ALLEGED FRAUD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 96, 4 February 1936, Page 5

ALLEGED FRAUD.

ex*detective accused. FURTHER EVIDENCE HEARD. ✓United Press Association — SYDNEY, Feb. 3. The hearing of charges against John Ellis Findlay, Ernest Pierce Coornbe, Richard Tanser, and William Campbell was continued at. the Central Police Court. John Ellis Findlay, a former detective, aged 40, is charged with having conspired to pervert the course of justice by aiding a prisoner, V lUiam Campbell, to abscond from bail and escape to New Zealand. Findlay was further charged, together with Coornbe, aged 40, an agent, and Tanser, aged 52, an agent, with conspiring with Campbell and William Holland Makin and others to defraud several persons or large sums of money. There are similar charges against William Campbell, aged 35, a clerk. . Continuing his evidence, William Campbell said he had suggested to Findlay the selling for a lump sum of the formula of nitrolyte alleged to be possessed by the Chargol Syndicate. He assured Findlay that he could sell it in New Zealand if he were allowed to go there. Campbell saw Findlay the day before the former left for New Zealand, when he told Findlay that he and Makin had booked their passages under tbe names of Gamble and Dakin. . On that occasion he handed Findlay- a “fiver.” Campbell also gave Findlay £6 on board the ship before his departure. Campbell was arrested in New Zealand in February, 1935. Findlay arrived a fortnight later, and said he would withhold the issue of the original warrant, adding: “How is the purse?” Campbell replied: “I have nearly completed the sale of the New Zealand rights for £SOOO and the Australian rights for £20,000.” Campbell paid £95 to Findlay in New Zealand. Albert William Barry, solicitor and prosecuting officer of the Crown Law Department, was interposed as a witness to enable him to deny the references which had been made regarding him. In reply to Campbell, witness said that if Findlay had stated that he was giving witness money it would be a deliberate lie. Campbell . declared that about £550 had been received from the sale of “Chargol” shares. Campbell had received £IOO, Tanser and Coornbe about £IOO, and Findlay about £llO apart from £35 which Campbell authorised his wife to pay Findlay. Makin had received about £6O.