EMBEZZLEMENT

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1915, Page 2

EMBEZZLEMENT

CHARGE AGAINST. A BANK , TELLER. • & . COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE:' ;l . At the Magistrate's Court at. Greymouth this morning, before Miv : ' J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M., , : . -V Michael Holly Malavey, on the in-, formation of Frank .Dining Clayton, visiting officer of the Bank" of New Zealand, was charged that, while teUer and cierk of the Bank of New Zealand, Greymouth, he did, on or about 10th Julv, 1915, at Greymouth, steal the sum "of £95, the property of the said Bank. i - . : ,, •, Mr. F. W. Kitchingham appeared on behalf of the accused.. .*;. Herbert P. Woodward, .manager- of the Bank of New Zealand in Greymouth said the accused had been employed'in the Bank as teller .since September, 1914. The accused.bad charge of large sums kept in a safe and, during the day time,, in the teller's "box at the counter.. His books were cheek- * ed at irregular periods—from time ;totime. On the morning of August 4th Mr. Clayton, bank inspector, made nh inspection of the accounts and found a shortage of £95 in the accused's silver. .' Witness and Recused were present during the examination referred to. ' The accused said the shortage was due to money taken by him (accused) to send to hisi mother in Auckland. The accused said he had taken £IOO and had paid £5 back out f>f his (accused's), own pocket, filso that he had written to his uncle for a loan of £IOO to make up the shortage. Accused had been in the employ of the Bank since 1902 ; his present salary was £230 and £ls teller's advance.

Frank Dining Clayton,' visiting officer of the Bank of New Zealand, said he visited the Greymouth branch of the Bank on the 14th inst. His first duty was to count the teller's cash which, was in the custody of the accused. This he did and found a shortage of £95 in the silver, coin. Asked for an explanation the accused replied that he had taken £IOO some two-or three weeks previously. His. books showed that he had altogether £1079 in silver, hut in counting the. coifi there was a shortage as already..stated. The accused was immediately suspended and witness reported to the General Manager, who instructed him to lay a charge of embezzlement against the accused. •' ',:' Eusene Egan, Senior ' Police Sergeant at Greymouth, gaye evidence as to. the arrest of the accused. On reading the warrant to accused the latter made no reply, but subsequently, stated that heihad money to his mother, and intended to'pay back the shortage. '.. i" j ) *■ '

This "oncladed the evidence for the "'.' provocation.' Tbp r.rensed plpaded guilty and was. tn th" Supreme Court for pn-ntpnce ?t the September sittings in Orpyrnontli. . "So jbail was applied for. , '•