THE WILLSON CASE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 1, 24 December 1912, Page 3

THE WILLSON CASE.

TOTAL DEFALCATIONS ALLEGE]

TO BE £I3OO,

The final charge in the Willson case, forgery and uttering, was continued during the afternoon at the Court yesterday. Peter Keller, assistant engineer, stated that the signature “P. Keller” on the sub voucher produced was not his signature, and he had never certified to such work during the period shown. No such persons as shown on the voucher were employed at this work during the period mentioned. The wages sheet in the ordinary course was made out from a time sheet certified to by witness, hut no time sheet to correspond with the voucher produced was ever certified to by him. George Septimus White, timekeeper, who. had kept the times in that locality and between the dates mentioned, swore that no such men as those scheduled were employed, and he had never supplied a time sheet for the work. William Wilson, Treasury Clerk, gave evidence as to the Treasury having paid out the money, for which credit had been given to Wilson. Charles Edward Crawford, first clerk on the accountants’ staff at the Public Works Department’s head office, said he knew the accused casually. The Reused had been imprestee in the Public Works Department from some date in July, 1911, to November, 1912. During the latter part of November last and the beginning of December he audited the whole of the accounts of the accounts of the accused from the time when he was first made imprestee. The total amount of the defalcations, including the amounts involved the charges investigated that day, was a little over £I3OO. , . „ , Mr C. J. McKenzie, re-called, said, in answer to Mr Macalister, that apart from the present charges, accused had always borne a good chaiacter. Oh this charge, Wilson pleader; guilty, and was committed for sentence.