RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1017, 23 March 1865, Page 6

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TcwoAT r tAkb.cn 21. (Before A. C. Strode, Keg, E.M,)

I)B!FSKABDs.--/otin iMhit, e!tmrg'd with h»v-;n-.t t*aa draak. w,iw fined Wn or 48 hoar** im-■•rh.-mmi-.nt. Thomas hotm'^on woa eltargcd *'iti hitring bern drunk rrt'J diwrtcrly. Tti« <; wl;!i; BWteri that he arrested the prisoner at KtulenKi'* Bay I r hiving bei» drunk. He had yen » for a week pwt, while hi* wife w<»» eoa-,'i-icl to Iscd (lADfc«rcusty ill, &m.( »bo bad fo«en ■»v, netled to «?nd far the eotistable, a« tha prisoner had th»atl«i«d to throw her out of Uie wisd->w ■ied to kiii bur. The ois#i«tnte sevrrtly jreprlrjj*n<!e! tbevritoser, »ad finnd hfw LSandcontu, ar Ii dayu* isiprfaanrnc&t with hard labor. Ali'KBP ETEAIJtKO. Aii'lrew Scott and Frederick PficiSfer irfra Hroaabt up, 'having bnj»n arrested on a warrw-t rhsr^Uijt: them that on tbe 17th Snat. ne»r Oan'ml'ji, they thtn beinpf e«rvntit« in th<* employ of Vlichael 8. (llemn, of Moeraki, nbaep mraer, did receive snl take ln)o their poMeeeion* for atwi nccoont of Hol(oe«)>od rtlrewa, their ibwmts, two wether »he«p fer«n tJed *' G," which w«re »h«n running at a place about two mile* off Ked*H«'» ilotcl. iha property of tiicsaid Holme* and ftleeson, of the vslite of ZHn, »nd ihe iwnie#h««p (<i'l ffttaniou-ly and frau-iakotly embera'e. Mr Ward lopeAwd for tb« pricotierp, ami Mr lu«p«cfor Morton condac^td. ttie c&sc The followiosr evi•leitcc was itvk«;i:— Michael fihedocii (ile<! oa : litffl* runhofder, (iviojr »i Mocnki, and psrtner with Mr Holmo»i, f know the priacmer*. PttKflf-ir.has been a nhep'ierd with v* for two year», end Beott rccsjotJy carat on t<> tba station for the purpesa of making hfmucif generally twffol, for which ho. vm only 10 receive iii» board ami Jo'leings. Mcott hs» i<"<ia in our «nrplcy only /or nhout two month*. Pfieffer hn* been receiving £75 a-yaar as shepherd. Oa tfce Bth of this month, the prisoner sUrte'i from <>nr stotion in Khajr VMey, for Vane tin, with a drove of *l,i;cp, namberiofi 1270. I e/ive FHeffsr Instructmns that if any sheep trot lams on the road to sell them for what they would fetch, rather than Jenve them on ttm rosd, and t/i tL'coani to roe far tho pr.ceeds. Before fteott started with the psvk-horie and tent, gave him £5 to pay expenses on the road. When I arrived in town on Monday evening, the 13t!i, and on Tuesday the 14!h, I met a portion of th<! cheep near tho half-way bush. Scott wa» ia chance of thfjn than, and ) took charss ot them nnd drove them a* far as tbe Kaikwif roa<l. while I feat tfcott back to ?end VUvtttT forward, and hiraself to remain, in cbarpe of the remainder, fihffer came to ni", and I left him in ehttrae at tho ynrds, while I v;ent to town, pivluc him injtructiorm to remain then) until I come out with Mr Power at two o'clock. I hud told Pfleff«r that Puwer nnd I'aruiii) were tho ac-Utn for the mle iif tbe fUir'-.p. I returned a<t'i Fonnd the sheep in (hi; yard and Mr i'uwtr them. Son)" of lac sheep'were aoi'd thai day, »n«i 1 instrocted PfieSnr to lake the remninder of 1 he out of tho jarfJs I ■mil to drive them to joia tho reat of itie mob, I which had been left in <iurge of Scott near Kudxlic's Hotel. I observed that Pfleffir w»b riie wor*c fnrflitjuor, and I followed on alter birn, i .v«) at t'urt foot o'the hill, tbure hi a shanty, r»r«r where I found Pficffur, nftjr searcblntt atiout amotiK the fl>x. 1 n»k»;d him what h<s was dolru; th pr<;, and si s;i'f' c had «old a uhcep at the fh.mty. I ii'ked him by trout authority h* had done so, but he only antwcrsd thai he wished fo leuve my swrviee. I ro-le on in advance nnd met Sffiit with the principal mob, n»r! I told him to tiiks the thcep from ihe *ide of the hfll to where tlj<; mob were grazing. I Jeft the prisoners i" cliareo of the nhenp, nut! I eai'J to Piiefier that I would forgive him for sslling the flrtst sheep, Imt. on jo account wm be to sell sny more, ticatf; wiis |>rcs'.''Jt wheu I told PSeflferthe jtoxitioi cccupifrj by Power ai>d IVut in with reierrncn to ihe Khci'p. Scott whh merely M'.titigsxx Ffiuffpr'a asiisfjint, and I Jii-ver riut!i>ri<cd him to *«H any of the riievp. (-'bowia a alieepskin.) That ia my hriuid. Samuel Craits: I nm ahotclkecper rrsiding in Walker »M':et. Du'i^din, I know the prtwner Scott, About a wftck ago J »;w him tint at my p!'*c_'. Lnut I'hor*d»y he enne into *he bar and '■nlk'-l for a drir.k. He ijnid to mv he hail brought A lot. of si:e?i> ilown for f.»!o I'om Oamnru, ami ti.nt If hivl sold a qutinlily on tho rufid. 