Tuesday July-27.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 3804, 27 July 1880, Page 2

Tuesday July- 27.

(Before E. Hardcastle, Esq., R.M.) \'!< C' •• '.DBUNB?RNNBSS» ''' Thomas Tovrnsend, John Dowling, and Michael Boas -were fined for this offence ;~the first 'ss, anoVthe two latter.lOs each fot-du-orderly conduct in addition to drunkenness. \ -y --.- • HBLoinr. BttteWj lßo " wa » brought up to remand charged with felony.' — Mr Hinde appeared for piHi|oner v ■ The/ evi4ep.ee of Mr Charannes and the barmaid, as given yesterday, was repeated. Edward Clarke deposed — Am a cook by trade,/«nd have been lately connected' with the Christy Minstrels. . On Thursday even* ing thyjpnsoner, offered to keep any money for me,/saying I was not to be trusted with it. H* took the whole of it. Ido not know how much it was. This was near the Theatre inf Wanganui: He said "If you want any r iboney I will give it to you,.and pay your /way. ',', On Saturday afternoon he offered me 10s. He *aid "You know we should be in partnership and divide it fairly. " He then counted the money over, and gave me -i£9 and kept £10. himself. The £9 were notes; there was a £6 among themr He then' as! Ed the ttioaey ;back again saying I was notfto be .trusted with it."rgave it back and he gave me 15s. He then went 'home to Mr Ferry's. I did not. tell him where the money c une from. . I got the ' money from another person.: I know the, man by sight, but do n)t know his name. He lives up the country, I think it was -at Mr Chavannes I got it. . Conly. suppose So because I heard of his fobberjr. It was on. Thursday I got it, and hant ed it to prisoner the same dayt I had no noney of my-6wn f it all went for board and lodging. ,' [\ „ „ r j \. ' Cross-examined — I came out two months ago in ths Ben venue* <■ There wasincjney due -to me thfen, at portion of ; which I received, and them were £10 - still - due to -me. -First met prisoner at a shipping' office in Welling* ton, ana. accompanied him to Wanganui. Lived at Ferry's when we first arrived in Wanganui. Told prisoner there was money due from jhe ship. . I talked to him about it frequently. — Have frequently gave money -to my fellowj-cbuntrymen to keep for* me,. Detectite , Sullivan's" evidence; as I given yesterday! was here repeated. He produced a written statement made bV' Wilson on his way to the' lockup, in which it was; alleged that Wilson, on hearing of the robbery, went to Clarke and; said, "You have stolen this money, and we had better share it." Clarke said "all right," and Wilson then returned him some of the money. , ~"~ *" „,,:'•' Adamßissett deposed— lam Sergeant of police in Wangarrtfl. ' Oh ; Saturday last I went with Jist witness to Execute/ a warrant against! prisoner. ' Met him coming: down the Avenue, and went with him lib Ferry's. (The reniainder of the witness's evjdenco was a repetition of that] given by last^wit* ness. - — - ... < D. A. Bowman then repeated the evidence given by himj, yesterday. He said' thatbn hearing of the robbery fie remarked to Wilson, "I bet four shillings Clarke Jias robbed them white people." Wilson asked " why so!'.' (BoWman replied, 'ffroinrtheOway^e acted last night, shouting for me and rattling the.money.inWipjbclSet.7i ! /.;LA r LuT Prisoner said-— When I received the money from Clarke ba did not t«U mbwhere it came from, but said it was all right, when of course I took it from him thinking that he might have had it sent to him from this ship ,that he 'WW . 0n, . . Qn . .the /.Saturday ;; night when I was arrested I told the officer that he had been in the ship, and that if he had not got this money from the ship he must have stolen.it. r I" believe I- said ;th*>sant# to Clarke. s - , i -I'! v/oVi •;<»'* . ,Prisoner was then committed fo? trial,' .ball being' allowed, himself in £200 ajodj,two sureties in £100 each.. _ "