AN EMBEZZLES.
{Per Press 'Association. 1 ! Auokland, Irbl night. William Oldham, a middlo-ogod mao, was charged with having (ailed to aoooant to Messrs Heathor, Robortou and Co., botwoou Soptombov 22nd and Oolober 10th, (or sums amounting to £lO2 Os Id, rooclvod (com Annio Preston and others. Arthur B. Robortou said aoousod had been employod by the firm as town , traveller. His salary commenced at 41125 a yoar with travelling expenses, Aoousod oftorwards received 411 GO and oxponses paid. A list of paymonts made by tko firm’s customers to accused was handed to witnos3, who Boid that aooußod had (ailed to account fer tho Bum of £lO2 8s Id, When tho defioionoy was discovered witness ashed accused (or an explanation, and ho stated that ho had lost a roll o( notes. Detootlvo Hollis produood a statomont mado bv aoousod, admitting a defioionoy of £lO2 8s Id. Accused ploadod guilty, and was committed for sentence. Bail was allowod, himself in £3OO and two sureties of £l5O each.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1592, 24 October 1905, Page 3
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165AN EMBEZZLES. Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1592, 24 October 1905, Page 3
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