Leo Waiting, an assistant in the employ of Mr. O'Brien Twigg, was brought up on remand, charged with the theft of a quantity of medicines, etc., the property of his employer, and valued at $70, from No. 20 Broadway.
Mr. Twigg produced three baskets fal] of medicines, etc., which he identified as his property. He said that as the result of his investigations at Ni had come across a quantity of other medicines, which he could not identify, but which he felt sure were his.
Mr. F. Ellis, who appeared for the accused, asked that he should be dealt with leniently. He was a young man and had a wife and two children, and very bad health. f accused were let off with a fine it would be sufficient punishment, and he would not repeat the offence.
Mr. Twigg replied that accused was not very ill, and if he went to prison, and he was really sick, he would be well cared for. A man who could find bail for $1,000 and obtain the services of counsel to defend him would not be adequately punished by the infliction of a fine, Though he had been able to find no definite proof against accused, inal from
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