CRISP IN COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 7

CRISP IN COURT

. DUNEDIN SOLICITOR' CHARGED. ; •• (By-Telegraph.—Presi Aesoolatlon.) ./,.. .:,.;;, .Punedln, April 20. • .-■ John. arrested &i 'Hokitil;a,. Bppeare"d m thfe city Polico Court, this morning charged that, p.n or about January 20,, 1911, at Palmerston, he did forge the signatures of Jessie Pahnerand' C. E. Nalder to a certain' decS of mortgage from Jcssio Palmer to James and others. .. .-•■':. ... ■

Mr. J. F. M. Fraser, Crown solicitor, said that he. would ask for a remand until Friday. Mr. W. C; MacGregor: I appear for accused. I cannot object to a remand, but 1 ask Your Worship to fix bail. . Mr. Bartholomew,, S.M.: Have you anything to say on the subject of bail, Mr. Fraser ? . . '. - . ' .'

■ Sir. Fraser: If .Your Worship fixes bail, under, the circumstances.it should be substantial, and it should be conditional on accused reporting himself every day at the Official ■ Assignee's office, where his services will be required to unravel certain complications. • The prisoner attempted to evade arrest, and was.captured on the West Coast. The amount that he is alleged to have misappropriated is large—about £8000. Mr. MacGregor: I do not know about the amount. I quito admit that bail should be substantial, and am quite prepared to consent to conditions. In fact, Crisp himself 'is anxious ,to assist the Assignee in every way, and will give him every assistance to have his affairs straightened. He volunteered-that suggestion to me. Continuing, Mr. MacGregor said that he would suggest that there should bo a couple of sureties of £200. • If bail was made too heavy it might be prohibitive. His Worship said that he would fix bail as follows:—Accused in £500, with two sureties of £250 each, and would make it a condition that accused should report himself at the Police Station each morning at 10 o'clook.

/Accused was then remanded until Friday.