MASTERTON-WEDNESDAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4247, 19 October 1892, Page 3

MASTERTON-WEDNESDAY.

(Bjfore Messrs Butemont and Gardiner, J.P.'sj. ALLEGED LAMENT AS A BiILEE. f} Tho further bearing of the caso against Charles Broadbent, charged with the larcony as a bailee, of a L watch, the property of Patrick Carr, was resumed in tho" R.M. Court this morning at 10 a.m. John O'Mally, called by the defence, on oath said: I live at Ekelahurio, I know P. Carr and Broadbent, 1 had some dealings with Carr with regard to a watch about two years or eighteen montbs ago, I was working with Carr and was about leaving him, I went to Elliston's Hotel to have h drink, and I said to him "swop watches" v and he a'greed. We swopped watches. , He wanted something to boot, but I declined to givo it, Carr owed me money at the time. I have not the watch that Carr gave me, but I have i tho watch that Carr took away from * me. It is in my pocket now. The watch I got from Carr was no good, 601 swopped with another man, and gave a £1 to boot for the other watch. Subsequently met Carr and went to to EUiston'u Eketahuna Hotel for a drink, During tho time wo were thero Carr snatched the watch, now produced, from my pocket taking a portion of tho guard with it. I took «cecdings against Carr to recover wuich but subsequently withdrew them, The next I heard of the watch ■<■ was about six or eight months ago when I was in the Club Hotel with Mr Skipper to bate a drink when Broadbent called afier me "I have that watch of yours." I psked him ' wherolißgot it and ho replied Pat ' Carr left it to bo repaired, I thought Carr had got Sorry for what he hud ' done, and left tho watch wiili Broad- I bent for me. Broadbent said there ' was fifteen shillings owing so I paid I the monoy and took tho watch. Tho ' watoh was twice before given by mc i to Broadbent for repairs. Once I sent it down by a blacksmith and ' once I took it myself, ' By Mr Pownall: The watch was ' neither of the ones swopped with Carr, < It is the one Carr snatched fiotu me, f Myself end Carr were good chums ( * and I was advised to take no further ' proceedings. That is why 1 left ihe ( watch in bis possession. I paid Sil- s lars for the watch, Ido not know i 4tbat he was doing with it, 1 know ' flrothing about pawn tickets. I can- 1 not say what Broadbent said. I did ' not pay Mr Broadbent 15s in the " presence of Mrs Broadbent. ' By Mr Beard: I paid the monoy 1 to Sillars in the presence of Broad- ' bent, and for Broadbent, I had ' paid money to Broadbent on previous 8 occasions, I know "jolly well "Mrs ,: Broadbent was not present on any ' occasion when I paid Broadbent l:

money. By the Bench: Ido not know who the man was I swopped watches with. James Sillars, on affirmation, said lam a general dealer. I do not recollect tho number. Recollected a Staunton watcb similar to the one produced being in my possession and giving it to Mr Broadbent aDd Mr O'Malley. To tho beat of ray belief it was in March. I received 15s from O'Malley on giving up tho watch. 1 was holding the watch as security for 15s which I advanced to Broadbent fka watch of my own which was berepaired, 1 did not advance money on or buy tho watch in question. I had not received my own watch back when Broadbent and O'Malley came Id, I held the watch about a fortnight, It was never exhibited for sale. I kept it in my private desk, I did not know whose it was when I took it from Broadbent, He wanted the money badly, and as I would not pay in advance the £1 for repairs to my watch, he asked rue to hold tho Staunton watch until my own was finished, By Mr Beard: Ido not consider that I ever had any claim on the much, I did not take it in the regular way of business, By Mr Pownall: I don't suppose I would have given the watoh up until I got my watch or the 15s. Patrick Carr, re-called, Bworo to the watch produced as the watch left by him with Broadbent, I bought the watch from O'Gorman about four years ago and took it from Mr W, DougoH's shop, I did not snatch 's) watch from O'Malley. Tho watch produced is my watch. Not a soul in the world has an interest in it except me. I will wear that it is not tho watch left by mo with Henderson for repair. O'Malley hud the watch in his possession about five or six months, 1 never made any exchange. I got my own watch at Elliston's Hotel and gave him his back. I deny the statement made by U'Malley that I snatched it. No other evidence was called. The Bench decided that there was a case to answer. The accused elected not to be dealt with summarily, and was-accordingly committed for trial. Bail was pormitted'inono surety of £25.