THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3637, 6 April 1882, Page 3

THIS DAY.

Alleged Receiving of Stolen Property.—Charles Alexander Martin, formerly licensee of the Park Hotel, surrendered to his ball, and was arraigned upon an Indictment charging him with having, on the Ist of December last, received certain goods, viz., wines, tpirit?, cigars and pickles, well knowing, at the time, that they had been stolen.—The prisoner, who was defended by Mr Edward Besketb, pleaded "Not guilty." — John Ormstein deposed that he was at present undergoing sentence at the gaol for having, in November last, stolen certain goods from Mr A. H. Nathan, by whom he had been employed as storeman. Mr Nathan's store was situated on the wharf, to which it had a frontage, while the rear portion abutted upon Little Queen-street. He knew the prisoner, who, at tha time of which ho spoke, was licensee of the Park Hotel. One evening in November last he had a conversation with the prisoner in his hotel with respect to the sale of some goods. Witness told him he had some good whisky, and asked him if he would give him an order. The prisoner replied that he (witness) could get him some if it were cheap and good. Ho did not know if the prisoner then knew where ho was employed. Accordingly, he sent to the Park Hotel by a carrier named Inskep a case of whisky, a case of brandy, and a box of cigars. The goods were taken from the store without Mr Nathan's .authority. He saw tho prisoner the same night, and received from him £2 on account. Subsequently he sent the prisoner two cases of wine, two cases of whisky, and a case of pickles, all taken from the came plate, Mr Nathan's store. Fortli"1 >ia got £3, and an arrangement w&8 mud a when this sum was handed over that ho should get £1 a case for everything he sent up—the proposal emanating frem witness himself. He-believed the prisoner knew at that time where the goods came from, as he had seen witness working at Nathan's. No receipts passed between them either for goods or money. He afterwards sent another case of whitky and a case of schnapps, receiving altogether from the prisoner £8 10s, the extra 10s being money lent.— To Mr Hesketh : I told the prisoner that I sold for Mr Nathan on commission. I did state at the Police Couit that I had received £14 2s in all from Maitin, and notmerely £8 10a. That was because a young man named Welsh brought me a paper to my cell asking me to swear to the payment of the larger amount so, that Martin might not got into trouble.—Alfred Clunes, labourer, and John Inskep, carrier, alao gave evidence. Arthur Hyman Nathan deposed that tke goods which Ormstein had sold to the prisoner, for £8, was £2016s 6d.—George Lee, Fstoreman, and Sergeant Gamble also gave evidence. —Bis Honor summed np, but the jury had not returned their verdict up till four o'clock. Indecent assault.—Michael Kyan was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with indecently assaulting Lucy Hallam, at Northern Wairoa. t Prisoner pleaded not guilty.-Lucy Hallem, aged eveven year?, deposed that she met the prisoner when gathering sticks for firewood. She walked some distance along with him, and he made indecent proposals to her which she rejected, He then carried her under his arm behind a pig-sty near her father's house, where he committed the assault. (Left sitting.)