STEALING PROM A LOCAL BODY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2767, 10 May 1916, Page 6

STEALING PROM A LOCAL BODY

\ //';';■ MUNICIPAL '■ OFFICER; SENTENCED. • i;/;///'// B 5" Telegrann--Pres3 Association. [/•/ Christchurch,. May 9. !;:.;.':: At the.Supreme'Court to-day, William j.',.''-,,■•:■ Francis Bert Dunn, pleaded guilty to an :,=. charging him' with the" theft ['•;-.■'•."' ■• ~, : ' from • the City Council of i>642 o'u April y. ../v'il-last,' .....'■■■'■•-.. , - v•'-■:•■'.'•. '■'. llr.. Cassidy,,.who;.appeared for the £/.///prisoner, stated that some six months ago [.'-';: ■':.■:./" ne became involved, in. betting .transac|v//-/; tipns,, and tried : to rneet.'theni by;mis- '•;.■.'■■',■:-. appropriating iho City Council's money. ///;,/L»unn had enlisted,- and -counsel- asktd w ;,':; -that. Dunn be deall.wi'th in. the. same .;/;/; -manner as Mr.' Justice . Denniston /dealt v-;;v...with the Farrow, case.'.-'-.•;..;..''•'■''■' • *"//' ;;■■./// Mr. Justice Sim: .Was not complete /-// restitution made in "that case?. ////../ Counsel: Partly.-■." . •',-'•'/'••'■' ■'. /;;-.::://His Honour: what wa6 the amount in- ///}" solved? / ■-.'' / •/;■/,/ Counsel: A large Bum of,money. ': £/''. ■ //Continuing,, counsel, stated.that Dunn's ;//sv/offence did not show-a depraved mind or r.''"' /criminal" disposition..' . 1/ /■/ '•'■ Mr. Raymond, for the; Crown, said that j;;. ~' ' the report re character was that up to e ; ■'. /; the time of the. offence the prisoner was [";/-/ a; respectable man. It was Btated by the' /.../"/City; Council authorities that the'money ';..,;/ :i had been taken at : the'one. time. .When (L ..; ' errested he only had £!&:■ Referring to jy/;/-,other casea.in 'tho ;city, ; Mr. Raymond /./; , said in Tespect'to Farrow he'believed that (•:'"-:/^-iestitutioji-'H'a6..'inade: ; .6f almost all the J:■'■;■/" /amount, and Farrow, had not cleared out !/;;;.';: as : - Dunn had done. In fact, .Dunn was ;.:';. i''/arrested at Auckland,. which, did not : irif,.// ; ■'■ dicate going, into/camp. /, S:!;- : r 'j.;Mr/Cassidy stated,that,Dunn had been !;■''. by the Defence) authorities in /.;; ./'Octobei-g, 1915. The.reason why Dnnn'/V- ;"had.not gone into: camp was because he I'.'": '.;'■/'was' endeavouring; to get his' .money., mat- [■/-';'■/.■. ters straightened.//'/' , : ..'■';'..-' i//:.;..; His Honour., said it was.'suggested on &: ./'•' :'• .behalf, of fthe -prisoner/ that he. would be fv-;/ justified.in dealing--vvith the prisoner in //- .the same way as;Farrow.Wasidealt with! '..- .' ; '.lf. he were'to treatVithe: present case in yth?t/manner'he would'be saying practic-' ...ally that a;man occupying a position of /'- ; ;;:;;.f.trust.-. may steal.oyer yJUOO'-of his emf/,.'.. .ployer'a money,, attempt .to clear;out..of ';;.,;.,-";. the 'Country, and when captured and /'/.: ./brought back claim to escape punishment /;/ ;.;by- enlisting.._ Hi s; Honour: was certainly £;'/■> /not-goingto treat -the -decision «in Far- !;/<// ■ case, as-.applicable, to. the present j/.-/ .one, which was altogether a different'easa. [:.; ...../If he -were to 1 treat;it ;like Farrow's he fc'..::,:. iwould.'.be," ; instead;. of. .'sdministering .the y/. '.<-. law,.makihg'smodfch : the path'of the transt /' ...gressor.: ;He: declihed; to do /anything .of [V : '-'. './'th©. ; ;sort.';/'. ":'..-''-'■:.''..-■■■:;..;..' • ?. : /'./,\;.;.'jPr,i£onef ; was .sentenced ■, to two years'j///Zimprisoimeht.v\/ .;•'"'/. '..'