R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3174, 8 April 1889, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

MONDAY, APRIL Blb. (Before Messrs M. Caselberg nud A. W. Beiiall, J.F'b.) first offenders were charged fH|th drunkenness, and au they hud locked up for a long time they wore discharged with a caution, CHARGE OF LARCENY. Robert Thompson was charged with the larceny of a gold watch value LS. Sergeant Price prosecuted and Mr Pownall appeared for the accused. Sergeant Prico applied fw a remand until 10 a.ra, on Friday, aslheowner of the watch was at ltiversdale and it would be necessary to send him a notice. Mr Pownall objected to the remand being grantod, Tho police ahould have been prepared with the case, The watoh was alleged to be tho property of William Carr who only lired a short distance away from Muster ton, and Thompson bud been arrested on Friday, He would take tho opportunity to refer to tho ignominy that had been cast upon his client in tho manner of his arrest in Wellington. Ho had boon taken into custody on a telegram without a warrant, Tho accused wished to

make public through his solicitor the «jnominiou3 trcatmont ho had roeivod at the hands of the arresting detective constable, Tho dotective . referred to lutd put handcufls on and marohed him through stroets, although there was not tho faintest attempt at lib decamping. He was down in Wellington with tho Football Oliib with whom ho was going to tako part in n match, and was taken in this degrading manner on suspicion. Tho detective had evidently reversed tho motto, that every man is considered innocent until he is proved guilty, and although his client might, and would no doubt, lo disoharged when the caße was gone into, nothing could wipe out this stain and degradation, There was do stigma attached to tho police of Afasterton who always did their duty with zeal without undue eoverity, and ho did not bolieve that one of them from Sergeant Price downwards would have acted in the same mannor, "But, 1 ' ho said, " this man, this polico constable, this embryo Jonathan Wyld, was the hero of tho story in which a wellknown New Zealand dotective had pockets picked in tho publio streets j(f Melbourno at the time of tho Exhibition and now wanted to wipo out bis disgrace by an extraordinary display ofzeal. Sergt. Prico said in answer to Mr Pownall's objection to a remand, the

man who owned tho watch lived 55 tmles out of Musterton, and that tt was not "just a little distance of)'." / As to tho manner of tho arrest of the prisoner at Wellington tho polico Masterton had nothing to do with y that. If tho arresting officer thought fit to uso handcuffs, he had a perfect right so to do. They too supplied to tho polico for Hi 3 Worship, Mr Caselberg: With discretion, Sergt, Price continued, tho officer waa responsible for his safe custody, and by using tho handcuffs ho knew tho prisoner could not got far away oven if ho was a celebrated running man. As for the report of a dotective having had his pockets picked in tho Melbourne that wasa canard, 'ftpute invention, and had no right to \5 repeated in that Court. The loss of tho watch had been reported to the polico six weeks ago, They knew all about it, but could not get tho watch. They had now got the watch and the prisoner, and ho now applied lo the Bench for a remand to enable him to produce tho owner, Mr Caselberg intimated that in the interest of justice a'remand would be granted, No further hardship would bo incurred by tho accused as ho had already been arrested, and the Bench Wfold & tfaMed wjtfc % jjtfo W 1

that bad already been taken. Referring to tlio harsh treatment of accused in Wellington asalleged by counsel that did not coiuo before that Court and lie could not review it,' If it was as counsel stated, it was rather harsh, but not coming before them judicially it was not for him to express an opinion. The proper course' for counsel to tako was to communicate with the Minister of Justice. Mr Pownull said that was his intention, He asked that the same bail might be accepted. Sergeant Price: I think under the circumstances I am justified in asking that the bail be increased another LOO. Mr Pownull; What,on the strength of the handcuffs ? Accused was remanded until Friday next, at 10 a.m., thn same bail, thai of his father, being accepted. " I'IOOOU ON 1/OIiN.S. Ask for Wall's "Rough on Corns," A complete, permanent cure, Qick rolief and coins and bunions. At all chemist & Druggists. SKIN.fYKfII.V " Well's health renewcr" ostores health and vigor, cures Dyspep ia. Impotence, Soxual Mility, At chemists and druggists. Kempthorno, ProßserACo, 4?ents, Wellington. Well's Hair Bum. If gray, restores original color And elegant dressing, softens and beautifies No oil nor grease.. A Tonic Restorative stops hair coming out; strengthens cleanses, hoals scalp.