A BARONET ON TRIAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1258, 13 October 1911, Page 5

A BARONET ON TRIAL.

BEARER OF A DISTINGUISHED NAME. By Teleeraph—Press Association—Copyri-ghl London, October 11. Sr Robert Teal, Bart'., has been committed for trial on a charge of obtaining credit at the Midland Hotel, St. Pandas, through not stating that he was an undischarged' bankrupt. HIS FIFTH BANKRUPTCY. Sir Robert Poel is a grandson of the famous Prime Minisltt oi England. He is it years of age, and was educated at Harrow and Oxford. According to "Who's Who," he owns about 10,000 acres, the estate apparently being heavily encumbered. Ho was adjudged bankrupt in January, 1910, and his statement showed unsecured liabilities amounting to .£I7OO, and no assets. Tho .bankrupt attributed his insolvency tq. loss, .estimated, at. -£10.00, through throwing 6pen" ; the grounds' of Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, on public holidays. Ho was the tenant for life of Drayton Manor, and tho trustees of the Pcef settled estates made an allowance to his wife and family and a voluntary allowance to himself, which averaged ,£ISOO to £1800 a year. He had nothing to pay out of that sum in respect of the upkeep of the property. Ho had thrown open the grounds of Drayton Manor on Whitsun and August bank holidays for tho previous three years. He charged Is. admission and had hoped to havo made a profit, but had lost. It was a speculation. Tho public would not come unless there was some attraction, and he had engaged threo bands of the Household Cavalry, and that cost money. He also had an arrangement with Messrs. Pain for fireworks, and that linn was with him in the loss. The bankrupt, in his examination, stated that he was preparing a scheme to pay 10s. in the pound. The Assistant Receiver remarked that there had been four previous bankruptcies and nothing had been paid under any previous scheme. This was denied by tho bankrupt, who declared that' his last bankruptcy had yielded Bs. 4d. in tho pound.