THE MAN FROM COOK'S.
<•- CKAMOND COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. • v ; & Wellington," July 8. Tins Magistrate's Court was crowded to-day. when. Horace Arthur Cramond, ionnerlv local manager for Cooks Tourist" Agenev, appeared on remand for the third time. Eight charges -or embezzlement against him were proceeded with, the total sunr involved «?- ing £1435 2s Bd.- Tie -fet information read that on February Id, Wi4, being an employee of /Thomas Cook
and Ron. ho coin milled tlir> theft ol' £](io (is .Sd tlio property of Thomas Cook mid fton. The- wording ol' the other charges is the same, the various i amounts being:—On March 5, £850; -March'3l, £3O; April 0, £7O; April 17, £152 8s; April 24. £O7 8s; May S. .£250; May 13, £SO. It is alleged that Cramond received moneys in the coin's!' of the- firm's business, and did not account for them in the usual manner: also that he drew cheques in the firm's name and cashed them, the butts of the^cbequo-i:pTOls v not being.filled, in. Won the Bench, and Chief Detective Broberg conducted the prosecution. Mr M. Myers appeared for Cramond. All the cases were taken together, and after evidence had been given- by several witnesses the accused reserved Ins defence, and was committed for trial. Bad was allowed, accused in his own reoognisance'of £SOO, and two sureties of £250 each.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12283, 9 July 1914, Page 7
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222THE MAN FROM COOK'S. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12283, 9 July 1914, Page 7
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