ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10478, 15 November 1911, Page 5

ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION

YOUNG MAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. In the Magistrate's Court at Mastfcerton yesterday, 'before Messrs M. Oasellbarg aaid 'E. McEwen, J.'sP., a young omaai manned Horace Garter was dhaiiged, on remand, with tlbe misappropriation of goods and* cash, to the valiue of £7O 0s 6d, tihe property of J. L. Murray, mercer, of Ma;sterton, by wthom Ike iliad ibeen employed as a itravellleir. Constable Brown prosecuted, and Mr P. L. HoHings appeared for the accused. Hie evidence of 'Mr Murray went to .sliiowi tihiat itihe a caused had been in Ms eimjpl'oy, amd Lie [bad' reason to tMnk that he was alhout fto leave the district " without accounting for moneys received by him. He hiad ooinsequenrtily pflaoed the matter. ini tli<e hands of thie police. Constable Ferguson deposed to having arrested the accused at (the Carterton railway isfation. The accused liiad admitted having spent £2l in a few days. Evidence Avias also given by Messrs Rloodarkiirk (iboardAng-Jiiou'Sie keeper), and Pletluerick (motor oai" dbauffieur). llbe latter deposed that the accused had sent ia rteileip/frone meisisagje from the Taueru thiat Ihie rvvamted a oar to bring him to Masterten. WQien the ca onreadhed' itihie Taueru, the aocused said (be wi'sihed to be taken to Carterton via. thle Maungarakis, in order to avoid Mlasterton. He was ta-keai, at lliiis rreqiuesit,. to .the Carterton railway station. The accused, who reserved Ms defemce, ■ wa® committed to take Ms trial tit thie nextfc sitting of the' Supreme Cfouirt- Bail wias allowed in ao-' cused £IOO, aaid two sureties of £SO each.