R. M. COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1499, 5 November 1885, Page 4

R. M. COURT.

( Before R. Ward, Esq., R.ML) ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Hugh Mattiieson was charged by |C. "Whitehead with embezzlement of various sums of money ,paid tq aim by customers and not accounted for." *" ' {• Accused pleaded not guilty. ■■'.'.- : The prosecutor expressed a wish to 1 withdraw the charges, but the accused? insisted that the case he proceeded with. The prosecutor gave evidencce m sup-^ of the charge, from which it\appeared j that certain amounts paid to accused by various persons had not been accounted | for. His assistant proved that a bag of flour hadbeen taken by the lad for delivery to a purchaser, and the money had not been given to him. The person to whom the' bag of flour had been delivered deposed that she had pai&accused Accused maintained that only 4s 6d had been paid which amount he htfd given to Mr Whitehead. In reply to the - Be'helrlje denied 1 having received tfie 9s , and that he distinctly remembered 1)00^ uigjthe unpaid balance. , , The constable deposed to his^rre^t 'm Foxtbn'as he was going away with the circus. . „.....-.- ■ \ Accused said he had been asked by ia chuni of Iris named, Kroupa\ to, go with him," and they both got engagements in> the circus. : . ' ■ = The case was^held over for the production of the bread cart pass book. ; | \ '\Qn\the book being -produced accused could not find the entry he had alleged hehadmadeV » ; v;. 7V ! '■-■ The constable stated a number of other charges were^endingi but the witnesses were unwilling to give evidence, i The Bench, though expressing : belief m the guilt of the accused, dismissed the charge undei the,.l97.th clause'of the Act. It was hoped the lesson would be a caution to the accused. . . crviii oases. ' Judgment was given m the following small debt cases viz., -,- „ . . - ; -| Allingham v. T: Hogg.— Claim', £1 ss. J. Millar v. Burr.— Claim, Us 6d. ; In the case Allingham v. D. ; Millar., claim, £1 15s, an order was made for payments by instalments, with usual alternative ; also m case Allingham v. Eeckleben.; i ! The Court then adjourned. . •'■ .' v •