R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4002, 2 January 1892, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

' (Before-Messrs A,. Anderson; and F. ' ; ; V -/J Vonßedin, S.Fs.j ■■John Nelson was charged with stealing 123 8s 'fain J. W.'Smith on Xmasday, Constable Roache prose'ented, "•■' .\,". J. W. Smith, swoni, stated': I aui a labourer, residing in Eketahuna. I recollect - the 24th (Xmasday). I lay down in Mr Anderson's Hotel and went to, sleep on the couch." 'lliad twelve sovereigns, a pound note and an orderforilOSs, I woko up about 4 p.m.Rnd missed the purse contain? ing the money,. I reported it to the police, . I did hot pee the purse again' till Sunday when if; was found by Constable. Roaobo uuder some, old boards by Mr Bfohmuhl's ;! store: I did not authorise anyone Id take it,: .'The Bench; Were you 'drunk or sober.- ;';; ..,.;;;;;'■: : . .;'■,;• ; f .'i'bo witness: Quite sober, i Where did vou see the : prisoner flrstr ■''.■'/ ■ -■■■': : ■'■'-'■ ■'■■}' "InMr'F.D,Ming's Hotel,about ten on that morriingj '.' : .';. ; Herbert Williams, sworn, stated: ; I know accused by sight. I saw hi,in I in Anderson'a Hotel, firat: in the diniug-rootn, then in the passage by the bur. Ho ha J white mole trousers on and was quite under thb influence of liquor. floury Higginson, sworn, deposed; I saw the accused on the 25th. Ho said lie know mo, and that' Le had no money. I gave lnni 2s 6d to get hie breakfast. ■' ';.- .>, E. Sayers, ;depoaed: I was acting :bar'man;»t' the .Railway Hotel on Cliristraas day, I saw the'accused on'that day about 3,30. p.p.: Ho edgaged a bed and changed a sovereign. He-went out for a few iiiia~ ntes,' AVhen ho returned'he' changed another sovereign. He" changed: another one-after tea, When he returned before tea.he gave me bis white trousers, which be had changed, to keep, :•" Mr Brenmuhl gave' evidence as to the accused imyiiig a pair of trousers and a hat, giving a sovereign, in payment. ..--.,■ .': A R, Dowdswell, sworn, stated that he saw the accused • at the end -of Brenmuhl's store. He was stooping down close to some boards, Constable Stewart deposed;, I recollect December 26th. At 7, p.nvj I accompanied CoostHble Jttoache and) accused to Brenmuhl's store to, search for the money. The acousod -, Jiu'd forgotten the place and could'nbt find the purse. 'The accused said he had taken.tho mppey.out of the purse but had lofi a paperor two in it. He bad put the purse under some boards. • Constable Roache, sworn,' stated: About 4.80 p.m. on the 25th December, J. W. Smith informed me ,that bo bad lost his parse and the money ' contained in the information. From ' information received I proceeded to the. Railway Hotel about 9 p.m. I found the accused there drunk, I arrested hiiu and reed the oharge, viz., larceny of money fromi Smith, I searched hisi and found 8 sovb and £1 13s in silver, I brought him to the lock-up, but he was too drunk to understand anything., 1 read the charge again next moniing, I entered the cell about 2 p.m. with Lars Hansen. The latter asked him "What mado you do it," Prisoner replied, " 111 tell you all about it. The Inan was asleep with the purso in his hand, and I took it out." The prisoner reserved his defence, and was committed for trial at tbo next , sitting of tho Supremo Court in Wellington.