Stealing Post Letters. —George Graham Eyes, who had been wait'ng trial at Timara on a charge of forgery, was brought up on a writ of habeas corpus , to answer three charges of having stolen letters from the General Post-office, Christchurch. Mr Thomas appeared for the accused. Inspec tor Feast stated that on the 27th August last he went to the store room of the Com mercial Hotel with Mr Warner. Took charge of a box given him by Mr Warner. Took the box to his office, and searched it in the presence of Detective Betting ton. Found a quantity of clothes which prisoner used to wear, and also a number of letters addressed to him, and some signed by h’m self. Produced a letter and papers which he ‘‘ound in the leather pouch produced at the bottom of the box. The letter is a Danish letter. By the impression on the letter would think that an Australian half sovereign had been enclosed in it. The impression is noticeable on one of the papers which were enclosed in the letter. W. F. Warner called, stated that he is licensee of the Commercial Hotel. Re membered the police taking possession of a box at his place about the latter end of last month. The box belonged to accused. He (accused) had been staying for some t’me at his (witness) house, and was living there in December last. The box was kept ; n his bedroom at that time. After accused left, the box remained in his bedroom for about a week or more, when w itness had it packed up and placed in the store under lock and key. No one but witness and the barman had access to the store. The key is kept in the bar. Accused went to the box once while it was in the store. This was in his (witness) presence. Mary Ann Appeldoiff, wife of Carl Appeldorff, labourer, li \ ing in Christchurch, recognised the handwriting on the letter produced and the envelope as that of her husband’s brother. One of the enclosures (a card) was written on by her husband’s brother’s child. There were two half sovereigns on the card produced, which had been enclosed in the envelope. The enve lope was gummed up, and she (witness) took it to the General Post office at Christchurch, and posted it. 