R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3511, 15 May 1890, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

UAETERTON-TUESDAY. I (Before Colonel Eo erts, E.M.) John Weller v Alfred 0. Rowe. Mr Achtsoii for the complainant, Mr Middleton.and Mr Beard for the accused. •John Weller, aworn, deposed that he was a shepherd residing at Wainuioru. He knew the accused, and had a conversation with him about the dog. When he was in Gladstone previous to losing the dog, ho saw the accused, and accused asked him what ho would take for uV Told him not less than fifteen pounds. The dog producedin Court was his dog, and was the one that he lost.' Saw the dog in the stables of the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, tho day after the arrest of the accused. Lost the dog in.Gladstone, and made attempts to discover its whereabouts in Gladstone, Carterton, and along the road.

. By Mr Beard : He bad had the dog four years, and brought it from Blenheim. Was going to Mr Drew's homestead, when the dog would not cross the bridge, as it preferred swimming the river. Thought that it would have done the same on this ,occasion,;but as it did not get aorjju. the r river'he thought it would retUr home to the Admiral run! As the dog did not return he went the nest day to Gladstone and made enquiries, and was told that it had beeu seen about Gladstone. Did not particularly recommend the dog, but said be. would not take less than fifteen pounds, Asked that price because he did not want to sell tho dog, which was a sheep dog. The dog was registered, and had the registered collar, on when lib lost it. Had not seen the collar since. The dog ' was registered in Blenheim about soven months ago. Could swear that the accused was the same man who asked him what be would take ' for the dog. Had seen him frequently at Hurunuiorangi hoteli Did. not know his brother. ByMrAcheson: Hadneverknown the dog to follow anybody voluntarily.' The collar had bis name stamped on, Saw the collar on the dog tbo day be lost him, Was certain that he would not worry Bheep. The reason that he did not trouble to look for the dog on the day he was in Gladstone was that be thought if it would cross the river it would return home to the Admiral run.

Jaines Cooper, a statibnhand • residing at the Taipo station, said that he knew the informant and the accused. Saw the accused on the 13th April, • when he had the dog now produced ia bis possession. Recognised the dog as belonging to • the'.informant. The acoused was leading the dog when hesawhimwitb a piece of flax tied round his nook, There two of hia brotherß and another person with him when he saw the accused with the dog. To Mr Beard: Becognised the dog as ho had seen it before. The dog he saw the accused leading was a black and tan coloured one. If he only saw the dog by- the head ,be could identify it. He had known the dog for some three months. Saw the accused leading the canine about, half a mile from Mr W, C. Buchanan'B . about 11 o'clock a,m. There was p<f ■ one with him at the. time, due would not seeldogs at Mr liowe senr's. ,>, houseunlesstheywentuptothehoa&e., 'lj ByMrAobeson: Had not lost any dogs, Dogs, as arule when they gotlost, run about anywhere; but if he lost a dog, he would expoot it would , go home, Robert Cooper, sworn, deposed that he resided at the Taipo run, and corroborated the evidence of the previous witness, John Cooper deposed that he was a Bhcep farmer residing at Wainuioru, Saw the acoused leading a dog on i the 18th April last on the Gladstone i road,' Had no -conversation with him. The dog was black and tan i colored, like the one produced,

James Bay deposed that lie knew the informant and the accused, and knew the dog belonging to the informant. Saw the latlor on the 18th April being led by the acoused with a piece ot flax round its neck, George Osborne, sworn, stated that ho know Robert fiqwe, and that lio had seen the dog produced at the White Hart Hotel stables; ' . Constable-R. Darby, stationed at ', Carterton, deposed that he received a. _ warrant authorising him-to arrest -fl the accused, which he did on Tuesday, the 29th April. When he arrested liim ho denied ever having the dog, and then he said that his father had been to the camp the day before aud took the dog,away, ... ' He stated that his father-caught the dog chasing sheep in his paddock, and was going to shoot it, when lie asked his father to let him take it away, and he did not know that the dog belonged to Weller or he would not have taken it.

The accused, sworn, stated that his father was going to shoot, the dog, as it was running about amongst tbe sheep, and he asked Lira to let him take it away with him to the camp, as it might, perhaps, belong to some of the drovers. Consequently ho took the dog away with him' to the .Gamp bn'tlio Sunday before the Constable came, and he asked him to take the dog back with him and /O have it advertised. Thodog waß at |ff tbe Camp about a fortnight before ' his father came. He denied having' offered to. sell it, and asked people whom ho met on the way to the Camp if they knew who the dog' belonged to, The dog'was 'never tied up while it was running about his' father's place. He had never spoken to the complainant about'the dog.' Sober! Kowe, father of the accused, also gave evidenoe. ' '• •''■"' Phillip Crewe, a resident of Gladstone, deposed to seeing tko dog running about the road on or about Good Friday, and it seemed anxious about pursuing its way homeward. _Tl|i(f closed the oasej anttj the information was dismissed, (wumbI 1 j fee, 21s, being allowed/but rip pljpg costs.' .. The Hemp MaSe|: ,

Wellington, Thursday. ■ The AgenV General cabled from London %. Tuesday, jast as follows | —Hemp, fair, Lyttelton, i?J })J9fcii\. with' a tendency jn favor of ■ manilla, £36 10s; sisal, £25. and £2G.

The New Plymouth Murder. New Plymouth, Thursday. At the inquest on Maloney, Albert Wlison gaye'e.yijjenee tq seeing and talking with IfauiKai betwejSnll and 12 on Friday,'when tlie mjirdpi' was supposed to have teen, pommitted.' The witness, although he, .;. was severely prbss-examined, wag A rioi sh'aken in lfis evidence; Jt ip v : ' evident now'tha't Malon'ey 'was seen, alive at one o'clook on tno day of the, ' ,»urder by two witness, . . -, ,