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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 9

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' BAMkRUPTjoNVICTED;, V;, ;J - SENTENCE\,OF aMPRISOMIENT^;^ ; :At the Magistrate's :Court yesterday,;/ .-; before'Mr.'';-SVf:<*. ; : Riddell,' ; S.M£jthe'o : ; case was concludedvin...' -which,;/Alfred!-.v -; Frank;Higgins,:forraerly ; in business, as V'' : V a grocer .hi; Kent Tcrraco/;,was'charged; '■: ■■'■. that,; on', August 29,^'..at;.^VeUjn^gtbn,.'':.;; . being adjudged V;,a upon;;; 'wf*i petition'presented Ton he 1 did, ■ within...twolve>-monihs ;befoiv;'the' : :-:.; presentation of .-.the- f petition,;.quit;.New ■'.; 'fi ifeiland, and takb.with;.hi.ni;part.-of:hi3V-;* property. (£2O), which ;should have., been. :';>■, divided,among ;his/.xreditors.'..<;Mr.ViT. : ;^' : Neave, 'of.-the, .Grown.-Law-iOMcoj-ap- ; ;-i 'pearedfor the prosecution,:'a'nd'.Mr.rC.:;'■;■:/ R.-.Bix .defended;;;; ;Ac'cu'sed. had/pleaded,3.';' ■ not guilty,-and whenlihe ;ca«e.;.was; -ad-,' : ;V jburned,/on ;■ .Wednesday.-Vilastj^vMr.:"Sv Neave;Kad not; concluded'.his. examina-.;-.-i----,tion.:-v;-.:.:;:•;",;- v;'.,; ; : ; /f;.;.-;:;; y rt<'';-S.'-' .f.'£ . -;: In,'.the,course ■ of ;,cross-examihatibn!'V y .? 'fi bought; Iris-, steamer•■; ticket ofrom-jNew.-'•;;J Zeaknd ;to;H6bart ,at. the ; Xfnidn;;SteaniS;:-;\;] Ship.Company'a-officbiabout; ai more .ibeforelhev loft did not ; ; remember ■ telling. ;Mr.is GeorgO;, •;■:': oh; August .'>lvthat: he'-; bbhtem- :-,)■■ \ i plated , a :; .trip;; tb '■• Rotoruai but.'.might;;:iil have- toldMum,.so;a :^fortnight '.'before.;.;;v.{j -He. didihot : with^W : Dson'oh;>Aiigust-;liiithougKvho hadv.frequently ;WUson;-when.vthb; latter-;; called; jnV}::tb ,; : -look ,reason;.;for..,riot'.:emplbying a;'debtvi'cbl-,V; ; ? -lector; ; tb\ in; his "debts ;;,tbat^; : he;;;; : ; could hot;make,suitable' arrangements';;-;'' iwith : any>'colleetbr.v,::'Wheri;. he lef t;iWel-, ; i; ; y

lihgtim;■ on; Auguat;3 Lthere : 'was:'■ notVoiie «; paid,;;,;: His due;,uhtil;;; August;;2o, ;;the.;,date'sbn;;which> : Ee' wasrv, : miide;a';bankrupt.;<;ln :,regard:;tb,ixthe ';' cheque'drawn;in:DunediiiVfpf."£l2rU "ahd,-made , cpsed .'..stated: that: -he •;thbught. : Tthat;ihe',.t' drawing;pf thaj;' cheque--.was'J'thbdßestft way; to - opllectibn;'? Vbeeh^paid/intb^i'hisi? aecount.ahd' dishonoured;' -

/./:A'cquscd : ywas :beirigv;questionedj 'as'^to"!?;'^! :his ..b¥nlr';'transaction^ bis 'movements' in : '?fi/ ■leaving ■ ; for-;. Hobartjy y when'y y-MiKy Dix yyvS :drow: inis.yAVprsbip's:.attention:4o.:;ytbs : :'- ! ,'K ; i fact;; that/ycouhsely for. ;'prosebutioffi;waa'y,^-/ fgivingcwrongyda%;<;.:^^ tipnafiyy,and ; yuniiecessarily.v/contusing^*/' accused.;' ;As;a/mati«mbf fact^saidfMry'W: ylMxyaccusedvfcadyleft^tk^^ jHobarfc/pnyAu'gust'y^ .speaking; as ./if- : acousidj-.had^vl^n'/j'm-."^-^ ;Dune'diiiyoh / ':';.;;s■£s ■ :>: 'Kfty ,' yAccused;.repeated* his j'stafeent/i'tnai^Ayy :it^was^ibe;illneßs ; :of^.the^cbild ; .alati"ibad^s! ykeptyMmwl6nger:;.thaWyiiecesSaryfi^^ /Hobart^He^h^ybcshyinycu d.aysy;there/because/the' ; magistrate^^ in thpcbuntryyTh^ .niitted;'hijny ; toy bail-.as - sbori.;,asShß~sw; >/f>;t ythe;/warrant; oatwhicb:yhb^bad£>-been.">tKy ;detairied/y{y'<;.;// ; <y'f/; V.y-'/'/W/ys/^^yy

/given'/byy^iljiam;-shM a;. debtyto Jcpllectyljeibre; Biggins ;4eft,£sv| : the; money : ' "icbllected,-; Higgihs svv "n was ytpi /receive/; .when-"he.'came?back; : i'X" ■asked; vleavey toyrecall ; ;:George^t#ils% ) v ;iv-; 1 : : i but his Worship declined'' ; td ; ; '?Referri4g'%) } said ythat:'y it/; had; fested; / defrauding Vjhis'/ycreditors bffence/^ith-:;wliiclivh^ ■was /liable ( foy; a';''perialtyjybfr'six'^dhtns^-: ; i; 5 to ybfg imprisonment; ;.ibr^' v acts which. J person/might act' 5 himself the,.Bcbp6-?p6,ibo- ;/'Act: ; .'.-'. pleadedy nbty guiltyy ■ fertile' '■' 3presentS?S charge;/; arid/his '''■■ cbuiisel*Kad ; ■; ybfonght ■ iy/i! | fbrwardxbyeryrpoin|' 'mi hisy faybnr;t;hutrsy\ •,tha;,evidencV.-was V'/ fixing :,tKe : -?M •;that^ke/ywbidd ; theyf acfcyi thaty although' Recuse t had ..been,- adjudged," baiikrupft'-'hisy •..-. cfeditpra'Kp;' .'would -i,receive =• 2C|.y Jin 'ithbyS,-" and r also'? *& |i ;thelf act;, that/accused; had ; b tody ,y f or/Zseyen- i'daysy in / ;yHobar£y/ A'. ?#S /sentence.of/2irdays'/imprisohment'',wa3^-'' ; ;imposed.yyyky ; vy;, r ;;y,i<yj^y^