POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4521, 25 November 1884, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before His Worship the Mayor and Mr Moody, Esq., J.P.) Chips. -Samuel Clarko was charged with taking timber, the property of F. B. i Uderton, builder—Deft ndant acknowledged that he took tome chipa from the building, which he considered Useless. When he found he was doing wrong Mo expressed his regret, and offered to pay for them.- Ordered td p .y the value of the material, flnd coats. ■■.•■ ■ . .■ ■■ ■ ' _. Si/MMoxs Cases.—John Silllivoti, of Frtiemsn's Ban was lined 5s and exrat3 for allowing bis horee, to wander In JeMrois ROafi. Poneonby. —Wm; Sonter. ViotoHa-Btreet, tor leaving; his horse and cart in College Kotfd without a chain on tho whocl. 5s and Costs. ■ Allkobd WitJS DfiSEHTiow.—The case of James Cherry, of Dunedin; was remanded until to-kiorrow.—Mr Mahony for the prosecution, and Mr Napier in defence. Larceny of Fowls, etc.-James Kceman was brought up on a charge of stealing a large quantity of household f arniture, bedding, tools, poultry, etc, value U2 Us ta, theproperty or Nathaniel WestoD.-Sergeant Pratt conducted the prosecution.—Prisoner was undefended.— Bridget Weston deposed that the furniture which she had seen in the adjoining room was the property of ncr husband. She landed from Mercury Bay on th«2oth instr She was speaking to a person about her things and the obtaining of a house. Prisoner overheard her conversation., ,F. .Jpslln,- mate of the s.s., Glenelß. deposed to seeing the prisoner remove the soods from tho boat into the conveyanceDavid McKerras1 deposed that he was an ex-press-matt, of Albert-street; On the 20th (Thursday)ho was on the.lower stand, Lowor Queen-street; H t waai a-Mttle before four o'clock,The prisoner engaged aim to f ofch his * furniture from the wharf. He went to the wharf as directed. -The furniture was taken out of a boat alongside and placed in bis cart. Ho took them by prisoner's orders to Carbines and Taylor's, sdctioneers. : He left them .there. The storoman paid him 2s*for cartage. .Heard him tell tho Btorcnian that the goods -were to bo sold the next dar (Friday).—William Clark, otorcinnn at Messrs Carbines and Co.'s., deposed to receiving tho furniture, &c~ as stated-by the last witness. Ho paid McKerras Is, and 10s was advanced by the office. Tho cases ' were labelled ' Mrs Weston, and contained clothing and crockery;. The prisoner tore the labels off the cases and early next morning he opened them. MOBt of the goods were auctioned tho next. day. Before all the goods were sold. Mrs Weston called and ownod the goods. The sale was immediately stopped. —Sorgeapt Ncholas Ktoly deposod to arresting prisoner on tho 21st insL on the present chargo, as ho wasv standing by the window of the auction mart. Prisoner said, "All right I shall keep my mouth shut." Found Is Id on tho prisoner. — This being the evidence, tho depositions were read over, and the evidence fully committed. •

Larceny.—Oeorgp Gram-was charged with larceny of £21 on the 16th inst. the property of Richard Sandal!.—Sergeant Pratt conducted tho cbso. and called witnesses.—Richard Bandall deposed, that he was a. butcher in Symondsstreet . Knew prisoner; had employed him occasionally as jobbing man for about 15 weeks. On the. loth instant, the prisoner was -at his place, lie had no money, Ho was " boozing " on the nights of the 16th and 17th. Loft finally on tho lHh. His coshbox was in tho shop, locKid and fcrewed down to the bench. From informal ion from George Hejghway he suspected that Green had been robbing him. - He unscrewed the, box and found it empty. Left • £21 in it in scold and silver. There were nine flve-shllling .pieces. Kept the keys generally in bis pocket, but in this instance he placed them in. a cupboard in tho dwelling-house. Prisoner, however,.opened the box with a sfccjtton key. Missed a screwdriver from his box. On missing the money he went straight to the Globe Hotel, Found prisoner on a couch iv small tenement at the back of the Globe. Collared.him. and took him .to the police station.. Gave him into the custody of Detective Walker. He fed him. gave him 2s or 3? a week, as much tobacco as he wanted, and kept him in clothing. Gave him a new suitof clothes and two new pair of boots within the laßt fortnight. Whenever he paid him a larger sum of money he always got drunk, and then ho could pet no workoutof him. James Cunningham, ccllarman at the Wharf Hotel, deposod that on the 10th the prisoner was in the hotel. Heard him ask the barmaid for half-i-crown. She objected. Ho replied, " Don't yoii think I have "plenty of money ?" and pulled out an old sock, took a sovereign from it and eaid, " Here, chinfce tnig." Hoard the rattle of othormoneyin the Book. Shouted pints of beer to" four or five men in the bar. Joa Welling was.onoof them.--Joseph Welling, fish hawker, ■ deposod that he went into tho hotel to sell poiafrca. Prisoner agreed to buy- some to take to Sydney, as he was going there that afternoon. Pnsonor engaged a man, Liverpool, to carry his carpetbag to'the Sydney boa;t. He did so, and prisoner eavo him * c, ' shilling, and a ride: round* the ci»y/ in/ a "Hansom cab. Went with him to the Company's offlco to get his ticket, but when .there he said, "Joe, old fellow, I can't go to Sydney riowj lYe 'left £14 at the Globe." He turnSd out the stocking, and turned out five sqvs,'tad-a qtiantity of^sflver,' among wWch> were- several -brown pieces.— Robert Miller, clerk in the Union Shipping' Company's offices, gave evidenceas to the ticket, for Sydney.—Wm. Thomas Fring, salesman. Messrs Smith and Caughey's. drapers, deposed ' to prisoner's purchasing goods on that day, for which he gold Us 6d, taking it out of an old stooking.—Deteotiyo Walker gave evidence of tho arrest of prisoner.—The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was oommittcd for trial. This was all the business. ■