MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2144, 21 March 1870, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before his Worship the Mayor, R. B. Martin and H. Driver, Esqs., J.P.s) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Robt. Stevens, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours; Henry Smith, for a like offence, bail forfeited ; Henry Rudd, 1 Os, or twenty-four hours ; Frances Christian, 10s, or twenty-four hours; Edward Nelson, 20s, or forty-eight hours. OFFENCES AGAINST THE BVE-LAWS. William Menzics, for three cows wandering, was fined os each and costs ; William Hall, cow wandering, os and costs ; David Nicol, six head of cattle trespassing, 2s Cd each ; John Connell, removing the surface of road in Leith street without obtaining permission, 10s and costs ; W. Watt and Co., leaving building materials in tho Octagon, 10s and costs ; William Hall, allowing three cows and two calves to wander in Duke street, 5s each without costs. (Before R. B. Martin, Esq., and H. Driver, Esq., J.P.s.) CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. William Henry Carwell was charged with embezzling the sum of LH 14s, the property of Messrs Wilson and Birch.—James Wilson, brewer, said that the defendant entered thoir employ as traveller and collector last Wednesday week, the 11th inst. He was on trial for a month, at L 3 a week and his expenses paid. He was to receive instructions from the clerk as to his duty. Witness gave him instructions to hand all cash received before 3 o’clock everyday with a slip which the clerk would initial, and any accounts received after 3 o’clock were to be handed in before closing the office. Should the office be closed

they were to be paid in tbo following morning. The prisoner collected a considerable Sum of money, and complied with his instructions until last Monday. He did not know anything of L. Morton’s account for Lll 14s. He (witness) had not received the money. In reply to the prisoner, the witness said the expences were to be deducted from the moneys paid in. By the Bench : By expences he meant the amount spent in his capacity as traveller. It was usually a specified sum. James Speight, clerk to Wilson and Birch, said the accused himself made out Morton’s account from the books. The account was made out on Saturday week, and the receipt signed by him. The money had not been paid to the firm. Mr "Wilson and himself were the only persons in the firm who received moneys. Cardwell told witness on the Monday that ho had got the money. He had iot seen him from that time until he saw him in the box. The money should have been paid on that day. The accused was three or four days in the service, and had paid in three slips, from two of which deductions were made for expenses. One day no deduction was made. Three slips were paid in—one March 10, two March 11, and the expenses for the two days were deducted. Two of tho slips were received by Mr Wilson. In reply to tho accused, said there might be expenses due on tbo Saturday. It was about 12 or 1 o’clock that accused went into the office, and never saw him afte.r. James Wilson recalled • In reply to the accused, the witness said he did not recollect seeing him in the street on Monday. He was wanting cash for a small cheque which the prisoner gave him. Louis Morton, Great King street, said he knew the accused as representing the firm of Wilson and Birch. He presented the account produced for Lll 14s. Witness paid the money, and received the receipt from the accused on the 14th March. He saw the accused at Wilson and Birch’s store, about one o’clock. # In reply to the prisoner, tho witness did not see him at Messrs Wilson and Birch’s later than about ten minutes past one o’clock. Detective Barrel, after twelve o’clock on Saturday night lust, arrested the prisoner in the house of a man named Hogg, in Clark street. In reply to the Bench, the witness said there was no warrant issued. The detective force had been looking for the prisoner from the day before his arrest on Saturday. The prisoner being cautioned in the usual form, asked for the adjournment of the case to to-morrow. He was remanded till twelve o’clock tomorrow accordingly. Bail was decided to be accepted—two sureties in LSO each.