A MONEY-LENDER'S MISTAKE

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 152, 27 June 1914, Page 10

A MONEY-LENDER'S MISTAKE

LEADS TO A FI?rE OF £10. .'. 1.. \_; i.lVl.i) PlltiMivr'illiV NOTE. 11 i■ : ..-tii I ii -.- liter in borrow fa,") I ,i m.'i' :•--! !•■'■ hi,, perturbed the j ■ .lav . i .i inau.l lor LIS 14/. Un- ,. , :cuni-l .:•■■' - '.vli'ah li-.i him to be- I it, *.i. tii ii' .in,-, it, ;he loan, and j , ' '••vfoul'l I'.-eive a -■l.mr.uiis if ii.-did j : . in. i tit., in"in'v . -1..-, -ii . t"in : in | .!■ the . . 1-- i ~-..! lin of i.'.'i:, the i .-■ 'i.i.; ! in ii." :■.-! and prill- ! it Him • i ':7! ■«■'. \ --.rona I .. : , ,in ii'- ~ : :n I ,••■ ii -~ to.-k li'iiii in '■ ■~r. an! '•..■ -i=-i. fortified l>v j ■, - ,r,-. .:: ~ -. an.| armed with i •'..- t-..ii-.-. •:.■ .. 'i lie ri'.'|iic-i v. i- .•:'., ■ t'l-i: :,,. i,. -i sin:;:.,. ie,,i)o-t in [■:■-,::. He re.-:. ! eo'i '■ ■lti»:l th:.: f.»r I .~; in !.,. :i :,.. ~,, ~n<-i •■■._: n i. ■■ •I. In.loci! i ' .lab,, in ' oilll li.ii I : ■ ,ie.-' \i :;n !' :!. !.• big . " ■'-! •-■ v ■ ■''•:• re.-is.i:'..i ; ''e ■ Il .1 '' i-'>:i -:i:ti being i ■ 1.T...1 !■;■ '. " tnrh'-h ;, i.irrriv. t id ,i parii 'i. 1 . -"I'll v ! ■ „....■ g.\e .... . ~ ~., ... , '~ WTI-.'i A - \| ',!.'. i. i \.S. ! .-a, i. ;•:••-, :,|.-1 ' • \\: .1" unii'M. ' - ... .-. sI.C.-d llill II 11.-llio.-.. I'.H'l. I .:■ ~-.-. it lining tml I liter >a- I ~ ~iied to J„lviill.-o lln vi" i. " -■' :■•' | ii ,!,■'• 'line t.. tim'i been m.'.lc "ii demaiid i ■ ■~-., L.--hi i. I.'. M ■- V I"'.' i '■'• ■ '•'!"• j . ! I ;.i : ; ■ I ■ '■;■ ■ ■ I . i.alll h.i,| !.. .:. 'ii*'\ ~ai I. with in j • ■ ... T! ■•: ...; '.I d .i'- -'•'.!■ -il. be : '.-' ,: e'wrrowr. lc:i .'.-i'.-ih: mi, ha | .'il , ... ;.-■■ int.-. ..n,| al Ires-ed intimati"""* ] ••>■ :, :'r'pct I , ;,i -•-•,•- by ,:• 'en.'.nal. . ■.:• !- '•! :■■:■.• i- :'II i!.iyni. in - on \ I i"\':: iM.Vii- ■ Kill '.]. I iOIMENT. !-. \!r ll.i'-nii.oi: 'I be iK.tr ra- -itrncl - - nuetl.ing -,ii 1 nil mt lem'in;. toti. i i •]■ •;.-. .mi ■', h' "-:■ I- pic-i11,!.' .1 .. ,ii" for <-'"' vs'iii. ii -in- had itt-i re . ■■ .! I r. i.':;."i, .. iliii'i'i -• ■■■rii \. mi lib i.|. ,111.1 ;. :, ,1 r,■■,';• liml be tv.l'.llli £!•'. i. in '.. lb- ii i In*- tiie reply. Inning ~i .:. ' it iii i. ', ■ .i.i. .in 1 thrown il ;, ■i, -..!.. ;i ;•,' •■..! ii. I,nt that v.ii. In. Mr 'To! o-'eii ':.■■ ..bleed def-lld l!lf- -- .■■■'....•,. .iit!i I'ir reply to ..itn.s-' .| -V, or-.:i:.: i - a - :<■ ia'oil-. :••: ..- '~;n.:r !!•. • ■ , v ; ■~, j .. . ■, a'-,< In; f,.r a i:i:i,i i>T iii'i'i >kd. „!.;.h:iiiaiitV l'.C. ! 'er ,:.i>l thai ..u ~.. J '. n ..,,,, ,' ~:.::..• .1 Him i ..it ',:.. , .." ~:!'. k 11--...' Jle had colli ■: ed .: -1 : ,',.--. ii.i.l .. ail p.,'id •-'. IHi ' i.; -it, an i ; ri».-i ; il (or a 10...1 ..;' ■ '.. .-', .-, den,--. lie tt„,- • ,iv- to - :-,' and -■■1"s , ~ pie for Co. I),- ---•-■.;.:■ 1. 1■: t ■ riayr ln-r up ar..| remind '. , ... ,1 -, : ::■ \i pa \ men', v. .1 - due. .1 ■' ,: - ::..i-. ut if nhe colli.' it it re- •:.■• : . 1,::... s. :,.,: ip-ickly liuu she ■~' • iig. -:,- wen: ...lb Mr. :.oi:il :o . ■ :i.| . i.'.s "Hi. •. :':, i Mt. l.ould H-K.'.l 1..- a ' ov '•:' i.i. nolo, and v.a.- ret'tir-rrl ... dofend.in . ■mr. ;.K\;.-;,i;'- kn.l'LA.xatiuns. '■ . !1..*m.1r.i .-lid hat defmnlant*.- .. . :..u -.. .1- , \-.1ain,,.! by lb.- fa.-t tha n-lar.: ii '•'■■ mind and on bis !>o-iks .." lion . ri-.-o-Tuih.-d M.-Inr.-sii ,1, the ■...r-..tt.--r. I. U.iK lie ivli , e'«..i..J tbe ~,.;--. w'i'l. 1 w:i-< . .i'loT.-,tl 'by ii- ,-oni- '!'- Worship: Ue seems t" have i',v.-.i !':•-. point by iits feller to 'llc- ■'. l r. il,,!:i:.ien: I am in.-: m.-..-d on :.:: p..in; thai Meliitcsih w mid nave ■_ •: .: i-]'.v from defendant, .who thought e.ijiy ivmibl iiave io fee in-.ii!.. by a is Worship idwirilveJy): What do t...1 tak<- mc for.: .'•I., rinlnrden: Tiiat mni a Iviee on ;":-. point. '.r ; sv Worriiirp: My own opinion is thai h- '.; not eudi a iloo] as that. Orfcndant elated that. Mcintosh •-ran:cd lohorrow i"SO, bnt later wanted to release hie life insurance policy, ■.ii,-.1 in- at first gaie ad insurance, and) a i-;--r he bar] drawn trp Uie uitcque for .'.V.'i he agTBC.I in tiie rciease of the. p.>':.y antj to lend £JVi. Oi>uernnenu.ly >vissi -Mcln'-osb puid a cheque. 0/ -Clo ri : a,.;n'-' tVc policy and got t.::e. eieqii*- :- ;'... £50 Vdjoa i-nd'jriisg-tbi?

