RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 846, 17 November 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

HAMtLtb»i ; THURSDAY; 'NOV.! J5. i /(Before W, N. SearAQcke^B^j,,,;: R."M f ); „ Charles' j'W 'Barton was charged, a* the Police Court, cU"vltoa, on Tnurgday,, before W j >f SdarVuoke,- Bsq', by WiUum ' Fawae', of Wuntawha a, wick lnvin<, oa or abjuc ttie 13 n ale,, stolen • a heifer of the yalu^of <£dt :->e i .Qi l<Ja, 'thY pr vparcy of cbTa aatd W" F*vvlce3 apd doooinbe , r. : Mr flay appeared for the .defence. ■ ■ William J? twk<M,Vwb'rai , saiti-fl am a farmer, residing at Whafcawhafcal From information reo ived, I suspected a' heifer had beeu.Uiiv'da away from Mr dia'd'l&V? farm. I foan lit a, Ohaupo Sale Yards, yesterdty,; m defendant's p>tssudsion . ■.:!« was driven aff»y on or; aopufc /the 13th OoCibar last. I ciaimad it. tie said riol 1 a34bd him to comd.aud I would ahovv him he beaut m tiie pea I as tied him if taey weed hu. He said y*s, jihuy w-ra^ £ cuea asked him if every beaat^bero was iris The said ye*- I poirrtel out miae.; He tieuied til kuo wleige of it. Hi said" he did vog know iiow i« <wme there, and knew nothing about; it. I previously saw defendanc with air Byrod, driving a beast iuco the yard, with others. This; Dense was brande I with two Fa-^the ticßt Fhai tne top off it. Tv? brand I produce is the one chat was u^ed. llhi^ heifdr was •branded at abouc six months old.. It is now about two years old. The brand on tne.neiferia soul visible; sac was quiet and haud reared, and: woulii not ha»a kf c her maceß, .ualesa dnv oa . Mjsolf aad p»r&aer aearoaeda whole d;iy lo6kingfbr tue htifor, about the 13t.h of la-it month. I spoke of its loss, and enquired for it all roq .id; I did not doe it a^aia till yjsterd»y. . It hid the si me brandanda car brand. Cdnstable Wild was < with the whea I spoke/to Mr B^cdoa ye3tsrday. After the oon vernation above. . stated, 1 g we' him iv oharg-i for st aiding tha Ueifdr. * ; " ■' By Mr Hay Mr Dawson informed mo he a*w persoa-f drying ojfcfcle &w*y. ila did uuti say the d*td, nor taa name of '

the persona driving the «&bile* simply thak. they were driven towan|kj uift*i**mtmS I never asked Atr Birt i^Sbab vSfntift till at Obiapo. Ac themls yar<&7)£sft« feada^^lenied -ban| h, q^w >a tho|lieJPfe l v did ttot t^ow there^{vaa^%^aie ith >MhJyj^ after it was over, aaJ: do not read t ße" papers. Thia heifai^ually raa oa Mr Hiniies farai. L have nob p*id tay oat tie hoifer there jait before the 13 ,h ule. I iiociaed at the sale thtt oar brand bad not been defuoed. It ba.i no other brand Mr Barton after he was urreatell, and 'A^Wdf^ttn3^lfa6':'h33lwk?loiag to do. 'fle~*-didi~ << "lie~yrouU Rive-me"* qamaed p,^oa| failing, V -Thnfi opuaUdedahe eouvlfi' oattoh i»6 tsa(i Tiiaie. rasKedjrmna what oe wouldj .do. p^caase I waated him to 1 prop >8e Boaaeoamg. I wanted my own ueasbf.and paymeiif. for lost time, lh lotiiC > jog. for it. i , rr - rT r m. Tp.