RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1699, 11 February 1862, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Ddnedin, Satub»at,Febbvaby, 1, 1862. (Before J. H. Harris, Esq., R.M.)

HIGHWAY ROBBERY

Henry Garrett was then placed at the bar charged by Detective Tuckwell, with being oue of the band of highway robbers who committed the daring robbery at Maungatau, last October. The information having been read, he said that he had nothing to say to it, and complained most bitterly of having been subjected to the indignity of being brought before the Court in irons. The irons were ordered to be removed but he would not then allow it to be done.

Inspector John Healy of the Sydney police, deposed to having arrested the prisoner there on the 13ih December, on the warrant signed by the Resident Magistrate atDunedin. A month before reoeiving that warrant he had arrested him as a ticket-of-leave man illegally at large. He did this as he knew, through the Otago Police Gazette that he was required here. He arrested him in Georgestreet, Sydney. On searching him he discovered on the prisoner a watch corresponding in every respect to the description in the Gazette, of one of those stolen at Mungatua. The watch was produced. There was also a purse, two packets of poison, and several other articles.

At the request of the prisoner Detective Clarke of Sydney was called: He recollected the 13th December last, aud also of seeing the prisoner on that day. He arrested him theu in George Street, Sydney. He had no other officer with him at the time.

Inspector Healy said that being ill uniform he had not gone with Clarke to arrest the prisoner, but he was standing near the door of the house ready to render assistance at the time.

Garrett said, that if there was any credit due to any one for arresting him it was only to Clarke, but, that, in the struggle he would probably have killed Clarke, if it had not been for an unfortunate girl, who was with him at the time, and threw herself between them, begging him not to. He then gave himself up. The Magistrate said, that the prisoner would have an opportunity of obtaining legal assistance if he required it ; to which the prisoner replied that he was very kind, as, whenever he had been tried before, not even his clothes had been left him, to pay the cost of his defence with, and if tha Queen knew of all the robberies whioh were daily committed in her name, she would blush.

The prisoner was then remanded for a week.

Judge Gresaon decided on Saturday last that a store on the goldfields could not be considered an "open market," and that therefore a storekeeper purchasing stolen gold could nut retain it, hut must give it up to the original owner.

A considerable number of oases of dysentry have been reported lately. In many instances they have proved fatal, the victims being generally children.

We are glad to notice that theijoiekeej}. ers on the diggings a*e 6e'gfnii6f tf ~sfolP more confidence in the gold-fields. Several fine stores and substantial buildings are being put up. Amongst the largest is one belonging to Mr. J.. iptiUpsis, hh^ Wetberstone's, who has beeniatßW-mak-mg several additions^ Tha'bwrdffif^g^ 50 by 60 feet in dimentionfTah'd jbuilt'etttirelyofiron. fhisfooks like oon^enoe in the permanect nature 6f,th"e/placo.^r./rf. A meeting of the members oftheWesleyan Church was held in; the, court-house, yesterday evening,, when th^ Rey^ Boiler delivered an address, and ; airaraements. were made. for th^ rejorganiiati'tfff M'll^ Wesieyan Church in ibis Pjgititts}., t 4L canvas building will at s bnce^jbe^ltiwdp in which Mr. Bailer will prenbht^cej -^ Sunday.— ld. ■' ':..■■; j.: -x-i;. olpifyj SEaious Roßß>RY.~6n>^at6rdi^ evening last a miner named - Kellyu.ww^ robbed of the large i sum of £150. W. pears that having been lprettyc suc^esjsj^jo „at -Wetherstdne's; he had, innjining ffjg^ I lance/' got on the rtrj^ 1 A^iipom^ quentty into a row. la the general melea he had hia pockets picked of jthe a,bQve J sum, and though information^was J jmme t diately given to thVpol*?^nb traces hWe" as yet beeu disoovered'of the tHiavls^^^iF The first sale of sections m rtf ffie ±nfHrs township, of Brighton; took'^l^^^WJ Thursday last; at Mesirs'^Mqr^iffd^i'? bell's office, and was highly some of the sections fealizing. r asthigb<faoi £28 to £30, and averaging all round about £16. **a&n«t A party of miners had a mbs^ remarkable : escape from death by, lightpin^at. Waiporipn Friday last. Ei?fe or»ix#»eft were together iia a tent: whep the,^^J f was struck by lightning,' and iw^'^^K which were lying in the o wW kiUed 6n the sprit;; Thelmla %l?e P tSSe# shaken, and vre understand that some of them were were; partially paralysed for the time, but none of them sustained any permanent injury. „ . ""' By way of Melb^brne We ( fy^is^ri dates from Mauritius: to thet Cholera had broken out, and was causfeg some anxiety. Five oases had alredSy been reported. In Western; Australia they 1 : n^ri' ofiered £3000 for the discovery of'a; p3fl able gold field. . ... J r i'?> By the City of Hpbart, whie)| "^iv^ on Satmda^;'mqrnitfg^--we;;intv% r fll6 r^i|f ; Melbourne papers to, Jaiiuary '25.- Sls -"*>'^v The capital faroe 6f ihe > li^aq W l^ Lover, and the laugKe^re. extrlyaggfii®. of "Colin, youft whq woman," have Ti^da^mosit subbeil&T^r^' at the Music Hall oirfring last wep, ' ibs' they continii^ todraw'orowdeS hofee^r^ The extensibn of 'tne PerioDer^a^ Jetty is now feeing rapidly J)roe«eßff>d{ with. A large number of the pf^W* the new Stuart street jetty have also been laid down ready for driviugj ;: and 'Itie' cutting away of the Octagon arid formation of Stuart streets stiH drag their sioir' length along under the hands 6f tfie §aii labor-men. " r — ~^— ~-~™.