ALLEGED CATTLE STEALING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9211, 2 November 1908, Page 5

ALLEGED CATTLE STEALING.

YOUTHS CHARGED WITH REUBIVING AND ABETTING.

A REMAND APPLIED FOR

Two youths, named Frank Garr and Clifford Jacksou, aged seventeen ami sixteen respectively, stood in the dock at the Masterton Police Court, this morning, to answer charges conuecfced with the stealing of several head of cattle. Carr was arrested in Masfcertou on Saturday, and Jacksou was taken into custody this morning.

Messrs E. G. Eton and T. Wagg, J. 'sP., occupied the Bench.

The charges against Carr were the following:—(1) On October 10th, at Ormondvillo. he did receive four working bullocks, valued at £20, the property of — Garrett, of Weraiti, well knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained; (2) on October lOfcl), at Ormondville, ho did receive and tako into his possession four cows, valued at £I.), the property of John Mcßae, well knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained; (3) ou October 24th. at Ormondville. he did receive aud take into his possession twenty bullocks, valued ac £140, from one Gilbert Laugdou, the property of Ralph Beetham, well knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained.

Jackson was charged ou one information of abetting one Gilbert Langdou, at Weraiti, on October 9th, to commit theft of four head of cattle, valued at £20, the property of John Mcßae.

Sergeant Miller said that though die cattle had been received at Ormondville they were the property of local farmers. All had either been traced or recovered. He asked that the accused be remanded until Tuesday, November lOfch. Laugdon, who had to appear at Danuevirke to-day, on a charge of horse stealing, had also been apprehended on a charge of stealing the cattle concerned in the present case, and the Sergeant had arranged for him to be remanded to appear at M-istertou on the 10th iust.

Mr 0. A. Pownall, who appeared for tt;e defence, said he had no objection to the remand on the understanding that the case would be heard by the Magistrate on the day named, ami not kept hanging ou for a few days. He asked the Bench to take into consideration the boys' ages and not make the bail prohibitive. Mrs Garr, step-mother of the accused Oarr, was, he said, quite willing to go surety for both accused.

The Bench fixed one surety of £100 for each accused, in addition to eacli's personal recognisance of £50. It is understood that the charge against Jacksoii will be amended to include the whole of the cattle alleged to have been stolen.