THE GORDON RHILLIPS CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 821, 16 July 1881, Page 2

THE GORDON RHILLIPS CASE.

j (frdon Phillipg, of j|PahnjmWjSS^brought before MeiSrs • J.E'g.', on the charge" ofobtaining goods and. money under false prfltatiwn ■ ■ y ' --—gsxsasst^t&^^la'pruatiuuted.' The firaT^*" V residing in Masterton. OMhe' lalsi month the (U®Odd) my Btota to the value of 12»-and tendered _ me a • chequftbfin£2(^tthT{h s ! <l Mllgeil ! ' fl 1 for hinj. He sfaie4''thsitHl l bhßqW"wai -* drawn by himself. IdidTraask „i had any 'il/atrS 1 ® whicfi it I was retiir^d'^mj)|^gq(;^i s .gi(oxTOvo daiif In ankfoer'to theacouwd.jk stated tiw'ne did niSFpteaent the cheque., ", personally for pth'tpd l^ o xHle 4 • by ?/ tetSf & tant for nSd r xo "Know this, ' , , r •Witnto vtff ** 01,010 ' **"** < s'The iiccußed—(in a"judicial tone)/-! 1 ' don't se<] .have-thia information. wj liuJt.ii iiili"Vn'ilii ni'ini 1 .1 Sergt MtiaVdle augtfesUa a remand.. The a'ccused said bis case-waaW'cleiir'' hedid nut think'a'remand wopl<hbe.nettt»'»ikl wry. I , iiWi}*! cgtroM Vmo'il A. E. S. Carr deposed—l am-, manager, of the Bapk.pXiAustralMia in^Mastettbn^' I recognise the ohgqijp produped; ;i/i. 1 forwaVjied to Wellington and-presented tfieres-jop payjsenfoa,t the Mdi T: at the Tel Aro branch.^, The ; f,v ; 1 would know the names "cjf' the r ;branch j accounts.!' ''' . aMUßed.TfYou.lsay-ithat>'tlievhekd'' office would know the,itian\w..!)f, ; the:; branch accounts. .Would,, tliej offices know the of L the iiead Office - laccpjUntß?! ' vic-it'H"Ml wi «vwi Witness—No. ( J. T/ ,,, u " l The the 1 'cheque marlced ' at the head offiwijijuiw vJm-^sS Witness—The reply came from the.head office. I therefore asaumeitbal itywia/ 1 The wouap^Tj- ( ijsrquld. ; you> infer-' > ■'- i' l 'from'tKisl 8 "*rr' • \ jWilrfe'ssj-That no person of' the-name.'. ~ /of Gorao'n Philli(ss'iVa6 known'fo the.bank 1 ' ! K as an account holc(er l ji«.jHlaO f.p uo'dri:.! Swift, McArdlu remarked^hj^fjp 'the accused was arrested and brought; before Mr Shaw, he could have brought forward his present oleaV ij The acodaed—Well, have had an account (Sank for the last three been overdrawn to tha arapunt,of;£2oo.'P 111 may not be now—l tnight;<bßi£4oQ tfr > > 1600 in credit, laicablsgfaW^' 'home for remit tab'ce'B;£i /TheOatso ua hi a o >l ' *» Mtnted that he had drawn for £6OO through the Colonial Bank, and given the National order on' themouey.J —,j ; y.,,, asking for Joney. to a bank. ..Why'didn't you get the biihk J to' gi^'ibvidtince^! in Wellington?' ' :i ; i ;;;V jJChe accused—lt was" after" l}artlcibg n ( V . notirs fflienj I was arr ( ested.'; ; 'l)diQ'not explain all this to Mr' Shaw bVcauae; he said tho case : mustbe femanded.to.the Wai- - - rarapa, j > Mr Yallance—Wh6njdjdjoWdrawJth f e .'i< . last cheque! on your bank which was paid! 1 f... .i Prisoner—l'cannotsay. v Sergt, McArdle said prisoner hadia"* cheque book 'on him vrhen arrested.i -. J T Prisoner said-the cheque produced ms never marked bvthe 'NationM'B'ahk..':lt might have been marked by some other ■ bahk,. Two cheque blocks wfere then produced by the!police—one on (he Bank.of ■'Außtralajia,! and—the "other on the Rational Bank.

