THE KAURI TIMBER CASE.
ALLEGED FRAUD. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, last night. At the Police Court, Henry Johnston, Managing Director of tho Kauri Timber Company, was charged with obtaining £SOO with intent to defraud the Company. Mr Lusk, Melbourne Managing Director, stated that Johnston had been three yoars Managing Director at Auckland, at a salary of £I,OOO per annum.
Further evidence showed that Johnston advised the purchase of bush at Wairoa for £SOO. He received a cheque for the same, and producod a reooipt signed Knox. So far, no timber had been supplied in accordance with that contract. Yesterday, £SOO was refunded. James KmSx, gardener, deposed that he was gardening for accused. He novor owned any bush. The signatures produced were his. About January 24th, accused asked permission to use his name, saying he was a director of tho Company, and could not sell to thorn. Witness perused the documents and tho cheque, and signed and returned them. Accused handed back a cheque, saying: “ Keep that till I ask you for it.” Witness, however, never saw tho Company’s choquo for £SOO before to-day. Yesterday witness refunded to the Company £SOO, tho money having been placed at his disposal by accused’s solicitor.
Accused reserved his defence, and was committed.for tidal.
In connection with the second charge against Johnston, accused rfcfunded £75. [From Another Correspondent.]
At the Magistrate’s Court te-day the charge against Henry Johnston, late manager of the Kauri Timber Company, at Auckland, of obtaining money by false pretences and destroying a receipt (involving in all £1250), came on for hearing. Several witness wore called for the prosecution, including Detective McIlveney, who brought accused back from Australia. Asked. by Mr Earl as to accused’s attitude when handed over to him, tho detective said he did not deem it to be any indication of intention to abscond. Johnston, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial, bail being allowed in £ISOO, the accused in £SOO and two sureties of £SOO each.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 110, 18 May 1901, Page 2
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