SCHLAICH RETRIED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 135, 8 June 1914, Page 2

SCHLAICH RETRIED.

CHARGE AGAIHST ATTCKIjAWI* AGENT. POSTA.D CXtXTRACT .SEQfTEL. , CHALLENGING Tllfc JLTtOBS. The swearing in of Hie j"rv in tbe n-irial of J-'rederick vS.-hlaj<-ii, andent azoiit, of AuckJand, oe a c-harge o£ conm ri-n- to Ins uwn use moneys Ix-Jongiug t.i Mi-ntfr.t. Hughes and Cussar, bJd emjiUivit-. provided au mtuTisting procewJurc in tin-. Auckland supreme Coiirt to-day. The itumi'S of Ilio »bole of thf: juror., aumraoned fur the ilh.v had to be i-alrwJ ni <or»oquenc« ni Iliv large nnmber ni .lialh-np.-s, a.nd It :LU;iit ten minul".< there wa<- a. iiiocc— -iwi from the TL-ar nl tiic i-oiirt i" tho jury-box and t-iifk ,I'j.iiii. Tin- services of Hevcn Rpntlem< n were di-cliiied with thanks on the objection of the Cruwn ]*ro!tecutor (I'm- lion. .1. A. Toll. K.C.I. wliile Mr. ,T. l;. llectl. K.l'., wiiii. witli Mr. It. -M. .•\lmi»ted hie lialf-<|n-/|.|i clialleilgi'S when n little over lia.lt the |,r<h«aHioii Inul paired. The ofwised, a [ifWi-vfiiliy-iiHilt. iiiHldle-aped man, strwi.l utifilv erect, ami rerPOUJnJiUIsI.V b<»we,l to eaeli juryman -ailed. On tire ■mra.-Mii nt tiie la.-t hearinjf his Honor Mr. .his! iff Cooper ]ireriide<i over the rouji. an.l after a two days" trial the jiirv iii-; \. To-day's trial was l)cf,,rr Mr. .lu-ti-c Stringer. \ TIMPI.K AIiTSATIOX. Tin- proscmUoN, it will .be rcinemOioreil. ivne a private ono. but the IjOWIT lui\ iniz [-ammitted the aocueed fur trinJ. the <_'ro«n took charjje of the <HRP in t!ie Supreme <'ourt. Tlie Crown Jaiinrlx'il thrci , coiinU against the prieoncr. lint it was exphxincd tv the. jury thnl ilh'> triple nrcui*atiou nciount'Vil to the s-.uii • ,il!ci;fil olTunt'e, namely, that KdJau-li rcchfd a tlmqtie for rCUIO 4/L, .in Tiwpret nl a Postal Department <-i*nInrt ioi rfyl amoniat. vrhiuti should liavo Hiern imntnliatply handeil over to his llirni. ,itiil jiaid it into his own account.

The i-utiut- were 111 converting the. I'hcque to his own iit-c. iirid ifadlin'g to a«-uiuit fur the amount; 121 stealing -I.he proceeiU of the <-liei]ite; (3) .stealing the sum of ClilD -I M.

Mr. Tole i3ipn briefly retold the story rvf S'lilai'-h's ••is--io<-iation with Hie firm of Jliiiilhv ami 00-var. Accneed, he exgained, -was in the habit of receiving iiovcrnment ron-traets 4ov hie firm in h«= i>\vii name. ' This was unknown to the Jinn at first. Tint jt vraa understood that nil moneys received by Hie accuser should be immediately paid ove.r. On ilkvombcr Iflth prieonor received the <-heqni- for '.Cfiin 4/1, n.nd paid the rlipqup into 3iU own private account. Four days later be left the employ of ■the firm, •without, it was alleged, notifying the firm Jμ* had Tpeeivvd rttn? cheque, and Inter alleged that ho- -was expecting thp. money every day.

•nOTvBTNG AGAINST DEFAULT

.Mr. Tole'i; opmrin<r, the corrpPpomlenfe .between tlic iirtu and accused was read. In tkU the accused etficd tha.i he wan holding ihp raon-ey for his <v.m iii acoordanco with custom, against default in regard to Huccr-pding contracts, and that it -srae necessary for him <to deposit certain sums; Tfi.th the Government in respect of contract*. To a. suggestion that an in-dept-ndent person should hold the money r>p tliat it should b« paid into a joint account, arcused ep.t up tho plra that ?ii'- intended to JrrWd the -inoiwy ppnding the sptUcmcnt of a cJaira for damages in rnsppct of defamation of <iiaracter l>y tin- firm.

-Morton Cooler- Cossaf and" I*fercy Jlarolil Hun-lifis. memiers of the prosecu- + ; n? firm, paTei pvidence on-47ip Jines of their prerioiiß tostrmonv.

Evidence was by lHr<T. JX. V>~ Kidiolk, assistant controller of stow in the Postal and department, •who HtiitPfl thn.t sme-e April, 1012. nc-fcu«-d Imj only bpen j-piiuired to make two deposits of £M and £ 10, on jictolin.t of <;OJltr;iets.

Adilrcs-sini (he jury. }!> Tole .pointpil put, that -h'lipii awimed received the <jch«niue In- had only .fii lfl/1 in the Tmnk, and on Msm-li 23rd of this ymr only rL. II 11. (hit of ,€iil(l li('*lia,d paiil ptifrlKv iihd Coswr ,Ci')7 in rospect of previous nontrarts. Uisi Saturday lie 3hul a balance of only £4 ]7.'4. and, oliviously. it he was Lnlding <tlie money jiendins thi' iwUon for defamation of v-honii-U-r. Up would have ssacredly l<ept the cnlo inlilct.

I i.niiM'l were .'idrlre.-sins tho jury when flic "f'tjir" went to press.