THE DALEY CASES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1900, Page 6

THE DALEY CASES.

BEEACHES OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT.

At the Supreme Court on Feb. 28, Chas. Grant Daley was placed in the dock charged with breaches of the Bankruptcy Act (1) failing to keep books; (2) concealing property; (3) disposing- of property otherwise: than iv the ordinary way of trade; and (4) giving an undue preference to Joseph Ehrmann, one of his creditors. The Hon. J. A. Tole appeared for the Crown. ~ Prisoner, for whom Mr Thos. Cotter appeared, pleaded guilty to three charges and not guilty to the fourth upon wh'ch evidence was heard, but a conviction was not secured. His Honor addressing prisoner said he had pleaded guilty to three very serious Offences against the Bankruptcy Act. It was evident that he had been carrying on business in the most reckless manner. An amount of £30,000 had been lost by prisoner in a very short period. The obtaining of goods on false pretences and not paying for them was nothing less than stealing. He had also pleaded guilty to concealing. He had niot the slightest doubt the money was not lost, and that it was concealed and hidden away somewhere. The offers to the constable of £500, £1000, and then £2,000 proved this. The sentence of the Court would be that he be imprisoned for 18 calendar months on each charge, sentences to be cumulative.