THE SINGER COMPANY CASE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10417, 22 March 1912, Page 1

THE SINGER COMPANY CASE.

BROWN AND MACPHERSON COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. United Press Association-By Electric Telegraph—Copj' right, i At. c<- SYDNEY, March 21. 11l tJifl biugor Sowing Machine Company case,_ Brown and Macpherson reserved their defence and were committed for trial. Bail was not asked. Brown was further charged with the larceny of £4O and was remanded for two months. Macpherson was then charged with itealing three sums of £l2 10s each The aotfng-manager produced a written confession, in the course of which Macpherson stated that ever since ho held his present position he had been tampering with the company's moneys | and that his defalcations amounted to ' about £6OOO. Ho would take money and alter the cash-books in different in order to balance the accounts He suggested getting .Mr Lough from- . Christchurch to straighten the ensh|>ooks, as lie was the only officer of the Company with sufficient experience. He supposed it was the old story of ' hoping to make good the shortage and getting deeper in the mire. The general manager had warned him against faces, but he was then in too deep to ttop betting. The branch manager gavo evidence Jhftt as far as bad been discovered the •hortage was £BOO more than the confession showed, Macpherson admitted that the confession was true. Macpherson was committed for trial.

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