EMBEZZLED NEARLY £5,000
CLERK COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE [Pi;it. Ukitcd Pkess Association'.] WELLINGTON, November 9. Fear of dismissal because of the disappearance or substantial sums of money while he was in charge of the office, embezzlement to hide the deficiency, heavy betting on horse races m a frantic effort to retrieve the position, and then further defalcations extending over a period of years were the reasons which Harry Stephen Liversagc, a clerk, aged 35, gave for his appearance in the court to-day on a charge of having stolen nearly £5,000 from Joseph Nathan and Co. The total amount involved was £4,804 0s Id, which disappeared between June, 1921, and the 3rd of this month. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.
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Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 5
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125EMBEZZLED NEARLY £5,000 Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 5
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