WARING TAYLOR'S DEFALCA TIONS.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 78, 29 November 1884, Page 3

WARING TAYLORS DEFALCA TIONS.

Wi i.),im:ton, Saturday. William Wakim; Tvvuik, who was apprehended at Carnai yon, Rangitikei, on Thurxlay, was brought down to Welling ton by the lluia this afternoon. He was taken before the Resident Magistrate and charged, on remand, -with having converted to his own use 25 fully paid up shares in the Bank of New Zealand, worth i."250, the propci ty of Ernest Arundel, a legatee in the estate of James May. Mr Edwin Jellicoe appeared for the prosecution, and Mr E. Shaw for the defence. Mr Shaw applied that the eat-e should bo heard on Wednesday next, instead of Thuisday, as had been arranged when the accused was brought up immediately after his arrest. Mr Jellicoe offered no objection. Mr Shaw then applied that his client should bo admitted to bail. M r JelMcoe said he had no objection tobail being allowed. butbeforeHis Woiship decided in the matter it was necessary that he should understand the position of alfairs. At the present time there were three charges against the accused, the total amount et moneys alleged to have been misappropriated being about £10,000. On Monday morning other charges, involving sums amounting altogether to about £10,000, would bo laid against defendant. Having said this much, he (Mr Jellicoe) would leave the matter in the hands of the Court. Sergeant-Major Goodall said that when Taylor was arrested there wa? only one chartre against him. There were now three. Mr Shaw intimated that substantial bail was forthcoming. His Worship said he would admit the accused to bail with two sureties of toOO each in each ca«e. Mr Shaw objected that it would bo difficult to find so many sureties, and His Worship then consented to take two sureties only. Mr Shaw thought that heavy bail was not required, because his client did not want to run away. If he had desired to escape, he could ca^-ity have done fo since his bankruptcy, tie could have gone to a place whero an extradition treaty was not in lorce, but he did not want to go out of the colony, Mr Shaw submitted Mr Joe Dransfield and Mr John Beck as siu-eties. Mr J ellicoe accepted Mr Dransfield, and was willing to take Mr Beck provided that in one of the other cases some other gentleman also went surety. After some argument, Mr Beck satisfied His Worship as to his means, and his recognisance was accepted. The accusod was then admitted to bail, himself in £1,000, and two sureties of £I*ooo each..