STEALING FROM THE PERSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 144, 21 August 1866, Page 3

STEALING FROM THE PERSON.

Henry Hall, mariner, was charged with stealing a pocket-book, two watch chains, and" £10 in money, from Frank Flowers, laborer. Frank Flowers, sworn : I know the prisoner. I was with him yesterday, at the London Tavern. We went to the beach, and returned to town in a trap. When I awoke I found myself at Trimble's. I had the money on me when I went down the beach. It was in a leather pocket-book, with clastic band, and amounted to six' o£ notes of the Bank of New Zealand, and 10 £l notes of the same bank. The pocket-book also contained two metal watch guards. I • can't say when I lost the pocket-book. I first missed it at Trimble's, when Sir. Cottier and others woke me up. I was drunk previously. I identify the pocket-book, chains, and fetters now produced. The notes produced, seven £5 notes and five £\ notes, are the same amount I lost, but I don't know the notes. I got it from the bank; I drew £9 on Saturday. I thought there were only six £5 notes. [ had a little silver in my pockets. Hugh Cottier sworn: The prosecutor and prisoner were living at my house. From information I received I went to Trimble's, about 1 o'clock yesterday, and found Flowers asleep. I woke him up, when he .said lie had lost his money. I had charge of it. On going to the kitchen I saw the prisoner, who seemed to be drunk. I shook him up. Seeing a pocket-book in his trouser's pocket, I took it out, knowing 1 it to belong to Flowers. I called the cook, opened the book now produced, and saw no money in it. I gave Flowers his book, prisoner making no resistance. I told the latter lie had better deliver up the money. He laughed and said lie had not got it. 1 then left. Constable Peter Levy : I arrested the prisoner at Trimble's yesterday, lie was lying in the kitchen but awake. On seeing me he turned his face away. 1 asked him if he knew Flowers had lost his money. He said yes, but he knew nothing about it. I took him into a little room and asked him to put out what money he iiad about him. He hesitated, and I threatened to search him on suspicion. He first took out £4 3s. 9d., saying it was all he had, and that it was his own. lie said this three times. On searching his waistcoat pocket I found seven £5 notes, and a £1 note in his trow^ers pocket, and the two watch guards now produced. He said the money was all his, and he was the owner of a sniail craft running 1 into the bay. He was quite sober. The pri'sonor made a statement to the eiL-et, that when stupid v.ilh drink he took care of the money for his companion, and gave it up to the policeman when required to do so. The prisoner was committed fur trial. Lunwcy. —A woman named Neame, *roni Colliiigwood whs, on the testimony or'Drs. Ousack and Vk Ikeninui. sent to the Asylum, by order of the Magistrate.