EMBEZZLING GOVERNMENT MONEYS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 4844, 3 April 1884, Page 2

EMBEZZLING GOVERNMENT MONEYS.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, the charge against Dj^fel C. Mannsell, formerly private ; secrßrary to the Premier, for alleged embezzlement of Government moneys, was heard. The Auditor and Comptroller-General gave evidence to the effect that the accused, when travelling with Ministers, was granted an imprest, and they alleged that defendant had not accounted for £267. Since tlie information had been laid accused had accounted for about £115. For the defence, it was submitted that no evidence had been adduced to show that accused had embezzled the money, the only thing the prosecution had proved being a failure on the part of accused to account for a balance of money advanced to him. No attempt had been made to show that accused had embezzled money. The Premier was in the buildings and should have been brought to prove that the money with, which defendant was charged with stealing had not been spent on the recent trip to Aus- , tralia. It was submitted that no case had been made out against accused, and his counsel asked the Bench not to insult the court above by sending the case up for trial. After some consultation, the Chairman of the Bench said "We must dismiss the information on the ground that the evidence does not sustain the criminal charge."