R.M. COURT. Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3239, 25 June 1889, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

Telegraphic.

B Criminal Sessions. a Wellington, Tuesday, there aro eight charges against , seven persons for the Criminal Sessions i it the Supreme Court, the most ) serious are murder and arson. t : r Alleged False Pretences. i Wellington, Tuesday, | The charge of obtaining goods ■ under fuse pretences which arose against J. J. Ingram out of his i oxanjinatiop in Bankruptcy was , dismissed ju tho lUI. Court to-day, [ A Successful Swinlle- ' 3 Oamabu, June 24. i A young man,, giving his name as • Stewart or Taylor, obtained goods of the value of LlO 17s Cd from a c watchmaker's assistant here, and 1 tendered in payment two printed i receipts'for money paid, looking very 3 like cheques; He represented |hese Ito bo worth' L1712s 6d, and after ' getting the change departed. On l the discovery being made' that the , " cheques" had no value the police I were informed, but up to tho present time they have not caught the i swindler. - f ■ ■- . 3 Fooling a Bailiff., t ,' ..-jjdkbdin, Juno 24. ' There lias been some curious but- ' prises in connection with tho trottor , Anneauxd'Or. recently, The'niare \ was seized over.'.a weak ago for dobt i and placed jn charge! of an assistant i bsi|iff, The headl bailiff visiting the 1 stables on Thursday last he was told b the mare was all right, and there was | an animal in the box having on the \ mare's cover, but the proprietor of the , stable put an end to the satisfaction of i the bailiff by intimating that the animal was a gelding belonging to him;'.and suoh proved to be'tho case. A note found stated that the mare was at tho Taieri, but'instead of that • she Was found taking part at the Heatkcote' meeting, Christchuicb, on | Saturday morning.' The mare was j replaced in the box, and remained | there uptil tb'}s moving, when the | case concerning the ownership was coming on, when it was found that i she' had again disappeared, and it is not known where she is.v Accidents and Fatalities. . ■':■ Westiout Jnne 24, -An accident happened to a man named McClutchie while driving cattle from Addinson'sto Charleston. The'liprse he' Was "riding dropped down a blind water racej the result being that MoCliitchio's, leg was fractured, above tho ankle. t . !; - This afternoon, 'at -Denniston, a coal miner named Benjamin Thomas war found r deacl in''a place iii' an ; ab'andonod : mine,'' : 'wher'e' he 1 ' hail ' woriied. "r: .The. bo3y/ :*aaVßuepQrided by a clothes line. •"'The', "deceased . sometimes ..(drank .. heaviliy'.' : . An inquestwi)lbe.lield.to-morrow.'- ' •', :/>:',.:. " OiffiisxcKjJKCJii,'June'24,■■■' : ;; A : lad Bged'ls; named-IflavelVwaa ■ ageideritalTy 'sliot 'tliroiigh tlie. ttiigU ivriiila jMcli: : lie jbarilqcl Tpn">'j|?]fatferfr'c&rHe' : received a; flo|ii;wbuiicl Thiba^ ■ has be^jxtraW,;^^;;'^^

MASTEETON.-TUSSDAY,-', (Before Colonel Roberts, R.M.) LAHCUNY, "" Charles Gurotc was charged on the information of the police with the larcony from Mr 1 1 . Hood's stable of one saddle, breastplate, surcingle and spur, the piopeity of H. L, Byrn, bailiff, Mr Pownall appeared for accused. The propei ty stolen was recently seized from accused, under a warrant through non-compliance of acoused with an order of the Oourt to satisfy a judgment summons entered against bim in favorof the Masierton Hospital Trustees.

H. L, Byrn, bailiff, deposed to the seizure of a horse, saddle, bridle) surcingle, breastplate, aud spur,on' the.tlie'l7th last : mouth upon an pi'der issued from the Mastertbn K. M, Court to satisfy a cliim of the MasteV ton Hospital Trustee for LlB odd. The chattels were seized frorn the. Oliib stables, Accused was not present at'the.time. By Mr Sellar's directions, the horse, which was also seized, was soourely locked up in a loose box adjoining tbe'stables. Saw accused shortly after and. told'him what had taken place. He made noreply, Called several times a day at tho stable to see if the horse was all right. Generally saw acoused near the stables. On the morning of the 23rd he was told by Mr Hood.that the gear had been stolen the night previous. : Did not see the gear again until yesterday ■ morning when ..it was shown to witness at the police station. (The .gearwas here ;'pro-. duced'arid identified by witness;). The whole turn. out ho valued at L2los. .■' :'.-. '•'■■■.

