THE MYERS CASE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11887, 10 May 1899, Page 6

THE MYERS CASE.

~,v THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. rPira Press Association.], .... - ’ WELLINGTON,;May 9., L The hearing of the crimmal charges against Myers was begun in the lower ; .Coart yesterday. The witnesses were cross- ‘ Artnrhwl at length, and the case promises - to hesi some time. ’ The Myers case was resumed to-day, ■ • young Aldons relating money transactions ,' bafrwocn Myers and Iris mother. The wifc-.V-niaSs-stoted that, in the absence of. his mofetier from, Wellington, when he was in charge "P of the monetary transactions, Myers rushed ,- t into-the-shop, asking witness to save him, ' wying bhat he had forged l his motber’s name /to a bill Witness went to the bank and / told-the-manager that the signature to the bill was bis mother’s. He now admitted that his .statement to the manager was a - i lie. The bill had never been paid by his mother, nor was it presented for payment. p.Thia closed the case for the Crown, arid, iri drtier to allow Mr Jellied© to consnli with his client, the case was put back until the afternoon, and a further charge against , '• Mr mrs, of forging the name of Mr M. Connell, of Masterton, to a promissory note for '■ £386, is being taken. ’ /■■■; r Myers was committed on four charges of ” 'forgery. ■' Two others remain to be heard. • With respect to a cheque alleged to bear the forged signature of C. P. Skerrett, solicitor, Myers made a statement, to the effect • - that he gave a blank cheque to another young man, whose name had, been mentioned during the proceedings, and he .went away and • -: brought him-hack the cheque with Mr Skere ' ifett’s signature.