MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—Friday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 163, 21 May 1864, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. —Friday.

[Before Mr. Commissioner Xanßlitnn, G. Ornlinin, Esq., Dr. O'Neill and Dootor Homo, Justices of the Peace ] DIIUNK A.RIIK. • James Edy, Margaret Miller, and "Mary Pobinsnn, ■were fined each 20s. and costs or -18 hours imprisonment, for being drunk. CARELESS MIIVINO. Patrick Bond was charged with a brcach of tho Municipal Police Act, in driving a horse without sufficient command over it. He pleaded guilty, and ■was fined ss. and costs. I.ABCENY. James Russell, a private in the 2nd Waikato Pediment, was charged by Henry Cambridge of tho same regiment, with robbing hint of certain sums of money. Henry Cambridge, sworn : —I am a private in tho 2nd "Waikato Militia, stationed at Port "Waikato. O" the 20th March last, having to go away on duty, I left the motiev "in niv Cap pouch, folded up in a pnir of trowsors in mv tent; there wore two cheques on tho Bank of New Zealand, one for £0 lfls., and the other for £4 9s. Bd., £4 10s. in gold, £9 in notes, and a five shilling- piece. Prisoner was stopping in the same tent and saw me leave the monov whero I did. Coming off duty on the 2lst, I found my purse and money missing. I reported it to tho officer, and told "him I Buspoctod prisoner, and I save him tho numbers of three of the notwi which T remembered, namely, £613, 5034 and 6035. The next morning the inon. of the tent were searched—there was only 2a. 9d. found on the prisoner, which 110 stated was till he had in the world. On Good Friday night one of the men of the company came to ask my chum whether I could swear to any of the numbers of the notes. The next morning I went to Private Thomas Stanton who had spoken to my chum, and gave him the numbers of the three missing notes which I remembered, and we both went to the oflicer, Mr. Turner, and Stanton handed ever the money to him (£9 13s. 8d), which ho had taken from Russell the night before. I recognised two of the notes by tho numbers as two of those I had lost. By tho prisoner:—When asked on the parade if T romombered the numbers of the notes, 1 did not Answer no. I never denied knowing the numbers of tho notes, nor did I say that I might as well claim the money taken from you as let Government have it, Thomas Stanton, deposed : —T am a private of the 2nd "Wailcato Militia. J was aware of the prosecutor hnvintr been robbed. I saw- prisoner 011 the night of Good Friday; ho was drunk, ana I took him to his tent and took his money from him ; there was £2 10s. $n gold, 7 .£1 notes, arid 3s. fid. in silver. I asked Cambridge that night, if he knew any of the numbers of the notes, and he said he had the numbers of tw-o marked down. The next morninir he went with me to Mr. Turner, and gave him tho numbers of two notes before he saw them, and I handed over the money to Mr. Turner. By Piisoner: —CamYiridge never saw the money till I gave it to llr. Turner. I did not count the jurney in Cambridge's prcsmce. W. Turner, Ensign 2nd "Waikato Regiment, corroborated the above evidence, and John Scott, Corporal Police Force, doposod to having received the money and taken prisoner into custody. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was committed to take his trial at the next Session. SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILT.. James Boyle, Sergeant 3rd Waikato Militia, charged ■with shooting at Henry Greene, with intent to kill, vas remanded till Monday next. L-U'-CrNY. John Riley was charged by .Tames Lloyd with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, and .£35 in gold, the total value of the property amounting to £50. James Lloyd, sworn :—T am a sailor on board the ' Corio.' On Tuesday, I gave him my bag containing the missing property, to take cither to Copland's or the " Unionfinding tho bag at neither of these places, 1 gave information the following day to the police. On the same day, I saw the prisoner, and as lie had 011 one of the caps I had lost, and could not account for the bag, I L'HVe him ill charge. I met Charles Brown with another of my caps 011, he told me that a man came to liis boarding house with a bag of clothes for sale, and that he bought it of him, lie afterwards met the prisoner and pointed him out as the man. I accompanied Brown to his lodgings with Constable O'Hara. and there he showed me several of the things that lie said lie had bought of prisoner. I then went to another house belonging to Mrs. Kelly, witli the Constable, and I saw the articles now produced there. Charles Brown, an Italian, stated—l am a sailor, lam stopping at the Sydney Boarding House. On Tuesday night, I was standing' at the door of my lodging-house, when prisoner came up, he had a pair of boots in his hand, and a bag 011 his back ; he offered me the boots for 10s. He said he had some more traps for sale, and asked me to go to a shop where they were, to look at them. I went to the shop, where he opened one bag and took out some things, including blankets, trousers, Ac., which 1 bought for os. On Wednesday, I met the prosecutor, and he told me he had lost his tilings, and recognised the cap on my head as his own. I clieii told liim of tho bag of things 1 had bought, and we went to the police guard-room where I saw the prisoner, and identified him as the man I bought the things of. Alary Ann Kelly sworn.—l live in Chancery Street. On Tuesday night, prisoner came to my shop accompanied by Brown. I bought tUe whole of the things produced, of him fur 3s. t!d. The prisoner declined saying anything in his defence, and was committed for trial. ROBBERY FKOM THE PERSON - . Samuel Lisle was charged by Thomas Hopwood with stealing from the person, the sum of los. (id. Hie prisoner pleaded guitv, saying that- he had been drinking before hand, ai:d knew nothing of what had occurred ; but as this was 11 ease which could not bo dealt with summarily, the evidence was taken. Thomas Hopwood sworn :—I am a bricklayer, and am now living at Mr. Clarke's in Wyndham Street, where I act as cook. I saw prisoner at the door of the Union Hotel, and gave him a glass of beer, and he sow Mr. Kobertson give me 15s. He then offered to take me home, and did so, and went with me into the stable, where I sleep. I went to bed, and prisoner lay down by my side. Shortly afterwards I felt his hand in mv pocket, he then went away with my purse and money. I gave information to the police. L. Boss, sworn, stated—l live at Clarke's. I saw prisoner between one and two in file morning in the stable with prosecutor. Prosecutor was lying down and prisoner was sitting by the side of him trying his pockets. I saw him take something from prosecutor's waistcoat pockets and put it in his own. I then saiv him put his hands in his trousers pockets and heard the sound of money. I then heard prosecutor call out " give me my purse." I asked him what he had lost, and he said his purse and all his money, about 15s. Oil. I stopped prisoner mid asked him if he had taken anything, and lie sa.d I was not to mind the prosecutor, he did not know what he "was talking about. I then accused liim of robbing prosecutor. I subsequently found him at the British ilotel, and gave him into custody. He was searched and I saw the sum of los. Id. taken from him. The Constable corroborated this evidence, and prisoner was commited for trial.