MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 28, 15 June 1868, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

1 fti'.-v, LYJ'TELTON. tliia Day, (Beforo Ar Donald, It,MO Eiunß!«ssr-nMiSNT.|— Edward Genet was charged on remand, from Christohurch, with this offence Mb Naldor for prosecution, William Pltcaltblpy, prolocutor, stntcd s I lately carried on ijuslncso as butcher, under tho namo of Peter Fox and 00. In October last, tho firm dissolved partnership, and I employed aocus&d to collect tho accounts, "and if, nccoflßary,!!to conduct cases ln court, taking out summonses, The remuneration was to he ti per c|nt on all dobts - his duty was to pay the wltolo amounts to mo without any deductions wliatovor. I had a dupllcato book of accounts.] I put down in It ovory account na soon aa I received it, I am oertain of tile accuracy of my book. Referring to the] namo of Soott, tho first amount, X5, wa? paid by cash and contra account. Gcotfc /had boon aummonod, and ordered to pay. f, On tho 22nd January accused paid ffl lfls, saying it wan all he could got { on April 24 ho paid a further sum of ffl, saying ho could got no moroj ho had mado no othor payments. Accused took out oummonooa, hut did not attend at Court. lio had caused application to ho mado to Scott by his present oollcotor, .Scott's roply was that beheld receipts for more monoy than ho had boon given credit for. Tho rocolpts produced woro ln tho handwriting of ncousod, On or about April 20th ncousod council to ho his oollcotor, -/On tho friday previous tho hooks word comparod, and tho book of accused and 1 hf« own tallied correctly. Tho recolpts nhpived that tho accused had rosolved XlB, and had accounted to him for 'XI I lOspnly. Whonltoldthoaoousodldtdnot want him, I took the book from him, It boing my property, «j,nd being paid for hy mc. Accused told. mo he had not received any more money tfiau what ho had paid In. Accused used .my placo to work In. I omployod accused as collootor, hot as a commission ngont, ]Jy ncousod j I took tho book from your pookot, I did not knock you down, Sfnccf you loft my employment, Mr .Toyut h^w written to mo as your solicitor, demanding 'payment of monoys alleged to bol duo to you, I instructed my solicitor to roply that I only had employed you as oolloator, and that you were already overpaid, Gcjorgo Hcott, carter, stated that ho had boon irjdobted to tho firm of Ifox nnd Co., nnd had} boon suod, and consented to judgment, and agrcod to pay ffl por month j had paid accused moneys > the rcccipla produced are those I received. On Deo. 20, I paid Xfl, In caah jon Jan. "2o, I paid KB ■In Maroh, I pald ; X3, and April 24, ffl lOn, Tho receipt is for 'ffl lOs, for tho two months, Tho othor amount,! did not pay j my wife did. Tho receipts aro li| tho hand writing of the ncousod. Application liijifl boen mado for accounts duo, I said I had paid moro monoy than I was given orodlt for, Mr Naldor applied for romand, to produco further evidence Accused applied to bo-admlttcd to bail. Tho Bench said they/would tako two nuroUos in XOO oaeh, the ncousod in XIOO. The caso was romandod un^ll to-morrow at half-past twolvo o'clock, |1