THE U.S.S. COMPANY'S ALLEGED PAINI-STEALING CASES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 31

THE U.S.S. COMPANY'S ALLEGED PAINI-STEALING CASES.

A rUK'IHEK ADJOURNMENT The t'i.ir«(?s o' "jtpa'irg, or receiving, 'uio«,pr; 10 br> stolen, pmsit'ig mpteria's, the pro)A\i\ o! the U.S.b. Company, against Samuel Thr.nius Bo'toii (Mayo/ ol Wtbt Havboui^, Arciiibakl Walk.Su: (loranan ppintpi" of the LTL T S.S Cciiipar.y), Johi W,ilkei, anr'. Thomas Math I-<-C!'. ajj» name < amc on /oi hearing at tlie City Puiice Couit oil Friday, before Mr C C. (IjabaiE, S.M Mr Fr'bcr appeared foi tli? prc-cc itiou. In the -ibvencc 01 Mr Sim. Sir St"phci^ appealed for Boltoii, ami Mi Ems'.ic ; pp-urod far the other ihrec :icf \\=cd Mr Fra'-er haul he understood that an ;idjoui rn-.ciit !iad ]>"en arr.ng»d for, and feuggestcd that th« mloiniatioiis, of which h largo niiuh»r ol iio~!i encs had been sworn, should be read over •in.l tlir luanii!/ adjourned foi a v.cek in every < n^o. CnuiT-el r oi lhe defence agreeing, the nifenrat or-. -26 i>i miiube., v.tc read O'.er, and vrro as !dl!o« s

b.Mii ! 1 Tl'dmus Bolto:\ Thomas Math'son, .i'id Jcli 1 YW.ikt; v pre c'iaiyi-1 with, on Kebruaij J7 stPiili'ie; O^al \anusli, 4ga! tUTpert.r.p, 2 U i I) ipcl !^ae!, bJ'lj w h to Ipacl, and 14!b Ikli.ui iltl Lead, total va'ue £2 11, Gd, the pro[jeity of tne- I* S S Companj. T'ltinas Bolto'i vas further charged with hp' ing lero'vfcl a' Ravensbournp, knowing it to bo stolen, moneity of the U.S.S. Company .1, follow = -On January 14, 1902, 2 tins paint, \alue 25^, on January 14, 1901, SJcwt pamt, r ,1, and tuipcntiuc, value £9 'J3 9d , on August J-l, 19J0, 3lrwt white lead and 01', value £6 0s yd, on October lb, lyOl, 4^cwt paint and oil, \alue £3 3s, on June 19, 1901, oewt white lead, \aiue £8 12s Cd.

Archibald Walker was charged with receiving, knoiving to be 6tolen from the U.S.S. Company, on November 27, 1901, at Port Chalmers, 2cwt i'J'b paint and oil, value SA 7s 6d , on November 5, 1901, at Port Chalmers, 2 tins of mixed paint (84lb), value £1 ss; on February 21. 1902, at Port Chalmers, 3 cases kerosene, \alue £\ 7s; also with, on March 4, 1902, at Port Chalmers, stealing sgal Bon Accord paint, igal white enamel, and lgal gold size, value £4.

John Walker was further charged with stealing, at Dunedin, property of the U.S.S. Company as follows —On January 14, 1902, 2 tins of paint, value ill 53, on January 14, 1901, sJcwt pa^nt, c:l, and turpentine, value £9 9s 9d , on August 14, 1900, .l^cwt white lead and oii, v*ln* iti Uq ad. on October 18, 1901 42cv»t

paint a.-.J oil, va)ne~£S °.n; on June 10, 1001, scwt while lend r.nd oil, valim £s IC3 6c! ; on November 27, 1901, 2cwt lilb paint srsri oil, vflue £i 7 s 6d, ou November 5, 1001. 2 tin's mixed paiiit (*-ilb), value SI Us; on Feb-.uary 21. 1902. 3 cases kerosene, value £1 7s. John Waiter wns further charged v. _lh, en August 11, 1300, at Duncdir., lorgicg the lumo ot J. Hurst to a consignment note with intention that it should be used as genuine; likewise, in a similar manner, on June 19, 1901, forging the name of J. H. Harris; on October 17, 1901, that of J. S. Jones; on January 14, 1901, that of A. S. Jones; on February 21, 1902, that of J. R. Brown; on November 27, 1901, that of A. Lees ; and on November 5, 1901. that of J. H. Watt. The above cases were all adjourned till March 21. Mr Fraser then raised the question of bail r and suggested that in the case of Joan Walker, against whom wers eight charges of theft audl se\en of -forgery, and who was a single mac, if he was admitted to bail this should be made of a very substantial character. His instructions were to press the poiat, and, from information supplied by the detectives, the request was a, reasonable one, especially 111 view of the apparent systematic nature of the frauds. In the other cases the bail should also be substantial. He would be satisfied with a bail of £500 m John Walker's case, and £250 in the others. Mr Emslie objected to Mr Fraser's suggesting the sura, and Mr Stephens contended that £200 would be ample in Bolton's case. > Mr Enislie soid there was on'y one information against Matuison for a merely nomuiai sum, and a light bail would meet the case, say £10«-< His Worship nxed the bail in the cases of Bolton and A. Walker in. their own recog Ir>is:uicc of JE2OO each, with a s:nular amount of approved surety, or two sureties of half the amount ; 111 Mathison's case at his own recognisance of £100, with a. similar surety of lika amount or two of £50; and m John Walker's case at £400, with a similar appioved suretj or two of £200.