SUPREME COURT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 147, 7 June 1932, Page 4

SUPREME COURT

THE NAPIER SESSIONS ALLEGED FALSE REPRESENTATION. TRIAL OF W. E. HYSLOP. The trial of William Ebeuezer Hyslop, the manager of the Tourist Motor Company, Hastings, was continued at the Supreme Court at Napier yesterday afternoon, the accused having pleaded not guilty before His Honoui the Chief J ustice. Sir Michael Myers, to charges of attempting to obtain moneys ' by false pretences in regard to cars destroyed m the lire at the tourist Motor Company garage at Hastings on October 23 fast. Following the nearing of evidence of Crown witnesses the hearing was adjourned until this morn ing. Evidence for the Crown was similar to that given in the Lower Court. When the Court adjourned last evening, evidence had been given by the following Vivian Walter Cox, Alexander Ralston Wyllie, Herbert Roger Bisley, Donald Ferguson McArthur, Charles Douglas Wilson, Walter John Stevens, William Stanley Gillies and William Smith Craigie The last-named witness, insurance adjustor to the United Insurance Company, stated under cioss-examination that when he first went to see Hyslop regarding fire insurance after the Tourist Company’s garage had been burnt, the latter ordered him oh the premises He returned some few days later, when Hyslop assisted in filling in declarations of loss in respect of the Studebakei and the Hudson cars. The latter then signed these before a Justice of the Peace. He denied expressing any disappointment when the declaration regarding the big Studebaker was altered. INSPECTED REMAINS. Donald Ferguson Me Arthur, manager of the Hawke’s Bay Motor Company, stated under cross-examination that after the Tourist garage fire he inspected the remains of tho nineseater Studebaker car, when he came to the conclusion that as a chassis on which to build a new body, the car was valueless. Charles Douglas Wilson, public accountant, of Napier, gave evidence regarding his examination of the books and records of the Tourist Motor Company at the request of the police. Cross-examined in regard to the entries pertaining to the Studebaker transaction, he said that if the £5O deposit had been cash, it should have been entered in tho cash-book, but this was not the cose. Moreover, if the deposit consisted of a traded-in car, then an entry of such should have been made in tire second-hand ear register. But an examination of tho latter bock revealed no such entry. The next witness tor the Crown was John Olliver Musgrave, a motorservice proprietor, of Gisborne, who recalled the Tourist Motor Company endeavouring to sell him the Studebaker car for £1250. He did not buy it, but he stated under cross-examination that the car was a very attractive one. Evidence that the car was offered to them for sale at £B5O and £ll5O was given by Waller John Stevens, formerly manager of the Aard Motor Service, and William Stanley Gillies, service car proprietor, respectively. Witnesses admitted that the car seemed a very good one. although neither accepted the Tourist Motor Company’s offer. At this stage the Court adjourned until 10 o’clock this morning.