MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2114, 13 February 1908, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

WKDNE-SDAV, J«MOJ3It GARY 12. (Before Messrs ■). Town ley mill Jl. Johnston, J.'s B. ALUOCiE.II THEFT UP. A HOUSE. David Johnston was charged with having in September, 11)07, stolon a horse thi' ,im>pcrly of George Sin.iit.h, Detective Muddcrn oomluoted the prosecution. Accused was not represented .by counsel. Oeorge Smith gave evidence lthat In; had known accused tor years, tin September sth, last «■«', ,lured a horse to accused, who wished to proceed to bush-foiling work at Ruakituri. The agreement was that he was to return the horse when tlho job v.cis finished in November. Accused did not return the horse. \\ itnoss gave aroused .no authority to sell the iiorse—it was his private hack. Saw the horse aroused got at the R-aii-wav Stables that morning. It was branded 01 on the oil' rump. N allied the house at .CIS. Lent accused a saddle .and bridle also, the value ot which was £■! 2s Gd. Frederick Peatman, contractor, Wairoti, said ho bought a wan horso from .accused lash year. Got m receipt from accused (produced). Asiced accused for his receipt tor Iris (accused's) purchase of the horse, but accused could not produce one, saying Smith would tell linn it was all i-ieli't Accused said tie had not been paid for bush-felling work -hum and was in need of money, the hoi so was branded 01 on the hindquarters. It had been in lus possession sumo purchase, and was now at the Kail r«ta] accused on February sth Accused admitted selling the horso but stated that lie had intended buying it back. —By Accused: Did not remembei be inis told that accused had to seU the horse. Accused ccitinnlj said he intended to pay Smith foi it. \ccuscd pleaded “not guilty and reserved his defence He was committed for trial, bail borne allowed—self in £SO, and two sureties ot A-o or one of £SO. DRUNKENNESS. . Awitlia Alary Tharratt, twice previously convicted of drmVkenness during the past six mouths, was fined 10s “prohibition orders. Orders against a man and his Aufe were issued on the application ol the police, and an application by a wito for an order against her husband was granted.