Rogues All

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14238, 2 July 1910, Page 2 (Supplement)

Rogues All

AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. ! A cable message received last week from .Perth, (vv.A,), stated that a man ■narndd Black had been accxuittcd of a charge <jf embizzluig moneys (amounting to £2000) bekmgiug to iiis employers, Freedm&n and Company, drapers, and was afterwards remanded on tines other changes of stealing moneys. The charge was that Black embezzled the moneys while acting as Freulmau and Co.'s accountant, and Black in giving evidence 011 his own b. luuf, told a' queer story regarding his employers. He declared that Abraham Freedmail, a member of the firm, now in England, had systematically ■ defrauded the firm by obtaining goods on the firm s account and not debiting himself with them. He had also taken the nrm's money, and made an erasion in the books. Abraham Freedmau used'to give him about £lO- a month. He had told Solomon Froedman, also .a member of the firm, about these happenings. Solomon said that he was as he was the originator of flu- business, and that every penny the.others, had was a present from hip> He would start to level things lip. Salomon carried on, the samp sort of Iflung, and was more liberal to accused than Abraham had been. On one oc- ! oasion Solomon said, that Abraham had been having a grand harvest, and he ' (Solomon) was going to have a harvest j for: himself.. When Henry Jfreedman.! I another member of the firm, went, hqme be gave liim (accused) -£o," anil [told him to -watch Abraham. The ]&t- ---| tcr -entered at tiwe time, and Henry ac--1 closed him of robbing the shop, anrl they had a fight in tlie presence of the .(ftteiidants and cusUyaera... Accused (continuing) ."jaid that when 1 a fire took place Solomon and Henry told him the damage would be fully oorered by .£BOO, but they meant to make a business deal, out of it.. Solomon told liiiu that a painter's lamp! could be used to burn eases;,.' so that they wouM look a« if they were damaged; On tlie night on which a second fire took place accused saw Solomon closing the front door of tlie shoo. He said good-uiglit to him and beard next I morning flhat the fire had taken place. I Qn the following Monday morning 1 I jjlulouiou said, ''Be quiet. You know I nothing. There will ~ be something in itki» foc-you." &10& MA, s&7e. bits a J

cheque for £lO after the adjustment and said, "Giro that to your wife."

The Guardian lnsuranre Company gave a. cheque for £'200(1, ami Solomon took £I3OO out ot the amount for himself. The firm's bank overdraft in December last was £11,7Q2. but in March, after the fires and sales, it was £4995. The three sums of money he (Black) was accused of stealing had been taken by Solomon Freedman, who directed an alteration in the books. T he sum of £2OO in his account at the Ravings Bank was given -, to him in April by Solomon Freedman.