The accused stated! that in travelling -.about the 1 country he found it convenient tb;carry cheque books J of different bunks with'him forjthe convenience of hia'cus.tomerß.• - ! L.^':"-; I '':''': : :.f I

.The Court;suggestedbani/adjournment 'to obtaia the evidence bl the'; Wellington!■>' bank'rnanager. |f ''•';. : :'■:;'. ""-. /■ ■, The accused demurred, to ■ this.' account of the; trouble it' Would give that .gentleman. ;1 {,;<; o ;.. 'i-H, o ; '.<■ ..'"-,'' ( "''.lii;anßwer,tpa question he said'that . ;hw l 'pass'Jbbqs (was at the bank* "He-had been negotiating with Mr Hadfield for. theparphasenf Gilligan'a run; ;1; "''' !,; The, Court •■ wished iV tp (: bnptr if; the ' '!"'■ accused desired a remand! ' The accused'aaid he was not ,;l ' j himself but the Wellington Bank Manager and. feared 'that it would beincqnyeniont for that gentleman t'ocoihe'up. , The Court-k what security, were you overdrawn forOTOt The ac'cusedj-Mr Stuart. knew that I ■ was expecting money from'home, What amount' of bail jwill the.O.qurt require; ■ ; ' The Court-JTwo sureties: of £SO each and your,own for im '•'■' ; ''*.'■ \ ',' The a'ccusedj-Isn't ttiat ; rather a heavy baill'",.. | v'. ' ' The Court-The offence is a serious one, : if-proved. ■- j -,, •%. / ' t . The accußed-j-Tq, tell' the truth, Jdo ' : ' not.': Ipok''upon the matter as, bo serfoujhas btherpeopkseem to think/.'l did riot ascertain vvhethWi the cheques were likely 7 ' to be paid,'becauseybusinesa called" me a W.» ;?.i am '^storekeeper'.residing at Pahaq(atl,ui.i-|h'b J gave did pnf.. ' ■sives, me «hp slightest bguftupa /, I never dreamt for a moment' that. < ifej would not be pjiid. /'t' .i.iTheiiCourti remanded the case till Thursday'next, i'. '/ /. ( \ "\ '.[ .•'; >i ; ■ ■ ,'^'V !l ''^'/BEC()Kb / OHAROB. ,: .. \ 'pb(aiiiing goods under false pretences;' I'fromA.'jßlkins,' 0. H,' Elkins deposed that on the 2nd - of- July the accused Medi him ..if the Hotel for a blank cheque, witness gave it him an'd Mcußed illed 'tin for|2., The cheque produced was the.one m question. Witness changed for' liini;'' Witness had seen accusedibefore'.in-the -• :: ' |-oompanjf"of"Mr iHadfield.' _., O'i';;; ' ';"■■ "\ The;'ae;cuaedrdid not put any questions •saying-that the iwitneßs's statement was quite correct, ! .' ; -,v.' s '/Alfred Elkins 'deposed!I am'a'licensed '% vjctualler residing |i) W WfM S'W k R»» whicji my brother, l.changed.i. I placed \\ in the.BanJc of jjefc '* ltwas returned barked ,fno,f.iicooui}t:o- - cheque was drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, at Wellington, .■ \ i The accused as id he made an omission in filling in the cheque, he ought to havo >'• pu(t Rational before Bank of New Zealand. : J The Court-If, it had gone'to the .' National it would not have been honored. The accused—That ib hard to tell. This , .one.was drawn before the other one, and " might have] been honored though the' other-otwwks not. -. • The Court: Yolir plea is an omission in filling in th,e ohequej •,„ >..., ,v.w„ vW-iV. :-■:. Thp accused; Yes,^mply t fln,oiriißa|on.'■ The Court remanded the accused on the tiirTh'nudar|iejt' <f«"'/"? -»" '■• The- aooused asked the permission-nil \the Court to read the" warMi miw*' 1 ' ; "with'him. K-. ~,.... .'. : 4'>. ; , ..The 01drfc<of 5 'thft Courtrtjjht to the "', 7 ,accused'.' l " > s) -'' : '■ |Yo■' ; f ill/. I . il.': throug|put which the "Z----aooused displayed inarvellouscoolneig and 10: a