MOSLEY IN COURT

NZ Truth, Issue 1078, 22 July 1926, Page 9

MOSLEY IN COURT

LIKE a bolt from the blue the clutching hands ,of the \a-9t reached down, : groped .'among the habitues of the commercial area, of Christchurch, and then, with sudden tightening -of the fingers, the icy grip closed about. Cyril ' T. Mosley, public accountant,- and tore hjm away from his accustomed path to the Magistrate. Court dock, there to answer a serious charge. ' :■•■'.■ . As he stood facing the Magistrate, as a charge, of receiving the sum. of £300 from E. M. Heyward and failing to account for same to Seafield, Ltd., was read outj Mosley seemed bewildered m his unusual surroundings, but otherwise he displayed no emotion. . "The real theft was £1800," alleged Chief Detective, Gibson . m asking for a week's remand, "but. of that sum he has since paid back £600. In, all £1200 is involved." A remand was granted and bail was allowed. "No; this is not a case for suppression of the name," remarked the Magistrate when application was made by Mosley's counsel.