Alleged Cattle Stealing.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1812, 26 March 1886, Page 2

Alleged Cattle Stealing.

The case against Messrs Pollock, Barrow and Freebody, charged with stealing three calves from one Christiansen was concluded at the Maaterton R.M. Court on Wednesday. Wl Booth and Alfred Booth proved the purchase of the calves, and Mr Miller who had been in treaty with Christiansen for the calves provui having seen them at tin* sale ol Freebody’s stuck. Joseph Spots", "id gave evidence re the surrender ot the calves to the prosecutor Cliristi.o ecu. Constable Dnbv give evidence in reference to the finding < f two of the calves reported by Christiansen in Mr B.mill's pa block oa 4th January, and keeping them in the police paddock at Carte: ton from that date till January 15th. when they were returned again to Booth’s preuii-<--i. Both Burrow and Freebody saw them while they were in the police paddock. Burrow a-kcl if be (witness) was sure they were sold at the sue, ami ho told him they were. Freebody said be could not remember them be.a,; «mou{ llie stock.

This concluded the pros. 'em ion Accused having been eba lerved in tin as ial way, said tbev hud nothing to r-av. Mr Beard for the dtfei.ee. a. Muss, d the Court at considerable b-ngtii, uemi.ng (hit there was nothing nr the evidence to directly connect Burrow with tho sale so (-t is the cattle wero concerned, or a guilty knowledge of Pollock’s offence, a —timing tile calves were stolen. He also maintain'd, as lepaids Freebody, that no sane man would have knowingly sold stolen e ittle at a public sale of his stock. The accused were c mmittei fur trial.