ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2364, 2 June 1892, Page 3

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ETC.

At Palmerston North on Sunday a young Maori named Warina Taka was thrown off his horse and killed. An old man named Thomas Thompson, a resident of Lyttelton, fell dead on the footpath opposite the Eastern Hotel, Christchurch, on Monday morning. The cause of death was heart disease. Mr Downes, postmaster at Port Chalmers, died of diphtheria.

As the Rev. J. Farrow was crossing the bridge at Wanganatinoko, near Pahiatua, on a horse on Tuesday, the horse kicked out at a settler named Alexander, striking him in the chest. He was picked up and taken into a residence close by, where he died. He leaves a wife and large family. In the Supreme Court, Wellington, John Frederick Rice pleaded guilty to forging the name of W. A. Coates, solicitor, and was remanded for sentence. The Crown Prosecutor mentioned that the police had another warrant for prisoner for an offence alleged to have been committed at Christchurch. Alexander Ross, charged with housebreaking at Feilding, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. Philip Letchford pleaded guilty to forging the names of residents of Tawa Flat to orders for books, and was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. Peter Ramage was convicted of larceny, and remanded for the Probation Officer's report. Walter Lang was convicted of entering the Panama Hotel, with intent to commit a felony. He was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court at Christchurch closed on Monday evening. The following sentences were passed Arthur B. Stuart, for forgery, 4 years’ penal servitude ; Julius Danton, for larceny, 0 months’ hard labor; Joseph Hudson, for forgery and uttering, 6 months’ hard labor; Jessie Halliburton, for larceny, 12 months’ hard labor. Alice Clayton, charged with assault, was acquitted. ' Mr Bagot, Receiver of Land Revenue at Wellington, was arrested on Saturday charged that he did on April 17, 1889, embezzle £240 of money belonging to Her Majesty, and that on several other times within six months thereafter he embezzled certain sums of money. The case was remanded, bail being fixed, himself in £IOO and two sureties of £SO each. On Monday afternoon a further information was sworn against Mr Bagot and the Hon. J. S. Whyte, of Auckland, charging them jointly with having, between the years 1887 and 1889, conspired to defraud the Government of large sums of money amounting to upwards of £9OO, particulars of which are specified in the information. The charge against Hon. J. B. Whyte and Geo. N. Bagot, Receivers of Land Revenue, arising out of alleged irregularities in the Land Department, alleges that they “at divers times in the years 1887,1888, 1880, 1800,and 1801, at Wellington, unlawfully, fraudulently, and wickedly did consjure, combine, conlederate, and agree together to cheat and defraud Her Majesty the Queen of divers large sums of money, bankers’ cheques, and other valuable securities which should thereafter have been received and taken into possession for, and on account of, Her Majesty by the said George N. Bagot as Receiver of Land Revenue at Wellington, by unlawfully embezzling, appropriating, and converting to their own use divers sums of money, bankers’ cheques, and other valuable securieties which thould have been so received as aforesaid by the said George N. Bagot as such Receiver of Land Revenue, as aforesaid being then and there employed.in the public service of Her Majesty ; and that, in pursuance of the said conspiracy, combination, confederation, and agreement the said J. B Whyte and George N. Bagot did unlawfully receive, appropriate, und obtain the following moneys to wit On the 27th April, 1889, the sum of £240; on the 9th May, 1889, the sum of £3O ; on 10th August, 1889, the sum of £3O ; on 31st August, 1889, the sum of £3O ; on (3th November, 1889, the sum of £GG4 11s 9d; on 22nd March, 1890, the sum of £3O ; and on 24th January, 1891, the sum of £3O ; on other days and times divers other sums of money by unlawfully embezzling, appropriating, and converting to their use the same moneys, such moneys having been received and taken into possession by the said Geo. N. Bagot as such receiver as aforesaid for and on account of Her Majesty.” Being an indictable offence, the case is fixed forbearing on June 7th, on which day Bagot, who is separately charged with embezzlement, comes up on remand.