B. M. COURT, HAMILTON. (Before W. N. Serparoke, Esq, R.M.) Thursday, 20th January, 1876. Criminal side.

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B. M. COURT, HAMILTON. (Before W. N. Serparoke, Esq, R.M.) Thursday, 20th January, 1876. Criminal side.

Patrick MoWnraara was charged by Constable Haddook with harm* stolen a pair of booti at the Ohtuno hotel Prisoner pleaded not, guilty. James T Edwardi, hotel keeper, reiiding At Oh»upo, nwom, »aid : In a room adjoining tho store at my hotel wore a pair of booti belonging to mr iitorornan. They were thero oa or about D«H>2l«t. I saw them there in the morning. Primmer wan cook to a railway party near, he camo that day {or ration* and in tho etening the booti were nussod. On the «yemng of the 3rd Jan. priioner had on a pair of boots limilar to. the ones miasod— boota produced— Witaeu to OonBtable Haddook. They are liko the booti missed. I can't swear positively they are the same. When I saw them on him. I asked him to let me ios them ; he gaye them into mj poiiewion. He taid he had bought them from a iwagman on the road, a stranger. He said he gare 10* for them, that it about their Talus. Ho bad aocesi to tke place when the booti wore misted. I sent to Bowero, tho owner, who came and identified the booti as his, and took them away with him. Edwnrd Bowern, laborer, in the employ of Mr Olomenti of Cambridge. I received notioe from lati witnott that he hud recovered my boots. I identified the booti as mine. They are worth 10s. Thero wai common aocon to the room from which the boots were stoltn. I saw the prisoner about the store twice on the morning they were taken. Priion«r stated that he bought tho booti on the Ohaupo road from a iwagmaa. Prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor at the gaol at Ngaruawahia.

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