SINGULAR CHARGE OF PERJURY
(PBE PBES3 ASSOCIATION) Napier, August 25. The R.M. Court was occupied till after 10 last night m hearing a charge of perjury brought against F. D. Luckie, commission agent, of Hastings, by B. G Ware, bis olerk. la the Reoata will case, aud subsequently m Bankruptcy proceedings, Luckie swore that he was m financial difficulties through Ware einbezz'ing over £400, the property of Me Tanner, M H.E., and that he had a letter from Ware admitting the embezzlement. Ware laid the present information. He admitted writing ■the letter, but s*id it was done under pressure to save Luckie, and on a promise 4hat it should be destroyed after being ehown to Mr Tanner. Ht» also admitted taking certain moneys as wages and haviDg paid the same to Luckie. He could not account for £346 outside the payments made to Lpckie, but he denied having taken so much as that, though bo alone bad the keys of the caßb-box and safe, and was also m charge of the tookp, which were correctly kept. Ultimately the case *"was adjourned till Monday. &.f ter that is disposed of Ware will be pros' cated for embezzlement, on the information of, Luckie; j
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1929, 27 August 1888, Page 3
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202SINGULAR CHARGE OF PERJURY Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1929, 27 August 1888, Page 3
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