GIRL PAT CASE

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 96, 20 October 1936, Page 9

GIRL PAT CASE

TRIAL AT OLD BAILEY ,

BROTHERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

OPENING EVIDENCE

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received October 20, 10 a.m.) LONDON, October 19. The trial of the Orsborne brothers in connection with the escapade of the trawler Girl Pat which ended at Georgetown, British Guiana, was commenced today at the Old Bailey. The brothers pleaded not guilty to the I charge of stealing the Girl Pat. < The prosecution alleged that Captain ] Orsborne in March was on the Gypsy ; Love, on which his brother George f stowed away. The engines broke down and the vessel was forced to return. Captain Orsborne was then given : the command of the Girl Pat, on to ] which his brother was smuggled. Near j Dover Captain Orsborne informed his companions that they would have to get rid of the engineer, Jefferson, as i he was not "in the know." They plied j him with drink at Dover and left him ashore. MANAGING DIRECTOR'S EVIDENCE. f John Moore, managing director of i the Marstrand Fishing Company, de- s nied that the company's fleet was doing badly, though all the vessels were mortgaged. He denied that he showed Captain Orsborne a bundle of policies v and that he said, "We are well in- * sured." Moore denied that he asked 5 Captain Orsborne to take one of the >■ company's ships and make the biggest * trip she could make, promising him 15 s per cent.' and definitely suggesting f that the ship should be got rid of. .• Counsel suggested that Moore, as re- * presenting the owners, had schemed I for Captain Orsborne to get first the * Gypsy Love and then the Girl Pat thrown away. * Moore replied that he understood r the suggestion and denied that he had j1 ever discussed such action with his co- • directors or with shareholders. t. Harry Stone, mate, said that Cap- . tain Orsborne mentioned a suggestion r that the ship should be got rid of, and added that Captain Orsborne told him he was going to sell the ship, divide <y the proceeds with the crew and the v owners,:., and get the insurance. t