RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 9284, 17 December 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

4 »■ ! Thuesday, 16th December. (Before-E. Hardcastle, Esq., B.M. i False Phetenoes. — John Keel was charged with obtaining £1 19s from James Brown, at "Wellington,. by means of a valueless cheque. — Remanded to Wellington. Sheep-stealing. — NehemiasTe TJrimingi'was charged ■with,' having stolen 32 sheep, the property of Aparahama Te Kiira. — The prosecutor deposed that he was the owner of about 500 sheep, though at the last mustering in this month he counted only 329. Prisoner resided at Pukerimu, about half-a-mile from' witness's farm, and owned a number of sheep before the people went to Parihaka, but after that he only had about 50, which were taken away by another hapitr— the" Ngatipa. Witness's sheep were marked with a. hole in the left ear) and a piece cut off the top of the right ear. He got his sheep from John Baldwin, of Turakina, in 1877. In 1878 there were none of these sheep missing, but in 1879 he missed some, and in 1880 he came to the conclusion that they were stolen, and on the 16th November he saw 32 sheep bearing his marks in the possesion of accused at Pukerimu. There were also, ten lambs with these ewes, but they had defendant's ear marks. Witness could swear these sheep were his property. He had never given anyone permission to remove them, from his place. He told accused about ten days ago that the sheep were his (witness') property, and defendant said they were not. Witness then gave information to the , police. The sheep were at present at Parakino, in charge of witness and his brother Tapa. — By Prisoner : All the sheep belonging to accused were taken away. Witness had seen sheep on defendant's land since, and they were those which he now claimed. Several other Native witnesses were examined. The prisoner made a lengthy statement, and called , CTtiku Mohuia, who deposed that he knew Eei's mark, which was a hole in the earl He knew that accused had sheep on his land after the people went to Parihaka. The land was owned by six Natives, and they each ., had an interest in the sheep. He did not know what was the brand on the sheep. — Pri- • soner, had no further witnesses to call, and he was committed for trial. — Bail , was ■ allowed, himself in £150, and two ■ sureties of £sQ:eaoh. ' '.. • • A i Yankee .advertiser, announces that he will tell any one how to write without pen or ink for 25 cents. He has received numerous cents from, credulous correspondents, to all of whom he has replied, "write with a pencil!'.'," ■ !