The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-21 00:00:00

YEOVIL.

EXTRAORDINARY &wet OF EAITII -Thu
Yeovil Hoard of Unardian. have for some time hart ..n
their relief books the name .1 a man named Emanuel
Davey, of Larkltill, Pr....t.m. near Yeovil, who had
been under the care of Dr. the medical officer.
The man has now, however, suddenly recovered, awl
the facto are or 'lamed in a bitter which the doctor has
lust sent to the board. The letter is as follows
request of the relieving officer, I yesterday
visited Emanuel Davy, of Larkin'', Preston. This is
a case in which I was in regular attendance for some
months, and repeatedly requested him to get up from
his bed, so I could find no reason for his remaining in
bed week after week. This however, continued for
mine months, until some woman professing the art of
faith healing visited him, and after a few minutes of
her administration he dressed and came down stains,
and has continued to do so since, thereby,l think,
bearing out what I had previously told him—that
there was no reaAon why he should continue in bed l"
BANKRUPTCY OF A 8011ZISITIIRDIR Flan OF
Sourrrons.—Wholeaale Misappropriation of Trust
Moneys.—The public examination of Mr. R. R.
Peron, the senior partner in the firm of Peren and
Macmillan, solicitor.% of South Petherton, took plane
at the County Court Office, Yeovil, on Saturday,
before his Honour, fierjeant Tindal Atkinson, the
proceedings lasting the whole day. Up to within
April last the firm held a thoroughly good position in
public estimation, and it was nee until the Junior
Mina almQvudecl theA publag nupictoos wen anwaul

A petition in bankruptcy Man afterwards filed, and
the defalcations were discovered to be more than
110,000, nowt them arising from misappropriation
of trust moneys. The junior partner has not yet
heen found, and is said to have cone to America. At
lii.' public examination of the senior tvartner on gator-
day, the court IVY INOWIlled with indignant creditors.
Mr. Alfred Poole, of the Western Circuit, repre•
senteil the trustee of the estate, Mr. T. I. Denman;
and the following solicitors watched the interests
of various creditors -- Mr. Cook, Briftwater ;
lit. Slidard, London.; Mr. Alfred Denhsni,
.4 Lincoln's-inn ; r. Kyrke, Chard; Mr. [taker,
Ihninster ; and Mr. S. Watta, Yeovil. The
examination of the debtor by tlr. Poole revealed
is most sad state .4 affair's. IIi• stated that in be
bought a share in the business mt r. Isaac B. Hay-
ward, .4 South Petherton, and practised with him
until lie stied, in Mr.-3. He then took ,r. ,lacmillan
who WA', 21 years of age, into partnership with him.
A mionorimainn of partnership was drawn op between
them, hut it could tiot bet found. No money was paid
by Mr. Macmillan for.. share in the business, but the
conditions were that each was to have an equal share
and that the junior partner alimild have the control of
the buein.suu, under the direction and advice of the
senior partner from time to time. In the course .4
Ilia examination it transpired that large sums of money
had illaCed in the hands .4 the firm by trustees
for investment, but that that ii, toy had Imen placed
to the credit .4 the firm Alla drawn by the partner".
The debtor admitted that he himself never looked at
the books 141 ww if the profits .4 the business would
stand tlo• amounts draam. His drawings averaged
from eikri a year a•xonlinir to lii.. own admission, Ina
it is, huwti l.y eounsel for the trustee that they WPM
"ver V. 1.10 a year. Ile admitte I that the cash accounts
had not lawn looted up for years. He had complained
olmitt it to his p.ulner, last li, took no atepa to, get
them inalted op. Ile wa., ler the impression. At
the time his junior iyirtner oele4ll, that they were
jig a ailli denied any personal know.
Illge .4 meet of the transartion• by which tho money
106041 ill till if the firm for investment haul
been manipulated. The examination .4 the debtor'
WaA :I.ljourued.