A REIGN OF TERROR.

NZ Truth, Issue 182, 12 December 1908, Page 6

A REIGN OF TERROR.

THE GARROTTER ON THE *■ JOB. Accused Men Before the Court. Two young men, William Neil, alias Thompson and John McUormick, apparently two laboring men, were charged ' at the Wellington Masistrate/s Court on | Wednesday before. Mr }V. G. Riddell, witn . having, on December 7 assauitea and '• robbed Kund i%ristian .i.orgeusen of a watcn and chain _;overeig;n case ana other articles and lUs m money, total value £4 Ids fid. McCormick Was nlso rnargea with two other o&euces— U)Witn having, on December 5, at AVeilington, assauUed

WM. NEIL (alias Thompson). and robned • T ohn Corich of Jos ; and (2) witß having ou tne same day assaulted i and fonr.ea A. J. Black of 4s. On the application of Ohier 'Tec McGratn, ac<:jsed were remanded intii Weanasr iy next. Ball was uliuwea each accuse m the amount oi ?fcioo ana one sure* of < iii,oo. „ .. i

JOHN McCORMICK (alias Scanlan). John Joseph O'Grady was charged with having, on November 9, at Ngahauranga, | assaulted ana robbed John Nicol of ±:o i 5s and a watch and chain valued at £f> | 15s. Chief 'Tec. McGrath prosecuted and ivfr J. J. McGrath defended accusedProm the evidence of Nicol it appeared that accused and Nicol were m the White • Horse Hotel and had drinks ' together. When Nicol left he had £5 m gold and • silver and a watch and chain. After pro- _ ceeding some distance m the direction or . Johnsonville he was accosted by accused, j thrown down, and then four or five men j

JOHN JOSEPH O'GRADY. I rushed up when accused gave the signal. I One of the men kicked him and . accused [went through his pockets. Nicol was near_lv insensible, but hearing a trap he sung out and was conveyed back to the White I Horse Hotel nnd was medically treated In cross-examination Nicol admitted having had some drink m the afternoon but did not remember accusing anyone at the hoteil of having robbed him during the afternoon. -' i 'Tec. Jack Cassells stated that accused made a statement to the effect that two sovereigns and 12s 3d m silver found m i his possession had toeen won playing "two-

JOSEPH BORLACE. | iup.' He accounted for some cuts on his J knuckles by stating that he had been : i fighting m Wellington the previous Satur- I ! day. j I Accused, who reserved his defence, was i committed for trial, bail being allowed, j self m £50 and two sureties of £25 each. ' I Joseph Borlace was charged -with having stolen from the person of Michael j Clancy a gold watch and chain valued at £5 17s 6d, on December 8. Station-Ser-geant Darby stated that accused was j only arrested the previous night. He apj plied fon a remand until December* 16 I and the application was granted.