THE CHARGE AGAINST WARING TAYLOR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXII, Issue 7412, 1 December 1884, Page 5

THE CHARGE AGAINST WARING TAYLOR.

fP«» Paxes Awwwi atioiv.J WELLINGTON, Nov, 29. The hearing of the core against William Waring Taylor w«a resumed at the Mngiotrale*# Court to-day. Richard Butler lllgg, accountant at tin* Bunk of New Zealand, re-called, denoasd that on June 8. IHH'J. prisoner exhimtofi prolcitc of will ni (ho Bank, and Rll4 sitares, left hy the late Mr May, were trausfernsl (o him, Forty-sevan idftNM were transferred to the latter in Mahout, and not a* witnww had Htated on Wafinca-j flay «n May, 1883. Forty ahorea vraro Iraimferivd on May I, and the remaining seven on the 10th of that month. Jonas Arundel, residuary legatee in the rotate of the late Mr May, dejioacd that 90S Bank of New Zealand shares on the Colonial register went atteoilically beqnoathed, and 49 <>f these fell into the residua of 1014 Shan'S hft hy the late Mr May. Only 236 hart come into the hand* of legate#*, the remaining 778 shares having boon misappropriated hy prisoner. In the trust book (produced) no entries of the solo of 778 sham* appeared. The dividend duo in October, 1882, no 965 shares <m tho Colonial register amounted to £723, Ernest Watney, Clerk in the National Bank, also recalled, produced a slip showing that on Juno 19. 1882, £1670 15s lid was paid in hy accniied. This included a cheque fur £1521 Bis 6d, drawn by D. T. Stuart. Tho debit balance bps this payment amounted to £8572. Tne money paid into prisoner*# credit was principally token to the Bank by John Taylor, prisoncr*« non. Jonas Arundel’s examination was then continued. Ho stated that the transfer (afterwards found to bo a “ dummy”) sent to Ernest Arundel, witness’ brsthor. a lad of 18, was filled in in Du&sdin and returninl to prisoner. Subsuquently prisoner wrote that 49 shares, which had fallen into tho residue, and which, therefore, belonged to witness, would shortly be transferred to him (Jonas Arundel), Witness subsequently found prisoner’s statements In reference to the position of affairs utterly false. Finding that the shares did not oomo into his possession witness came up to Wellington in October last year, and urged him to bring the matter to a dose. An interview took plane at Messrs Brandon and Son’s offices, when witness ascertained that out of 1014 shores left by the late Mr May, only 142 were then in possession of prisoner. On Feb. 4of the present year only 97 shares were ia possession of accused. In consequence of something which occurred, witness, accompanied by his solicitor (Mr Donald Stewart) woo up to Wellington from Dunedin in May last, and haa an interview with prisoner on the 19th of that month. Witness and his solicitor pressed Taylor for a considerable payment, on account of the residue. He said h& was very busy just then, and at his request witness and Mr Stewart left his office. As they were leaving, the accused beckoned to witness and arid to him," I must ask your forbearance in this matter. The fact Is, I have quarrelled with my co-trustee in the Rhode* es ate, and he has jumped upon me. 1 have made use of the snare* in the May estate to satisfy the Rhodes.” Prisoner gave him to understand that this had been quite a recent transaction. No mention was made of tho share* having been sold. Another interview todk place an hour afterwards, when prisoner repeated what he had said before, Mr Stewart being present on this occasion. Prisoner also made statements to them to the effect that he was then perfectly solvent. He wished witness to promise not to write to Messrs Broomhead and Co., solicitor*, of Sheffield, with reference to the position of affaire. Witness declined to make any such promise, and by next mol)* he wrote to them. He imbmjuently sent a cable message to them. On June 28 prisoner filed his schedule. Mr Jollicoe produced the authority of tho Attorney-General for tho prosecution of William Waring Taylor on charges of fraud, and the case for tho Crown then concluded.

Prisoner reserved his defence, and was committed for trial.

His Worship asked whether it was tho intention of tho prosecuting lawyer to proceed with the other cases.

Mr Jtdlicoe replied in tbo affirmative. It was decided that the cases should bo called on next Friday, and adjourned until the following Tuesday. Accused wjw admitted to bail, two residents to enter into bonds of £IOOO each for his re-appearance to answer the charge first investigated. He was also admitted to bail on tho other charges, ten in number, his Worship requiring sureties to tho extent of £2OOO.