R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4149, 28 June 1892, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MASTERTON.-TUESDAY. (Before Messrs A. W. Renall and ti, Butemont, J.'s P.J

t § DRUNK, o t A native of Sydney who has b.lffi • 3 working near Masterton, and who j went into the hotels to "oash an . order," pleaded guilty to being drunk ; and was dismissed with a caution, 3 IU.EGAU,V,ON PREMISES. . _ John Bmith was charged with hav- . ingbeen illegally on the premises: of Mr W. W. Soott. The accused> (i)eadad that he knew nothing of the offence bb he :waß under the influence of liquor. Mr Renall:- You are liable to a penalty of £lO or three months for this offence. Wo will let you off with a fine of 10s and costs' or twenty-four hours, If you get drunk you must ' put up with the cotißsquonoes, BIGHT OR NOT BIGHT, George Ellera and Frederick Wright ;, were charged on the information of 3 Miriam Simpson with that they did on . the night of the 22nd June visit the , house of the informant and attempt jto enter by force. The informant [ therefore made application that the , accused be bound over to keep the | The accused were further oh'arpl , with being illegally on thepreinisesof Miriam Simpson, j Mr Bunny appeared for the in« r formant, and Messrs Pownall and . Skipper for the aocused, who pleaded j not guilty to the charge of being . illegally on the premises. 1 Mr Bunny, explained that the inI formant had been living with Mr j Frederiok Wright for about twelve r months, when a. difference occurred . and she left for Woodville. She was j followed by Mr Wright and induced B to return to M&atertoni" A few weeks r later a further dispute arose and Mrs B Simpson had resolved to lite by herj self, Since that time the informant j had been molested by the accused, _ who sought to interview her. On the ? evening of July 21st Ellflrs went to a the bouse of the informant and asked 3 if Mr Wilson lived there. Hewasin- ( formed that he did not. Ellers then 0 left, but returned a second time and . asked who did live there, Mr Harry . Hill, who was on a visit to Mrs SimrA 1 son, came out, and Ellers then beat a r hasty retreat. He afterwards returned 8 in company with others, and contjtafed ; , his molestations.. On the following ■„ night Ellers, Wright and another 0 visited the place and endeavoured to a gain admission, and finished up by throwing stones at the house, The 1 case might have proved of a most r serious nature if aid had not been i, at hand, The offence was a h premeditated one, aggravating and ,t cowardly. Ellers had no reason e except for monetary consideration to e visit the house of the informant, and bis conduct was such a3 rendered him 5 liable to a lengthy term of imprisonment, Wright had lost no opportunity . of importuning the informant to reie turn to him, and failing in his efforts it had sought to molest a poor, defencei. less woman. He would ask, in conclusion, that a sentence to meet the is gravity of the offence be imposed, To h" show that the facts as stated were '• true, he would point mtt that both of ut the accused had admitted their guilt, " and asked the informant to withdraw 18 the case, Ellers bad actually offered jj to "turndog" on Wright if the I charge against him was withdrawn. Sydney Sinolair was here oalled in B support of the information, but faM , e to appear. 'mr s Harry Hill, sworn, deposed VOn e the evening of the 21st ins't I was • visiting the house of Mrs Holmes in [ * Kenall-street where Mrs, Simpson n lives. Somebody came and knocked 'i at the door and asked if Mr Wilson lived there. The party was told that a Mrs Holmes lived there, and left, I P recognised the voice of the person who ' booked at the door as that of George f Ellers, He afterwards cams and r asked forme, s Mr Pownall; We aro only here to > answer an information for Wednesday, i> June22no\ > Mr Bunny: I have to show, why e r we aro asking that the accused be bound over to keep the peace, Mrs Simpson: I might have sum« 1 tnoned them for the first night, but I Mr Pownall: We are not here to s answer all kinds of moonshine if charges. ~ ■l Mr Bunny: It.was not moons!ha '• on that night; it waß particularly J dark, (Laughter), Mr Renall: I thiuk it is for the j advantage of all that the full faots - should come out, • The witaess, continuing, stated: ' When Ellers oamo the second time he said I' I want to see Mr Fin Hill," t Mrs Simpson aßked him, " Who an 1 you?" Ellers replied, "Williams, a j friend oi Mr Hill's." I then went j out and saw Ellers there, He went I back on to the footpath and rubbed I his hands, but said nothing, I told i him he had better not come round • there, A little later a man named | Harry Levy came and asked for me. J I went out and saw about fifteen I persons lying under the fence. They , cried out to me" What are yon doing 1 there 1" <> Have you an interest in the house f and other things, Levy said he wished to have a horse Bhod. I told him this was no place to bring ' a horse to be shod, (Laughter). Mrs 1 Simpson went for the police, but | when they arrived things were quiet, On the following night I was alsjuat Mrs Simpson's bouse. A man najed Sydney Sinclair came there early in the evening and Mrs Simpson was placed on her guard that something was going to transpire, .About nine o'clock a man came to the door and asked if Miss Holmes was in. Mrs Bimpson replied that she was not, The niautbsn asked if Mrs was there, '-'-Mm Simpson replied she was not, and asked him what he ' wanted, She also told him she would send'for'the police.' I afterwards heard voices on the verandah and heard people running up the Btreet. Mrß Pragnell and her daughter afterwards came to the door and said Mr Pragnell had been assaulted, The men-who oa.me to.the door said they would have it opened. J I'sitw Ellers yesterday and ha said' he would see if he could.get the.case withdrawn against him. He ottered to give evidence against Wright, He said be was the man who knew all about til affair, but be would do nothing unless a written dpcunient wasprepare&tM the oase against him would be wupE drawn. Ellers icame op to: Mrs Simpson's house last night and wished toget the case withdrawn, Ho. was with Criokoo Karaitianai Hebad'apaperaDS wished Mrs Simpson to »ign it, withdrawing the case. I told Mrs. Bimpson to'sign nothing until she saw 'her solicitor, Cuckoo.said he And Ellers had been offered ;650, to dear Mrs Simpßon out of the place,: : r ;-,,;;. '■ By Mr Pownall: The door was looked last night, and I was inside. I did not offer to withdraw the case, I

cannot swear that either Wright or Ellers were on the verandah on tho night of June 22nd, I have been At the houso every night sinoe then, Mr Pownall here wished to crossexamine the witness upon the char- • acter of the inmates of the house, but the Bench ruled that the question need, not beanowercJ, Mrs Simpson : It is legal for you to aßk such.quo3tionß, but it is not manly I (Laughter). The witness, continuing, atatod he waß a friend of Mrs Simpson's and had known hei for some time. On the night of Tuesday, the 21st, Mrs Simpson had stayed at his sister's. The Court at this stage adjourned till two o'clock.