PAPAKURA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 539, 4 August 1865, Page 5

PAPAKURA.

Trii"M OL'l- UWN CuKKFSI'ONIJIIKT.] August 3. \~cstcnlay, ThoKta.* ir''pgo ; >'l, pn.-de in the Military Train, Hans Puck, private attached a_s issuer to tie- "J'raii?-p:>n C«»rp* quartered hero. Hamilton (JiPuspie, a cottier, an-1 John Chdman, a lanceeovpoiui belonging tlio 2nd Waikato regiment, wore brought h. f. >re Charles Mell-op 3 Esq-, President Magistrate, and ch ;rgod upon the information ofstafT-:-ergoant M<-li-.y, attached to Transport Corps stationed at Papakura, with stealing -1 cwt. ol oats anil !\vo UU-ses of nay, th-j property of the Imperial (I. ivt-rnmen 4 ., of the value ol two pounds t-.-n shillings cr tin ivab-mts. As tln-iv was no evidence gains'. Chilman, th<; Court ordered his discharge. The three pviion< rs were uud'-fciidcd. From the evh.l nee \t appeared King, nt' the polieo iViret-, w.ts or. duty abml' the hour of two o'cioek in the afternoon ol Tuesday, the 3at of August when h" saw Hojurood deliver the oats and hay at Giliaspie'o residence; from enquiries made, he* win iiulu'-vd to take the prisoner JToppood and the forage. Hopgoo.l told him that Puck, the <vm i>suer, told liini to take the forage to txillaspie's house. King next apprehended Puck, and afterwards fiii'aspie. There appeared no evidence aga nst ilop-j-oo I, and after a suitable admonition from the Beneli, lie was diseh!ir;:ed. (iilla.q>ie was about being committed l"*»r trial, when his son came forward and sworo to his father having no connection in the matter, and further rwore h«- managed business, took contracts, and the same, without any reference to his father. Gilla-pie al-"> got a very good t hara -ter from several ivspeet:d>:e people, and his "VVo' ship reviewing all the iaets admonished and discharged him. II is release sunned to atlord general satisfaction lo a number of persons during the trial who altars believed him to be a most honest and sf ra ight forward set t lor. Upon Puck hearing the entire i vidence .against him. he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' imprisomcni with hard labourThe Magi-lrate complimented Constable King for his r nerirv nnd activity in the matter. Mr. Hunter, auctioneer, Auckland, lipid his usual monthlv sale ol cattle here on yc.-d-'rday, but nothing in connection with the sale is worth reporting, the attendance and stoek being equally very few. There was no meeting of the Papakura Association here yes'crday. Tin; report of the ITr.u\r.i> about; tbo "Cameron Testimonial," <he address, proces.-i'm, <te., were received and lead by your numerous readers here with evident iM'action and plca:iire.