MISAPPROPRIATION OF MONEYS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4162, 24 November 1884, Page 3

MISAPPROPRIATION OF MONEYS.

Wellington, This day.

William Waring Taylor, who was apprehended at Carnarvon, Rangitikei, on Thursday, was brought down to Wellington by the s.s. Huia on Saturday afternoon. He was taken before the Resident Magistrate, and charged on remand with having converted to his own use 25 fully paid-up shares in the Bank of New Zealand (£250 worth), the property of Ernest Arundel, a legatee in the estate of James May, deceased. Mr E. Jellico appeared for the prosecution, and Mr E. Shaw for the defence. Mr Shaw applied that the caso should be heard on Wednesday next, instead of Thursday, as had been arranged when the accused was brought up immediately after his arrest. Mr. Jellicoe offered no objection. Mr. Shaw then applied that his client should be admitted to bail. Mr. Jellicoe said he had no objection to bail being allowed, but before .liis Worship decided in the matter it was necessary that he should understand the position of affairs. At the present time there were three charges against the accused, tho total amount of moneys alleged to have been misappropriated being- about £10,000. On Monday morning; other charges involving sums amounting altogether to about £10,000 would bo laid against defendant. .Having said this much he (Mr. Jellicoe) would leave the matter m the hands of the Court. Sergeant-Major Goodall said that when Taylor was arrested there was only one charge against him, but there were now three. Mr Shaw intimated that substantial bail was forthcoming. His Worship said he wauld admit accused to bail with two sureties of £500 each in each case. Mr Shaw objected that it would be difficult to find so many sureties, and His Worship then consented to take two sureties only. Mr Shaw thought that heavy bail was not required, becauee his client did not want to run away. - If he had desired to escape he could easily have done so since his bankruptcy. He could have gone to a place where no extradition treaty was in force, but he did not want to go out of the country. Mr Shaw submitted Mr Joe Dransfield and Mr John Beck as sureties. Mr Jellicoe accepted Mr Dransfield, and was willing to take Mr Beck, provided that in one of the other cases some other gentleman also went surety. After some argument Mr Beck satisfied His Worship as to his means, and his recognisance was accepted. Accused was then admitted to bail, himself in £1000, and two sureties of £1000 each.