§arg?aqi5 r Mc39S;e>jn -I did v -f tt J|- ' fe tiU * C »J«I Mhmmea'l**. a pos,3vßßion,M.iVlr^.Hi i adte'a,£arm w*i uninoloaad' whdn the aaiinal was riaaiag. >Wtikiii ti*M ] titLti m^Jti'nteAioc bbc depasturSgeteeßV 1 ™ I fo : tha J O'jb/'b^Whea I aak.d Mr< B«rton what he was going to do it was iafiier tiet waai afredtedr < I (didsmf/f aee.'lidf < iJar/.oa!dri,f!id^/tb.e:bßiis'b alJmgTchdj road. ilisawit firaß(Whea(he wAaidjnving ib into cne firac ,<saleHyard. I never bad a quirreliwitfed/fand&nb. -aMh'/Bao^land'a joi^9j pat; ,the { ,tbr,, oranjl. on >x the ( h^iia c, Secoombe.J'oxajli swora aaid,'[ am partnor|io£ f liißbl .witness,. .1 idea 'ify the be^st wwwtim-^uQ^r ! - TJf lo Mr day — Bfauda on oattle are of con v^ry diffiiiuU to UistiaKU su m wmter t • , , , rjl Tb? ;l th i e' : G. J Wfc'ii? (J djd ti n;^ nojioe the braadainaiifh agp.,, 1 only hdard from my ' ! l&e bi ca'tfile were j ofeS? mastored.i ( i^w ii Koberc Bradly, b to Mr A Buck aad, uwarn, sca&ed thac be en ered^' ; oattle at Ohaupa ynab-rdaky m Mr Baricon's :hamd^i The. jbboia pfi ,fch|'B^lp were aeub to AnckUad baforo I revefved i: tfie Bammjns. Speaking /from memoW.'h'l! 7 thfhh[ r tlibreWre l e!tide / rk2 J or 43 hsk*&--bia entered^ or, sale, and alt sold. I don't know of my own knawledga. that Mr Barton, epteredj, any,. cattle : be did»nd^ speak to me aboab tbedi. v ! ... Fredrick V^ild, 9onst.able AC, s^orn, I ! was on ! duty' at'Ohd npo VMterday. Prosecutor told me that v ueifar of his had been ponoed with/ defendants oattle, a&4 ha tbougot the beast bad b6en atoleaJ 4 •told him to aoer-tain if it was nut i case of mistaken identity on the p*rt of Mr ,Hiar;Cou.v He proposed, tfl<seejiM'r Uartou l atto,ut,.it.,; li Wueuj the, : r W(g'-iWa*;p«infed oab to Mr .Barton in^ t^.pptt^he, jjebiared he kuew nothing about it/ Mr FawWs Baid!'!;wh|-c:amil(to ghdirstand by thia — yoa have a beast of mine m ttu pen, numbered for sale, and you declare you know nochihg~a"bout it," I have a; great mind to give yoa ia charge." Defendant Maid, : you ioani give i ;me; iin charge if yon' r like.; ,: Mb FawkcS/tbfen gave jiiiin intO|. ia y L loharge ■ t tor i stealing l heifer. Af ttir he. bad giv.en ixVlr; Bi«r,oon iih' oh<rge .heiaakediMr JBiU-tc)n..whaChb intended to do about X6j_ saying, he had lose! time looking for the beast. I s^id " you have •given] him inqhai'gei. yott mrfSe/leaye it-he , ; naf>g4spra«e;^o ) );jßt»sc^iji6,j' o }iXi jOOUlcl' v n6t distinguish thetbrand on the_heifer. I Cook cUe jheifer and brought ib tui Hamilton. The tar brand appeared to be No, ,42., „ ... ■ ; .r^iiv: To 1 k j r 4o r^nbfc kaowj who authorised the tar bra.nd Jf fto : ,ibe put on.' l'bere was not the slightest attempt to conceal on the part of Mr Bartonr | „ r I'o-the.Co^rt — Fawkes aajcjjt^t jcattle had been ..lost; m hrn iocalij,y, 'apd ie was time to put^ aVop to it ! *l recommended .fWkes tp aspor .am, ifji^wap.uoo a oacro of inisbaken' iUeaaty. v He aad *Mr Burb^m.' tf.p t c to. .high^.WjOrds and were very exJ cited. "' ' '^'^" "" ' il '^ rhwplpsedjthe.prpjseouiion. • A \\-\b- v Mr itay staged hero,' tb'at he could' upset he caio on a technical point, but his oii^nc vvioued for tbe f uljes inyes igation, f aud bfiac "ic/paould be settiea 6'nUts merits 'Uri^'eaUed,'- 1 ' i l/ ' l!