THE CABBY.

Grey River Argus, 31 December 1914, Page 7

THE CABBY.

Walter Jackson, cabSriver, employed by Kennedy Bros, said he saw Geaney and the accused on the 191 th in st. at the Empire Hotel. Geaney ordered the cab for a drive to the hospital. Witness thought Geaney and accused both brought beer to the cad Geaney paid 4s for_cab hire. When Geaney got to the Recreation Hotel, he changed his mind and decided to - go to the Australasian Hotel. Geaney "shouted" twice at the Recreartion ■ Hotel, and also showed a bottle of . ff old. which he afterwards replaced in t his pocket They then left for the . j Australasian Hotel, Geaney paying an - additional as for the extra drive. Gea--1 three, or four drinks there altogether, ■ for which Geaney paid- Geaney then : suggested going back to town, a*l on ■ the way back someone inside ordered : the, cab to pull up nest to Kennedy * stables. Geaney and accused then ■ got out and went into a private house, . accused taking the bailies of beer with , him That was the. last witness aw of either of -them. As fax as witness • knew, Geauey r^fcr all -the druAs as well as the cat lure. Both Geasey and .accused were "half stunned , ■ when they got out of *he cab. s To Mr. Hannan: Both Geaney and . accused were "merry" when they lef > for the drive to -- Australasian. It • was after four o'clock when they re- • turned to Kennedy's 5 A FEMALE WITNESS I Louisa Bourne, residing in Boundary Street, Greymouth, said on batur » day, 19th inst. Geaney. aud another » man very much like the .ceased, called at her house between three and 1 four o'clock in the afternoon. They I wilked and wished her the compli- '■ ments of the season.. Ge anev was ■ under the influence of drink, and the ' other man took some notes from his ! (Geaney's) pockets,. .. Geaney also ac- ; cused his companion of taking a bottle lof gold The money was taken from Geaney very quickly, but one note ' was torn slightly in : one corner. Witness told accused to give back Geaney's money, but accused said tney were mates and were going away by the train. Accused counted the moTiey in witness's presence. _ There were six notes. Geaney protested when the money was taken, and put Ins hand on the other man's throat. DETECTIVE'S EVIDENCE Acting -Detective Torrance, of Christ church, stated that he arrested he accused on he 23rd ins*, in Christchurch. He informed accused of the particulars of the charge, and accused denied that he had ever seen Geaney. Witress interviewed accused's mother and informed her, of her son's arrest. She said that her son. who had arrived from the Coast on the 23rd brought come gold specimens with him. Witness . took charge of the specimens, which are those produced in Court. The specimens, have been in witness's possession', ever since. Accused was brought before the Court in Christchurch and remanded to Greymouth. To Mr. Hannan: The bottle contain . ing the specimens produced in Court ■ was not the one which witness originally obtained from accused's mother. That one was broken on one side, and witness placed the specimens in the bottle produced to prevent the specimens being lost. J ACCUSED COMMITTED. Mr. Hannan said the case was a trifling one, and said there was no de, finite charge, and quoted Section 240 of the Crimes Act to show that there was no fraudulent because the informant had agreed to accused taking charge of the money. It was certainly not a case for the Supreme Court where the amount involved was only £6, and accused had taken charge of the money with the consent of the informant. In reply to> the usual question, ac cused said he would reserve his defence. He was then committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme C«mrt in Greymouth, Bail was fixed at .£2OO, accused in £100; and one surety for a similar amount.