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LAW couraPOLICE COURT—PALMERSTON.Tnwti, 31 r J um.(Before E. W. Price, Em,., 8.M.)George Bart m charged with taking away one fowling pieoe and powder Saak, of the value of £4, on the 19th inai.W. Owetoo, eworn, etated : I am manager of the Palmeraton Plantation Company; know the prisoner, he ia under su months’ engagement to the company from 3rd April last; last Sunday afternoon I was on board my cutter; Burt came on board, and said, “lam come to tell yon 1 aball not go back with yon I aaked for what reason* ; he said “ I want to go home he again said he would not go with me, and he wanted a settlement of hie account; I replied, “ I am engaged, yon can see me in the morning if yon want to apeak with me ;” he persisted in saying he wonld not go ; there was a balance of 9a coming to aim up to date; I replied, “ I dont wish to be annoyed, yon moat return, or leave the boat;” he replied, “That’s just what I want, I'm going to leave you I had put a acraen up in the middle ofthe boat, ea I waa busy writing at the time ; he then went to the other aide of the screen, making a considerable noiee ; I said, “ What can you poaaibly be doing r he replied, “ I am taking my things on shore j” I said, “ Can't you oome to-morrow morning, and get what you require;” he replied, “ 1 want my things to-nighthe then left the boat; I afterwards noticed he had taken hie bag away ; Mr. Howard came up and spoke to me aa 1 went np to town, and about dusk I returned on board the cutter and found a shot gun waa not in its place, I rummaged the cutter most minutely and oould not Bad it; 1 concluded the gun waa taken away ; I never gave permission for defendant to take it away ; then proceeded to the police station and gave notice of the loaa; afterwards gave prisoner in chaise from information I received from Mr. Howard; the gun prod need is the one I mimed, end ia the property of the oompany; this is the powder Beak.By Burt: The gone ware given to the men to protect the camp, everyone in the camp had the use of guns for protection yon had no right to take the gun ashore I carried the gun to the boat at the Duly the gun case, ae far aa I know, was left behind ; yon bed no right to take the gun; I never beard yon aay a ward about going boating or shooting ; aa far as I know yon took everything away from the cutter ; had I seen you take the gun 1 should have stopped you.George Loyden, sworn, stated : From instructions I received Sunday last I went to Ben net’s and made enquiries about a gun ; I got the gun and powder Bask from Mr. Bennett; I arrest ad Burt in Smith-street on the charge of stealing the gun, and cautioned him ; he said, “ I took it to clean;” previous to the arrest I board prisoner my he would rather do three months than go back with Owston.Henry George, eworn, stated: I am under engagement to Mr. Owtiou; whenBurt went on the plantation the gunin nilwee given to him ; the gun was charge for his am, we all had firearms; I left the boat on Thursday night, and have not seen the gnn since until now ; the gun was in no one’s special charge.P. J. Bennett (examined by defendant) •worn, stated : Prisoner brought the gun np on Sunday afternoon, rolled np in a rug; Hag bee and Johnson were there; I took charge of the gnn and put it into the bed room.By Becker: Prisoner mked me to take charge of the gnn ; he said nothing about the gun belonging to Owston ; he said hewas going ont on the Monday eithershooting or'log or boating ; thsru was no attemptat concealment.His Worship, in dismiming the esse, remarked that it waa fortunate he had made no attempt at concealment.Feidat, Jtnre Nn.(Before E. W. Price, Esq., 8.M.)Kttping e Otmtlimf Houtt.Tow Look arm charged on the information of Senior-oooetabla Becker with keeping n gambling house in Oavanagh-street, contrary to daoae 30 of tha Lottery and Gaining Act.Mr. Bnrtt appeared for defendant.Chow Ah Butg was sworn aa interpreter for the defoaoe ; Boo Hoo Yoke far thaprosecution.Ton King, swore, said he was • labourer and lived in Bmith-etraet; renumbered loot Sunday night ; ha was in aa iron building in Oavsnagh street; did not know the owner of the building; defendant was playing fan tan; hs played and risked hie ring to piny fan tan j defendant wan the ring; tha board oi
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Palmerston Northern Territory Times and Gazette
Palmerston, Northern Territory, AU
Sat, Jul 02, 1881
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