IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11576, 31 July 1931, Page 2

IN THE COURTS

THEFT OF MONEYSUEDGE’S 'CAUSTIC STRICTURES (press Association.-* NELSON. July flu. \t the Supreme Court, Knox Cliutoff was. charged with, receiving the sum of £2OO from Dorothy L. Holler on terms requiring nun to par if to Ivemball Theatres Ltd., and that he did fraudulently omit to pav the same, thereby committing theft, lie was further charged with receiving £3OO irom Bernard Henry Holier on terms requiring the same to be paid to hembali Theatres Ltd., and of fraudulently omitting to do so, thereby committing theft. r . ..... Summing up. hr Justice -McGregor said that it had been clearly proved that the moneys bad been paid over and that the terms upon which it was paid over were tor investment in Ivemballs Theatres. This led to a third point: . Did The .accused fraudulently print to, pav the money as specified- J ’ That question was answered m the clearest wav in the fact that it was quite clear that he fraudulently converted to his own use the whole or the £SOO- It had been shown by accused’s bank account that be had spent tlio money in paying his own bills', yet lie hau the audacity to sav, through his counsel, that he had invested the money lor the people lie had robbed- Not- one penny of it had over been invested. Accused had wormed his way into tlio confidence of These 'uld people by unworthy- means- and then, robbed them; In fact, in one ease, he had robbed Peter to pay Paul, as he was already in trouble with a company iu Well inton, and took the old‘lady's money. ■ The jury returned a verdict oi guilty and" prisoner yvas remanded for sentence.

ALLEGED THEFT OF GIFT COUPONS MILD APPLAUSE~UPON VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL Association^ WELLINGTON, July 30. A verdict *>f not guilty was . returned by a jury helore the. Cruel Justice iii the ease of Bcsteio Burtoil, married ■woman, charged with stealing cigarette gift coupons to the value of ££23, the property ol \V. I>. and 11. O. Wills. Evidcuou was given that the coupons were received from storage bins at Mills’, where they were placed pending do-strutet-ion. Tim lie was la mild tempt at applause at the buck of the Court when the verdict was given, whereupon Sir M. Myers issued a stern warning that, such conduct could not he tolerated. Ho ordered the doors to be closed aim the names of the offenders to ho taken. The police, however, were unable to identify the particular offenders. Sir M, Myers sard that ii it occurred again ho would order the court to he cleared.