note for j-3!) Yl/ which Mcintosh -i'-ilcd. He jTodnccit the note, stating lh!c„ CI 12/ oi the amount wa« fur the 'i:--: quarter's, interest. That kit- £'■'"■ hut. he cauUl not recollect what .the £1 difference between that and the loan of U'r." w.ts tor. nnd did no! accept his Worship's sitggvetion that it was a •pro.-nr.tl:on fee." Hi, W'or-hip: This note i.- for three months'. 'Where are, the rem-wals? lb-;'.■:-,,!.i;t: : As far as renewals arc ■oncrueil it w-a* by piyinp; in-terest and k-*cj.iiig; the promissory note in force. Hi- .Worship: I don't know v.a.v, the JLiinip Office will say to thai. •H.'KT HIT (W TIIE BOX." I:, fciulan:. continuing l-'e evid-'nee. ~W that he looked on Melntcwii all i].vn<r 'is tin- borrower, ami after Mr. Ir.-.thl tried to bounce, ''aim he !iad kepi ;-..,. ,-.,,-,. as a dr-fancc. '.'omplaiiiaiil ,■;.] her I'ulr. I- had Jt different times |ia;J him. and he had [riven ilium re-.-eit.-ts 'Worded accordingly, hut he looked in M.lnt i-'i .t> tiie lc_r:)l borrower. Mr lloull. i-ro.-»-c\amined closely i-p.--p.vlin!! :':ii" cireumotanccs under v. ii.-;i the CIS 14/ was pai.li by Mc-Inwi-'i. and whrn Mr. Ilolmdea o-hiet-...l -~';i .;.. irrelevant 'Mr. Could'staled -it- his. iiii.'.-: ions were directed toy. ir.'- iimi'iii i motive which Ire be- ;■-,-. I , , nnd. i-lie the refusal m supply i ,-opv of tin' "ie- '"' ''■ ' no!: ' • in ' ,v " |. ' ,\.'.''! ~ " wa: . n l.n::.» ,v'r, ...ii wauled 10, X - 1 would not »?vc '"■a, n iii.l you demand it:—"l would , !i..\e -Ik"-) li"" mans n-imry." Mi- WoivVin: lict oil. ol l!l" '<••>*'■ II j. \>. ,„ - ,;-,: i.. : ..-.it ! (ivnv-iit.-.l ,:-'| :■.'.' -.lii and ..a :-. \- . !' iliu.ieii: ! take il. yniir Wor- .;, -, . .ii ii.-id ;'i •-' 'Aorr-hdi le'iiortlvi: 1 doll'! wans ~ ,',,. ~-.,nr.-.e I ... ,-ay v..,.,t 1 think. I , ,;.! .'mi i",v>npluinant :* the borrower. ~,:::... ~.,,! .l.tciid.ini knew all tiiroii-h