The Petone Elopement CASE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 171, 25 June 1883, Page 3

The Petone Elopement CASE.

"' ' ; . ; — : "♦"" *~ - , ... [Wiellington Paper.vj;;.. 1 ;^ The Resident Magistrate's Court wa;s crowded to its utmost limits on Friday by persons who had beon/attractedjtb the Court Tinder the be'ief that the pro. ceedinsp weuld partake of a sensational character. The prisoner is a man of ' aboit 23 years of age, .and he, together with; the! partner m his trip to. Foxton, 1 the latter, ptwhoin.wasalso.in Cpurt, ' -were Ue centres, .of. considerable, ; attracwon. . The siting- J ustices were^ Messrs ; E. Baker and, W-Maritin* U^T " Shaw . appeal on ) behalf flf Mr ik. ' Pickinson, .the.npro^utorj.^hetdegnce " being m.the hands of MtH^£.,*"it^ teifjbert*,.: s '„-,s f -..,-i ■■■ ■<•; nau'll . G>i.t u'('\ Ttie prpsecptpr, called-^ !-,,; ?:!? -l-'ja \ ' 'Hepderson,' who i-fttatedocglie T resided ;^thrher 0 Rftrentsj,iat,iß?tKine. : Sbe^ad^nown^he pri^pner^fe^abpiiu w four' months. He .resideAlo^Uh.qthlp Dickinsons. OjL-the 18th June, aßoijt haitrpa,at J §.o;clock t iH^tb& i ßQpijftiiSg, she. caw the accusectjissisting a man to place,! a box,oii.a % 4ray,,.jnd l Bpy^e.aigp weijt ■ in^'.'D^nßon^.and.bjroajfet^^r'b^ J ; put, which, "Wast also placed jpUj.the.draJ., "Sir BoyjCe', .havingjpaid;;th;e ; carter y ;w.eiit: through' the fence at,- { .jbhe ;B>de>;of 4het 'house., iLbput 4; o'clock ..tjhe, after'noop, accused, wej^t to witness' for. Xenne^Dipkenßonj-cne of Dickensonj s chiidreni who, be stated, was goiog -England with him." Boyce said th^t. i Mrs pickenson; W|Bi goirig'toliemailt ip '"town In orderrto^see tlie bey off. Crosiiexamined 1 ; Witneßj i said that so far as ehe knew, Dickmspn. ,beh.ay,ed^ery, -wel^ i?W' wife^'and.sh^lia'd rh.ijn . strike his wife.. -,' 3 ... 0 ' .w So :i vUuii^ i Walter ■& Pope, pursuer^t ljhe^B.p. Huia, deppsed *h«t.o^' Monday Ma?t ' prißqnerißhip.ped.;,a i: Bieambn name ** Arth^Bojce;" ■was on the boXj_but accused shipped }t m the name of Har^ftnd^d it ' { Beiit on. to Palmefston North x; |rom Wanganni. "WitpjßßS promiseu to s^ , the bpx. forwarded .jjo^almets^pn-Nortih ' n from 'Wanganui, and, ,jpf jspne^, paijdij 3« 6d freight The.pplice, however, communicated )(^jinoßss- at.WiA'Pganu!'! and th"c "result Wai that the box was brought- back to! r^eHington on the return tripiof the) Huia. v" . q ! Thomas Hall, ;;ageht J for iu e(Jbb and 00/s Hne J of coaches, recollected the prisoner-on Monday- last-booking and paying for seats m the namexrf-Mr at(d_ Mrs Harley an'd' two. children,, for tHe* trip to Foxtbn. : Ihejady was not m the office with the accused. j Henry, £nigbr.j^iter^ at the Cifr Buffet/ Btated the prisdneri abcomDanie)d by a lady, wenthto the Buffet about ' 3 0 o'clock bUrMduday last.. remained; pnly a sbprt^ while, but left the lady "and returned again about |6 j : o'clock j> bringing with| hirn^ Pa'nSlher child. The prisoner and toe ladyjyrho- ?>•-■ cave the^names of'Mr and : &.rß^ Har-ley , r t oUupiedi the same bedroom i&Alie tfot^l--1 on^Monday night.: Prisoned befoteire-:. us tiring paid hiß bill, -and > directed -that* they might be called m time for i! th>v Foxton coach. They had a tin-box and several parcels^ with tHem.- - .! ■ Samuel Dickenson, employed at the, Railway "Works; Petone, gave evidence that he was married and had two chil-. drenW Had^nown the piisoner who j lpdgedwith him, for the last four, prfive months. Witness left .his house? on Monday morning last about 7.30, leaving his wjfe m the house. She in-* formed witness iftat she intended visit-" ing town that day to get some portraits. Of course, he" expected Bhe wouii re- 1 turn that might. Wjitness returned tome abou^SO that night, wh«n he found his wife' was . -still absent Mii^. Henderson was m the house, Hefouni r ; note c written : by^pn^ oll^ m which hevstatqdtbat. he was going to England," and intended taking with hifn- ; ,ione,ofi the(chudrem,v ;From i what he saw v^iß suspicion were aroused^ Jand he ascertained that a quantity of wearing apparel belonging' to ; mV wifeanjd his children had been tak<?n,( out ofja , chest of drapers m his wife's bedroom. *''■ ; \Vii;neßßi ; "atr'%i» n ßtagei ' identifitd !a ! large quantity) ' of^ladies' and children's weaiing,. apparel, which was on; ' i Jhe ( 'flQpr;sO.f i ;>J?. e^? )ll '"" t »-s aiß " beiojp y his wife's property, and purchased, with; his m J pn;ey { ,: ! j^ijpeßB i ;Went in^ town on the same—night, and made in-, quiries; for hig ; wife! ; »t -iher .brotherisj house, but conld learn nothing of her,; and he then communicated with th'e, r His nonreturn -j ing home that night, ne; laid an in-, formatlon'tne following ""m'orriing.- A ; •^portion-of-tho-^wesring^apparel" now L Bhown to. him was pickjed put by witness, from Boy ce*B "big" cnest,' which also con-, tamed some of the prisoner's clothing.; "= appd^oTTrema^d; m order; that he might produce; the carter } ■who removed the boxes frojn the house' . Mr. Fitzherbert. objected to the.»ppli|cation being granted, as. these continual r^niaiSd'B for r tbje pjirpose x of fishuig for evidence waFexxfcetifrfgly nniair'tP hiß Ooßtat.O.rf v? | Mr Shaw withdrew jLis application j and called— "' "^ , ■„ ; «J#aTcdlm "Frafer,' porter ar the City Buffet^who gave, evidence; as to calling the accused on Tuesday morning lasU He had* a i, lady with .him ; and tw^ children.' There was only one bed ifl the room, occup^d by, the. prisoner and the lady He referred to. : Mr Dickenßpn, being , re- k ca]l«d, .said ne never anthoriasd the prisoner to taki! the articles ' named in ' the information \ -"WitneEß said -thafc the -note he found r iinder r the dopr-pf hiß-ehpuse^on /biß re-1 .^turning fioni yiotk ytap . in.tjfie pruoner's ;*ha'nSwri6nf . . ' '. .'. . - '" ■ ' ' '.'.;.. &y ■ , r .\ .■'.l'.JMr FiwherMrt.addr^eeised the Benth. ° Tne Banch defied' ; «bjend '"bfie 1 ckse lor trial, and °'aiio wed bail' iri 'two suretier of £50"eacb,ranchrthe~-tiSDal personal/ bond of the accused/ ia the ium of £100. ,- ' ■ -■■;■ _\.^ r; . / :