THE " STORMBIRD " SILVER ROBBERY.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 34, 9 August 1881, Page 2

THE " STORMBIRD " SILVER ROBBERY.

? "Robert M'Carry, tho cook of the b.s. Stormbird, appeared on remand at the R.M. Court this morning, on the ohargo of haviug on the 31-:t July, Btolen .£4OO in silver coinage trom that vessel at Wanganui. Mr. Fitzherbert now appeared on his behalf. Sergeant Anderson applied for a further adjournment of the case until to-morrow, owing to the non-arrival of the requisite warrant from Wanganui. Air. Fitzherbert thereupon contended that the prisoner ought to be immediately discharged from custody, there being nothing against him, except a mere statement oontained in a telegram received by the police. Mr. Shaw, R M., considered the police were justified in arresting a person on suspicion, and pointed out that even were he to release the prisoner forthwith tho police would moat probably re-arrest him at the door of the Court. He added that had the alleged offenoe been committed in Wellington, and if no evidence were forthcoming, he would have no hesitation in discharging M'Carry. Mr Fitzherbert said it was a very great hardship to arrest an innocent man here simply in consequence of a paragraph in a newspaper or because of a telegram having been received from Wanganui. Hss Worship replied that it was very inconvenient, no doubt, but the question of inconvenience was one to which the Court could not altxch very much importance. The police, he need hardly point out, were responsible for their action in the matter. Sufficient time had not elapsed to allow tho warrant to reach here ; it was, no donbt, being brought with as little delay as possible. He would be willing to release the prisoner on the same bail as that offored yesterday — the prisoner's own bond of .£IOO and two sureties of J250 each. Mrs. M'vJarry, who was present in Court, said eho could now obtain the necessary sureties. They were Mr. Clarke, bookseller, near the Athenaaum, and Mr. Finch, grocer. Sergeant Anderson interjected that the warrant had been posted at Wanganui yesterday, but the steamer on board whioh it was supposed to bo was barbouud. He expected it would arrive to-morrow. Eventually hia Worship decided to adjourn the case till Thursday morning, bail being allowed as before. — _______ — _^_