POLICE COURT.—Yesterday.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2054, 26 May 1875, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—Yesterday.

(Bofoi'oJ.KlMioUß, N.D. ) J.r,»iul E. V. PUOKKV, Esq., J.P.)

Labcent. — Frederick Bennott was charged with, stoaling from tho Parawai Gardens, on or about the 23rd May, a quantity of fruit trees, of tho value of £25, the property of W. 11. Cassin.r-Mr Macdonald appeared for the defendant.— Mr Bullcn said that tho accused was apprehended late on tho previous night, and he as yet know vory little about tho case. Mr Cassin had sworn au information, and Mr Brassey was to have appeared for him. The case was laid undortho 22nd section of tho Larceny Act, which referred to acts of which the accused was charged. lie would ask for a remand until, to-morrow (Wednesday), in order to • make (lie necessary in-'

quiries. —Mr Macdonald said that in an ordinary case ho would not have objected to a remand, but this was a cose in which two persons had gone into partnership in tho management of the Parawai Gardens, and some dispute having taken place, one of them, acting upon advice of a solicitor, in order to protect himself, possessed himself of some part of theproperty. Tho complainant had had accused arrested, when he was not iii a position to prove his case, and now asked for a remand. He did not mean to cast any blame upon Mr Bullen. Of course, the prosecutor might take further proceedings, and he would engage that .Mr Benuett would be forthcoming to answer anything of that kind. He would offer the evidence of Mr Miller, solicitor, which would show that thero was no •felonious intention.—Mr Bullen said that the prosecutor was present, to make his 'statement. The remand asked for was a very short one.—The Chairman said the Court was of opinion that the case could not be dismissed under the .circumstances. To remand the case for a day would bo no hardship to tho defendant, and tho information having been sworn, it would bo much better for the accused that tho case should bo heard. The Court would remand the caso until tomorrow, and would accept bail—Mr Bullen said that as accused was. a respectable man, he would not press for heavy bail, but was willing that his own recoguisances should bo accepted.—Mr Macdonald. said he quite agreed the Court that, for the sake of accused himself, it was better the charge should bo fully ventilated.—A remand was granted, defendant to be admitted to bail on his own recognisances of £10.