1 foked him '.vtmt tb« Bhccp fetcbe'l, anr] he aild fittoen or nxt^tt Rhiillnt:-' each, iie nsked vn». if I wiiiH tuy iiuy. I i*:ii<! " No," I have no (■/•nvwni-ncr; to kill ihcrn ;" but nfi"r ft ennvers*lioa with my cook I agreed with ihe prii-omsr Scutt to tnku two ot thcabeep nt 30i, if they were pood. I'rinonor mid he fan! 8"! I a lot of mo.-c i-h 1 [1 ninl ff-Ue'l if I eouM lend him my binvo ■>i>-\ cur' tv tirijig them in, us he emM doitensier ihi'tt tirlv-j tlisfii. Tlie priaoi»':r Kcalt, my own !iv(i,:r,', nito'her man left in tlie cart aboiit ilir'C o'»rl'/sk. I li'istructid the driver to b'-ba"k in two hcur«, but neither tbu curt nor the men returned that niitht. Jhc-jli Zimnier: Inm carter to Mr Crafts. I lihv« :e<>n iio'ri the j>riscmer« hoforc. '<'v Thani<!«y last I Raw !*c^tt tit Craft's iioasc, and I went wiit» iiiuj io the horse nnd cart, out the West Tai'-ri I o;id f;r the parporo of fdfctiing in ssmc slicep. VV'e went to Keiiz'ia's puhfic-honMf, and I ihero ai-kf<l Mcott if we rould get the ch •:<•]> that niiflit, and he paid we could not, as tliry wer.; too far oft". I »K>ee-i tij remain tliat night. In tilt; morning f a»k<d if I couli get tiio sheep, aud Si'oit uaiii he would b;ive to f(o to town to see Mr Glt'-Mti to gist an order liefore !se cou3:l yive nin t!ie •"!«'( p. I <'-o not k'iow whether h". went to sown, but, he returned to the hotel ;it two o'clock, nnd we then proc c !ed tar two or throe miles our tlie rtmti, when I them bjw in charge of h 'trio xheep the prisoner Pfieii! r. S.-"tt swl to Pfii-lfcr. k> We want two sheep for Mr. Craft*," but Hk-fftjr said, " 1 have not ch.'ir;?? of thf-se uticep, and I won't )er. any of them jro." The two prisoners went awny about 2tiO yar-is, and afw •■onf-rrinfr n whiletneetber, Rcolt enilc;) to ne — "*'omoon,ant| j:c> iheclit-ep" 'j'licy roanded np tho niiecp arid I caught two, PJk-iler t-jcl th^ir leg', nnd 1 n>tuinud Ij thf* Ilot':! for tfte ewt, whun thfl otht-r ui«"t, named Tfioiu|t6oT3, who was with me. pro-cs'-ilfii in the o.irt for the sherp. ficott u»si red me U> put both sliP.cp into tile cart, and he Paid «*• (ihnuld t:over them up, which wo did with a horarcioth. 'Photupson and 1 were driving them ro town, wlipii wo met lufpactor Morton, fii-'.l from Komftiiinc that occurred between us, tl*^ rtliF</p vfvre taken to tho police station. Aicx;uidi-r 'Fhoinpsjn. co:)k at Craft's London Tiuxth, tni'rety corroborated the evidence of tho [irevi'iits witness. Charles Johnston : I nai 0 vnr,untf& r.riisla.ble, Ktnti"iied nt )/iin«ii:i. On Friday l>iat. I accompanied Mr Morton to the ncighbortioad of Kedziio'a Hot<;), and there saw the two last witnc^ses in ft tißh cart. We stopped the cart, and rjn examination wefoaod two cheep in it covered vii witti a horsecloth. They were conctUed fom viiiw. I woitfsv.rn tho cart to the p'tbliivhou.se, ili<tant a few hundred ynrdf, where I »uv tho p.'isouer Scott. I there lienrd him «ay that be was nuihori^ed by hk employer)), Me^rs llolitita und Glenson, to self sheep to procure raiionw on the road, in the event of hi* hein^ »hort Scott cccompanioi rue to to the cart, and paM he had sold thu two sheep to aMr Crafts, for 80s. The iihecp vero takeu to tho police ba'rai'k yar', whero I saw one cf them killed and skinned. The fkiti produced cams oil that sheep. Thu -,v:is tho wee for the prosecution. In answer to Mr Ward, The M»Ki*triite said he thought there was ample evidence to ko to a jury. Tiio priamera were committed to take their trial before tbe next erimln&l sesiions of the Bunrem"s Coart. Mr Ward n«ked that the prisoners should be ailraittsri U hail. The M»pi?trate would jjivs an answer in the coutbo of tho day. MrMiinao.MH.—The "Grocer" says :•—" The rich old fen Imiilh of the country are now producinp a good supply of mushrooms. Fur many years the value of this singular plant was only known to » fen-, who quietly realised fortunes by salting them down and sending the Rvrtip to the London sauce and eat=up mnkcra. The development of tho railway system ha* enlightened the : landowners, and the mushrooms are now ' pi-e----servod,* and the occupation of Uic mushroom col- ; lectors ot former dovs is gone. Alonp with the : Ejame notice; published in the provincial papers, ! ' trespiMsera nre now warned that The tnuslirooms : aru also preserved, and that trespassers will bo i prosecuted. Formerly the greater part of the produce rotted on the fend ; now it is found that tho crop will in many cases pay the rent. In the • districts! where they abound the groceis are aow tlie principal parcaoscw of the fameis."