CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8355, 15 February 1913, Page 5

CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD

CHARGES AGAINST FRANCIS SHACKLETON. LONDON, February 13. Thomas Garlick, an accountant, and F. R. Shackleton, a brother of Sir Ernest Shackleton, and formerly of the Dublin Castle staff, were charged, on remand, at the Police Court, with conspiring to defraud Lord Ronald Gower of £40,000, Frank Hird of £6OOO, and Miss Josephine Browne of £12,000. The accused were further remanded. Shackleton was committed for trial on a charge of misappropriating £SOOO. Counsel stated that Lord Gower had been ruined after entrusting the management of his affairs to the defendants. Garlick had been given power of attorney, had sold Lord Gower’s stock, credited Gower with shares in the International Financial Development Corporation, and paid him alleged dividends. Garlick had acted similarly in other cases. LOST CROWN JEWELS. QUESTION IN HOUSE OP COMMONS. LONDON, February 13. In the House of Commons, Hr Birred, Chief Secretary for Ireland, replying to questions, said it was a particularly cruel outrage to associate Lord Haddo with the disaxipearauce of the Crown jewels from Dublin Castle. Lord Haddo was absent from Ireland months before and after the robbery. Lord Haddo is the eldest son and heir of the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. , The mystery of the disappearance from Dublin Castle of the State Jewels of the Order of St. Patrick has never been explained. On the eve of the departure of King Edward and Queen Alexandra for Dublin in July. IPW. it was discovered that the jewels, valued at £50,000. had been stolen. In the inquiry which followed. Sir Arthur Vicars. Ulster King of Arms, stated in his evidence before the commission that ho suspected Hr Francis K. Shackleton, whose office (Dublin Herald) ranked next to that of the witness. He implied that while Mr Shackleton was a guest at his house, he took impressions of the keys while his host wag having a bath. A detective, however, found that there was no case against Hr Shackleton, and the commission, on hearing the evidence, completely exonerated him. On a rearrangement of the Office of Arms, Captain N. E. Wilkinson succeeded Sir A. Vicars, while Mr G. O’Qrady took the place of Mr Shackleton.