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Charges Brought before Resident Magistrate At Chapelton. THE PRACTISE OF OBEAH Adolphus Lewis Found Guilty and Sentenced To 12 Months. (From our Correspondent.) Chapelton, June 25.—In the Resi dent Magistrate's Court, holden here to-day, before His Honour Mr. C A Bicknell, with Mr. C. E. Tomlinson, Acting Clerk of the Courts, prose cuting, Adolphus Lewin was charged with practising abead. Mr. E. C.Clarke appeared for the accused Henry Bowen said: I am a con stable stationed at Frankfield. On the 8th of June this year, I went to Cabbage Hill, to Louis McLeod's yard. I remained there for the night. On the morning of the %th I saw the accused coming in the di rection of John Smith's yard. As he got to Smith's gate, I saw ac cused stoop down and dig a hole in the ground. He then went to Smith's house. Accused went in the house, and about two minutes after Michael McCrea, Louis McLeod and myself went in the house, when I saw accused with a phial which had in some liquid substance, sprainong on the wall. I held accused. He attempted to throw away the phial. I then arrested him on a charge of practising abead. I searched I ac cused and found another phial in his pocket containing liquid, also ten shillings in silver. Smith then show ed me a spot near to icLeod's line where accused had previously dug a hole. I searched the hole and found two roasted seed of corn and one roasted gupgo seed I took ac cused to the spot at the gate where I saw him stooping down. I saw a hole in the ground. On opening it up, I found two roastel corn seeds and one roasted gungo seed in the hole. Accused said that he did not know that Smith and McLeod were his enemies and that he only went to Smith's yard to prove that he is a man to his word. ‘The money that witness took away from accused was previously marked XII by Corporal Lee the day before 2nd given to Mc Leod. The phials produced were found by witness, on accused, John Smith said: I live at Cab bage Hill, in this parish. On the 1st June last I saw accreed at my gate. I told him to. come to my yard and I would wiv: him: some car penter work to do Accuse | said:: I am giving out work, but I need some help. I said: i don't know what you mé@an Accuse ® said I must give him. :9/ and he will help me. I told h im it has no money, ¢ then reported ‘he matter at the Wrankfiel’ Police Station. On the Sth of Tyne accused came to my yard and said | must g ive him 5’. = [ gave him 2, and told him to return the next day for the balance. tie came and [I told him I had not egative money as yet; ‘lf he can return in the evening for it. I saw constable Bowven some time after and told him something. The next morning I saw, accused at my gate. He took his stick and dug a note and took some thing out his pocket and put it in the hole. Accused then came in my yard and gave me something tied up, and told me to go and bury it at Mr. McLeod's line. I did so. Accused then asked me for the mo ney and I gave iim 19’. I got the money from ‘“only McLeod.
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Kingston Daily Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Fri, Jun 28, 1918
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