How the Money Went.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 38, 10 January 1883, Page 2

How the Money Went.

AN EXPENSIVE HOLIDAY.

lathe Wellington Resident Magis* trate's Court on Monday, before Mr E. Hardcastle, R. M., Patrick Moynahan sued Mrs Ellen Harding, of the Union Hotel, to recover £30, the pro-, ceeda of an order for the payment of money drawn by Mr Edwin Meredith, jun M on Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., of Wellington, deposited by him with her on the 22nd of December, and ultimately presented by and paid to the defendant. Mr Forwood appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Gully for the defendant. Patrick Moynahan deposed that he was a station laborer, lately m the employ of Mr Meredith, Jan. He came to town on Wednesday, the 20th Dec* ember. He reached by the train between 6 and 7 p.m., and went to the hotel kept by defendant. One of the servants told him he conld have accommodation there, and he went to a room occupied by his mate, George Scudder. He had a wash and supper. Before he went out for a walk his mate sail to him, m Mrs Harding's presence "You had better leave some of yonr money with the landlady." He said to his mate, «< Give me the money." Scudder handed him £42, £30 by erder on Murray, Robert*', and Co., and £12 m single notes. He gave this to defendant, and had £5 or £6 left m his pocket. His mate had money of his own. He asked Mm Harding to take charge of the money for him. They then went dowa town. On Friday, -the 22nd of December, he went to Messrs Murray, Roberts. Ha had previously asked Mrs Harding to give him back the order, which she did. •He presented the ord«r, but it was not paid, as no advice had been received. He took it back to Mrs Harding the same afternoon, and told her she had better keep it «nd let him have a p 3 und or two if he should raa short before it was honored. She said, " You can have anything m the house, but I will give you no money on it." He had previously borrowed 30s from his friend, and when he asked defendant to give him this amount she would, not do so. He then told his friend Johl Morgan, to stop for a day or so, and he. would be accountable for his board. Ha pointed his friend out to Mrs Harding-, and she said « All right" That night he slept at the Melbourne Hotel, kept by Mr Walker. On December 23, while Morgan wa3 with him, he asked Mrs Harding again for the money. She then refused to give him anything, saying " I don't owe you a rap." On the Saturday night he slept at Walker's. Late on that day Mrs Harding, said .she would give him £3 and be done wfch him. He would not take that, fh | asked her for money again on Sunday, i but she said she did not owe him a rap. On the day after Boxing Day he went to Messrs Murray, Roberts and found that the order was payable. He stopped payment of it. The detendanfc by some means found this out, and! when he went to her, before he could speak, she said ft You have done a very mean action by stopping the cheque.'* She would not give him the cheque, and he left the house, and had not been there since. He did not claim any part of the £12 oash he deposited with the defendant. He never received anything from her on account of the £30s, After further evidence had been taken* the further hearing of fte case waf Adjourned,