<1 / ~- A H. Byron, JP,[ wbo being sworn, said I am a seeder residing at Koiui. I saw the .h^fer m jaaeg^ion yea^e^day^ firstly ia M^j oceelea pidiook, hear Oiuupo, aeoondly, during tae sale and ; on the road homd.r I tiaw J ht^ : 'ai?afn : m th'i 1 jponde 1 pUdoick. J 1 rembmber !U mastering ottctle for .the^ ,Ngaruawah ia .-, sale^a^ y t^. } mfcidj^ UotOD^p; With several oohera, n^me.y ; Mr Stone and, his m^n. With Mr.Hedsur, '^r !%£s, and ter. „;X B afw the heifer, in queatibh-on thAt day near Duw sun's late Utax., It Was not ■ rada'i-d^'Vr'iih'Mr Fawk'i'^iVtli&i" It was r tinning-} ■ wish: ■• OAttle - beiootfin^ to MV Burtou, Mr dtone and myself. Its skiu vv^ajvory rbngh iind oue'6i<*iia not visible. 1c WAi Buppoaad to be Mr Uartou'u|beli3t. vy« put tb.b cattle ;idtoi Mr .Stone's p^dv duck, then into oar own. Thuy could it nuoriu thrtiPtre^haV^'lSe'liSelutby a m y poaoap;lsefi(Tg3To/tfy were therefor a foron.gbCi iJtey^fce^w^r4«-WBiS^WMir flumos s»"e. Th-y were noij aoia. iAfderrthafcri knew 1 n6thui^Jf|M'r Baitou'a cattle-till I saw ihom? yes erdi*y. ! Taefew'a's not.i;the ; lSaafc 'aoutna'pi on M J3{irco t a'^parc to c concaai;thia noifer. Mr (jarponter and myself 1 within .the la«t; 'fofMgdß'^iayo'TamTe^^piddook He poihtb'd 1 0ut W'bbaat, ou .which he said he bad seen oar brand Ie had altered so iv general :appai?dnoafi:iiaD^ev«tt'the'ij( we did •noCiknow iBJj .(tiotno.iyeafrs'iago, a| baaatf i odours !wa9, drivbu to .fcne'Blaaght9r-y.ard^ iv Ngaruawahia, and it was ouly juat" &hat the bra^d ,was discovered. Oq,jthe, daty we were mustering cattle, I claimed, a beast of J^Htndleftf/iS being like pne^. Donguc-last year; ' I am a neighbour or Mr barton, and bave always found him very scrupulous m the mttter of cattle, 1 0 t 'LoCWOJfgeantrMcUovern— l'opuld noi say if all Mr Barton's cattle; wilf# branded wnen^we,.were:muatering. I cat no c&i tie out of the mob ; they all belonged to the | ; ch£iadiviUu:a.srrJ/! have: /m ntrone'd. Mr Barcoa ism.the habic of hand-feeding his pCaiTes;.,,,:! :,:\* ;..-.■. a ;.-.. r;u:-\ James, H M Carpenter, sworn, taid^-I am a'a at tier, residing at Kbvyhai. All thacM'r Byron has Btated'ol the heifer up to tha lime of going to 'Mr flume'a sale ia correcj/. After_ chajb^sale we pnt Her Into a'paddook vi ffgaruawahia with obber,a. t , Next morning we,dro y ve ber with 200 head of otber cadtle, to Hamilton, and there ieftchem for the night- Next ' morning we took them to Mea'srli Hunter Plan's publio i auction ? Oaaupo. j :The hoifer -was offered f lor sale, ' bat not s Id. We brought thenl; back m the evening to Mr Sceele's paddook, near the i raod^ourae. •;,•; There. waS'notjeheiiligliteßt fttooinpV ou, Mr Barton's [jart to couoeal the heifer. I o'aii corroborate the correctueaa ot ail -tue iuatances of mistaken iduotity .m. 'c'i title :'qu.Ced by preoeding ,Wjtn-:Wij,i' «ai i %vus parauually present. I uever oai aoyTroaaoa toaußuectidefeadaat of stealing cattle. He is as honest a man, as I hnve ever met. ; To . Sergeaht : McQovern— Where we found the.heifer to where Mr :Barj;pnr i iives ia ab^ut;2i miles f from 'M-f Birbbn's housed and: a quarter of a, milii. from- bis bouudiry, aud'ab^ut 4 milea from Mr 8 /' r ' ! 'r^- } , ■, .uo-\ i:i irhe 'o'a^b waa* dismissed, the Magistrate saying chat Mr Barton lefc th-.> <J6urt wicaout a stain upon hja ohar* aot«r. ' '