LARCENY OF CLOTHING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3804, 7 May 1891, Page 2

LARCENY OF CLOTHING.

Morley before the Court.

On tho Court resuming at two o'clock, George Marley was called, and proved that the accused had sold him certain articles of clothing, whioh he stated be had purchased by auction at Wellington.

Mr JPownall: If the Bench will excuse mo interrupting the evidence, 1 wish to state that I do not propose to cross-examine any more witnesses. The accused will reserve his defence for the Supreme Court.

Joseph Barker, a laborer on Glendon aid, stated that ho had purchased clothing from the accused, who said he was a remittance man from Home. Edward Gray, Richard Harland, and Thomas Harland each deposed to receiving clothes from tho accused, the latter having a suit presented to him.

Evidence as to the arrest of the accused and the discovery of stolen goods was given by Constable May, who stated also that accused had siid that everything was prepared for him and he had only to apply the match. He said he had to take all he could. He had thiown the key of the shop into a creek. Tbis statement was volunteered.

Constable Roche deposed to having received information Irom Mr Trapp, of Alfredton, about tbe fire and made inquiries into the circumstances of the same. The accused had told him he had finished the work prepared for him and had thrown the key of the store into the creek. The accused also made a written statement in his presence. Sergt Hannan said that the accused had voluntarily written a statement admitting his guilt, but accusing a second person of having prepared the work for him.

This was the case for ths pro. seculion, and the accused was formally committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court at Wellington.