William Goreley was then placed at the bar charged with stealing the sum of £15 from tho person of James Harden on the 14th September. The evidence given was that prosecutor and he were together drinking at McGee's, and went to Onehunga. The prisoner set up the defence that he took the money in charge. James Hansen. lam a pensioner. I know the pri soner. I was with him on the day mentioned at McGee's public house I treated him because he was sitting there. I went out and wrestled with a man of the name of Rafferty. I did not take off my coat, but found af terwards my money was safe. I then went up the road and he (the prisoner) threw me several times. 1 parted from the prisoner convenient to Kellys I met two wo men, Mrs. OHara and Mrs. Bell, who asked me to stand a treat. I there discovered that I had lost my money. I had not met anybody except the prisoner and these women. The women could not have taken the money. After some cross-questioning by the Judge the prose cutor allowed that he was ra'her tipsy. Mary Kelly. — I am landlady of the Royal Oak. On the 14th a soldier, resembling the prisoner in height and figure, came in with these women,— Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Parkison, and Mis. CGauon. He ordered three glasses of rum and one of syrup, and drew a bundle of notes from his pocket and paid for it with a one pound note. As they wore going aw ay Hansen came, and wanted to treat them all again. I would not give them any. They then went away, soldier and all; and I ■aw nothing of Hansen for an hour more, Mr. Lundon then asked him to lend him money, when he pulled out some sovereigns and said he ought to have 4515 in notes. He was a little soberer then. James Hanson being re-called was cross-examined by prisoner — He could not remember more than two women, or being tumbled down. 