ELECTORAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5790, 6 October 1893, Page 3

ELECTORAL.

» (By Tblbgbafh.) AUOKLAND, Ocxobbb 5. The Auckland City main roll closed to-day. It ia estimated that there are 10 000 namea on it. It is stated that Mr Worth, president of he Trades and Labour Ccunoil, will probably stand for the city. WELLINGTON, October 6. Sir Robert Stout and Mr Eraser run on the saraa ticket for tbe city. Mr 0. B. Izard has withdrawn his candi daturo for the Otaki seat, on account of the state of his health. Mr Tregear has refused a request of the Trades Council to stand for Wellington. In a letter to an evening paper he says that he has no intention of entering political life, and referring to the statement that he was to be tbe nominee of the Government, he says : — " Had I oared to stand as a nominee I should have done so before, at the request of a man whom I loyed and honoured, who is cow dead. A novelty m electioneering is the formation of a committee of thirteen Maoris, to work portions of the Hutt m tbe interests of one ofjthe candidates* To-day the Registrar received 1600 moro claims to vote, making 4500 m all, of whom three-fourths are women. ! Mr W. 0. Buchanan haa announced hia'self as a candidate for Wairarapa. DUNHDIN, Septembbb 5. Tbe Worker*' Political Committee) Lave made tbe final selection of candidates ac follows: — For tho city — Messrs Piuherton Eirnshaw, and Hutchison; for Port Ch aimer* — Mr Millar ; for Cavershatn — Mr Morrison j for Waikouaiti— Mr G. J. Bruce. SUPREME COURT. (liV Tblxgbafh.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Ootobbb 5. At the Eupremo Court, John Devonport, charged with breaking into the Inglewooti Hotel and carrying awty money, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years Albert Young, Murdoch MoLeen, and John MoLean pleaded guilty to cbargeß of cattlestealing. Sentence was deferred. Oorkiu, who pleaded guilty to boras stealing near Hawera, was sentenced to one year. William Francis Sealey for cattle-stealing was found guilty and sentence deferred. Robert Cecil Adams, charged with forging a cheque on June 17th and patsing the same on Mr Marsb, storekeaper, Nomanby, pleaded not guilty. Marsh gave evidence for tbo prosecution, swearing that Adams was tbo man who paseed tho cbeque. For the defence Ghurlefl Hewitt, firmer, near Levin, about a hundred miles from Normanby, swore ibat the acnuei had been employed on his farm einco May 23rd, and stayed with him till the day of hia arrest, never leaving the place one single day. He said that accused was not a friend of his, but that he came forward m the interests of justice to give evidenoe. The jury, without retiring, returned a verdiot or. Not Guilty. Robert Herman Wallath, the highwayman, was indiotod at the Supreme Court to-dey on three counts that be did on July 20lh, 1893, shoot a revolver at ose Harold John Mole Thompson with intent ; (1) to maim, (2) to disable, and (3) to do grievous bodily harm. Several witnesses were examined for the prosecution, who gave details of the capture of the highwayman. 1 Counsel m opening the case for the defence stated that the defence would be that the shot that waa flrad was unintentionally discharged, and that Wallath did not intend to injure or kill Thompson. He called the prisoner who stated:— l am a carpenter and I reside at Newtown. I remember the night of Thursday, 20th July. It waa about half -past {J o'clock, jußt after all at borne had gone to bed when I went to my room and dressed m uniform and went quietly and without any of them know ing. I got one of our horses and roda into New Plymouth with it. I left tbe horse hitobed up to; some trees, and went down through a back way into the Criterion Hotel. When I got into the pasrage I aang out " Bail up," and at the same time I pointed a revolver through a side window. I saw Mrs Cottier at tbe bar- As soon as I saw it was a woman, I drew the revolver back- A man named Simmons was ata&diDg at the opening I just passed him and walked down the passage with tho intention of going out through the front, when just at the corner I was run into by someone, whom I did not know. I was then carrying tbp revolver m a sloping-down position. I cannot acoouufc for how the shot went off, but I think the revolver must have been knocked upwards. That is the only way how I can make out that it went off. Tbe case is still proceeding. Counsel was addressing the jury at 8 pm , aud is not expected to conclude till midnight.