ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 156, 7 August 1914, Page 10

ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION.

CASE AGAINST F. B. TURNER.

Frank Bowring Turner was brought before Messrs R. O. Duncan and H. Quane, J.P. 's, charged with misappropriating the sum of £77 18/1 held in trust for Mrs A. J. Burgess, having received that amount from Peter Lloyd Davies on terms requiring him to account for it to Mrs Burgess. Chief-Detective Bishop. prosecuted, and Mr R. Lethaia appeared for the accused. The accused was remanded to the Supreme Court, bail being granted as previously—two sureties of £2OO each and self £2OO. On the case being sent to the Supreme Court, the promise to pay the amount was withdrawn, and Mr Hunt thereupon made a sworn statement to the Bench as follows: —"I have stated that the. money has been paid, by that I mean that the solicitors appearing for the accused's relatives have undertaken to pay the amount. Such undertaking has now been witßdrawn."