CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6384, 29 July 1882, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT.

Fkiday, 28th July. (Before Messrs G. E. EUott and J. P. Joneß. J.P.'s.) Dkunkenness.—Two drunkards were dealt with. Youthsto Bubglabs.—William Ahem was charged with having on the 25th ult. stolen about 13s from the Pelichet Bay railwaystation.—Mr F. Chapman appeared for the accused;, Detective Henderson conducted; the prosecution.—William Kelt, statienmaster at Pelichet Bay, deposed that lie left his office at 11.15 p.m. on Saturday, the 24th ult. There was ft«fl five to eleven shillings' worth of choppers on a shelf, and six or seven shillings in : sixpences and threepenny-pieces in a drawer. ,On returning on Sunday at 9 a.m., he found ! that the ticket-window had been prised open, apparently with a chisel, and that the money was gone. —Adam Grierson, porter at the sta- ; tion, gave evidence as to finding the ticketI window open on Sunday; and Charles Eoscoe, cook's assistant, who had been living at Sfc Kilda with Williamson and Jones, stated that the accused had stayed with them for some days.—William Jones, labourer, stated that on the night of the 24th ult. he slept in. a two-roomed house at St. Kilda with Ahem and Eoscoe. Between 3 and 4 o'clock

on Sunday morning Ahem and he rose and proceeded into town. "They went to the PeUchet Bay railway - station, and Ahem broke open th# ticket-window with a chisel, and wade his way into the station-office. Witness kept watch in the waiting-room. 1 After the lapse of two or three minutes Ahem came out, and handed witness two shillings in coppers and threopsnny-bits, saying; that was half the amount of money ho found. — Mr Chapman applied for the discharge of the accused, the case —which should be viewed entirely apart from the previous one in which the accused had been concerned—being a very weak one indeed. It rested entirely on the ovidence of Jones, and unless his evidence could be thoroughly relied on the accused should be discharged. —Mr Eliott: The Bench think that the evidence is. so strong1 that they would not bo justified in acquitting the accused, and there is nothing for it but to commit him for trial. — Accused was then formally committed for trial at the Supremo Court.—He reserved his defence. James Williamson and William Ahem were then charged with having on the 2nd inst., at Vogel street, Dvmedin, feloniously broken into the office of Keith Kanisay with intent to commit a felony therein—namely, to steal divers goods and chattels.—Mr Chapman defended.—Keith Ramsay, shipping agent, deposed that he carried on business in v ogel street, and that on Saturday, the Ist inst.,na left his office about 4 o'cloci; hi the afternoon. He secured the plac,(s before leaving, locking all the doors. On. Monday morning, on going down to the afftoo between 9 and 10 o'clock, ha discovered the fastening of the back window wronged, open, and also that an attempt had V»on made to break open the door leading from the back room into the general office. A box belonging to the late Sir Derritt, which was in the back room, had been forced open, and the papers it contained strewn, about.— Jaiaea Beadle, jun., shipping clerk in the employment of last witness, gave similar evidence.— —Charles Koscoe said the accused were with Jones at the cottage at St. Kilda about 10 a,m. on the 2nd inst. Witness slept in town the previous night. There was a chisel without a handle, and a lantern in the house. William Jones stated that at 4 a.m. on the 2nd inst. he with the accused went to Keith Ramsay's office. Ahem and he scaled the fence at the book, and Williamson waited outside to watch. Ahem opened a window with the chisel, and they both went inside. They tried t» get into the front office, but could not manage to do so. Ahem opened a box, and they searched it. The three of them afterwards went to, the Daily Tinies office. On ■ Tuesday they went to Blueskin, and tho next day they proceeded as far as Waikouaiti, where they separated.—The prisoners were committed for trial, and Ahem was allowed! bail in a surety of his own recognisance for £200 and two others of £100 each.

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