CHAIRMAN ARRESTED
A PLOT THAT FAILED.
(Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.— Copyright.) LONDON, February 9. Brandeth (the absconding ex-chair-man of Nersag Mattress Coy) was remanded. Mr Roome, representing the Nersag Company, said that Brandeth drew a cheque for £54,000, and he bought a house for which he paid a deposit of £5OO in notes. He completed the purchase within a few days, and lived there under an assumed name. He shaved off his moustache, bought a rr.ctor-car for £764, and furniture to the value of £2BO, all with Treasury notes. His intention was to disappear and come to life as J. Gordon Bell. Mr Frampton, for the defence, said that Brandeth was ill and worried. He possibly did silly things, but he never tried to get away. The matter was one purely of accounts. His holding in the company even at the present price of the shares, far exceeded the sum he was charged with converting. Bail was refused.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1929, Page 5
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