sheep and lambs. Ha also received other produce. Tho Jaßb date,upon whieli he- received produce for rent was January, 1885. Accused owed,, besides' the £B3 for 1885, all tha year for_ 1884 for rent. Witness applied to the accused in jbi vember and December last for the foof clip of 1885, but did not receivoany from him. He liad not applied to him for any money. Witness had a conversation with accused about the number of sheep on the* fwro last November or December, He, asked accused if he had got all the sheep, \ there, and the quantity of wooh Accusoci replied the sheep were there right enough, and he would have quite a& much wool as • last year, or. oven more. Witness told accused tlmt lie W sent his shepllord round the farm to oeo what sheep thftw were, and ftat the shepherd could twft see ihe quantity .of sheep that witnwaW said ought to have been there. Accused' said he expected the shepherd had not. gone to the part of the run where they were. He visited the Cliff Farm immediately before Clivistmas, when shearing ought to haw been done. Ingley wa at the farm, and there was a mob' $ 10Qi sheep in the. 7 yard at ftei tim^ unshorn, and Ingley promised to. get help and have the»\ shornby Christ-, mas day. Witness, went away satisfied with his promise The next time he went to the far©, was. on the 6th Januam 18% after having sent some of hi&weii mupter. Ingldy was not ]g& witness had, loft, word vitl\ th,e accused that he wuute^m,fco.mupteftfo Bheep before he had them mastered hinK self. Witn.es? was present when fchfc WR ca.nje, iji from the muster, and; counted about 600. Two of hip sons and , Frank Thompson.were employed by him ft to muster. ; " (left smm)