, By Mr Pownall: The accused was constantly hanging'around'the stable.

Mrs Christiansen,;.wife.of■ Mr 0. Christiansen; boarding house keeper, knew accused, He boarded occasionally at their house. He was last there on Friday, the 21st inst. On Friday forenoon found a bag on the premises, and asked accused if he knew who owned the bag, and he replied "It's mine." Acoused said he would fetch it, or send somebody for it on Saturday. On Saturday evening two constables came to witness' place and took possession of the bag and- opened it. 'The saddle produced was the one witness saw taken out of the sack.

'. Prank Hood, -'proprietor of the Club Stables, remembered the' bailiff coming to his stable in company with Mr Sellar on the 17th May, They asked if G urate's horse was in the stable. Witness told them it was and pointed out the horse aud also the gear belonging to it. The gear produced is the same as handed over by witness to the bailiff. The horse was then locked up in one of tho loose boxes, and the gear placed in one of the groom's bedrooms, under: noath the bed. Missed the latter articles on the morning' of the 22nd. The horse was taken from the stable by the bailiff on the 28rd. On the forenoon of the latter date informed the bailiff that the gear -had disappeared. By Mr Pownall: There is nothing to prevent anyone- going into the room if they so desired." Only one person besides witness, knew where the saddle was planted, and that was Mr Christiansen.

VY. Keeble, groom in the employ of Mr Neill, knew tho accused. He left a bag about three months ago at Mr Neili's stables. Accused was working there at the time. On the evening of tlie 21st June became for the bag and asked that it be sent to Eketahuna. The bag was removed by accused from the loft and put in one of the side rooms of the stable. The sack (Pas taken away yesterday by a constable. Would have sent the sack as directed had it not slipped his memory. ...... To His Worship: Acoused had access by the loft whenever he wanted," To Mr Pownall', The saddle and other things ■ could, have been put into the bag without removing the other things in it,

John Oullinane P,C, said from information received lie went to Christiansen's boarding house on Saturday, 22nd iust, Mrs Christiansen pointed oiittlie swag belonging to accused. It was iu an outhouse. Examined the contents which were the saddle, bridle, girth, spur, and breastplate. prodnged, Went away and returned ten minutes after with Mr Hood, lively stable keeper, who identified them as.tho articles stolen from his stables somt time previously. Mrs Christiansen and Constable O'Connor were present. Took, possession of the artioles identified, and. convoyed them to the pohoe! statioa whero they have been ever Brace. About 8 'o'clock p.m. 'on Saturday ho an'ostod accused in Queen-street. In reply to the charge he said tlie girth was his, and he know nothing about the otuor things, Yesterday morning went to Neill's stables and took possession of i Gurote'sswag, .Brought.it to the police station and.examined'it in. front of accused and 'Sergt. Price, and found the suroiugle in' the bag." Acoused admitted the- bag was his, and saict when he saw the surcingle, someone had put it in his swag, By Mr Pownall; ; Did not see Mr Christiansen. Did not know Gurote's swa r ». It was pointed out to him by Mrs Christiansen. . This concluded the case for the proseoution. ' ," Mr Pownall asked that the Bonch would deal summarily with the case as it was under U.

■ Sergeant Prico: Provided the accused pleads guilty. Mr Pownall said if the accused consented to the tt.M. dealing with the case he- could do so if the' value was less than L 5, The aecused could elect to have the case, pt for trial,' His. Worship consented to deal with the case.

Mr Pownall eaid his client pleaded not guilty,'and he asked that-the case bo dismissed. There was one important link missing in the prosecution. The ownership of the goods had not been shown. The bailiff had not produced the warrant in Court under : which he became possessed of thegodds.and had.therefore failed to prove ownership; The warrant was tho only proof .whatsoever of the bailiff's legal authority, and therefore he asked that.tbe case'l)o dismissed and the accused discharged. ' • ■'■'■' Worship said the warrant not haying 'been" produced was fafal to tho case,'andhe.would dismiss the charge.•■ Eeplying ■ to ; the Sergeant His.Worship to, make an order to impound the gear. "A fresh distraint'was thereupon 'taken' out by the bailiff.' T' r '' ■" •** : v;y.'■'

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