The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-04 00:00:00

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A SE WINO MACHINE

AGENT.

On Beturdar last before Dr. Drew and J. E. Robens,
Bp. Nelson Hawkins, of Howard Place, Walpoleetrset,
was charged that he, being • servant of the Singer
Manufacturing Company, had received several IMPS of
money for which he had not accounted. The principsil
defalcation appeared to be when prisoner bad received £6
from Jane Lewd for hewing machine, and only accounted
for 10a, but the other sums inoluded £1 141. from Martha
Grove, 10.. from Selina Edwards, 1.55. from Jane Richardsoo, lla. 6d. from—Dean, Ll ISJ. 61. from—Brockeashire,
and SI es. from each of three period respectively named
Stockton, Burridge and Derrick, also various other
amounts.

-IE-17/7 T. Georg* appeared on behalf of the company,
represented by Yr. W. Fisher, of 18 and 19, High-street,
Bridal ; the prisoner was :a:defended.
Mr. George said he wise afraid Gib; was a very bad case.
Prisoner appeared to have been acting all collector and
servant to the company for two or three years, and on
going into the amounts there were found defalcations of
several amounts. He asked the bench to deal summarily
wit!' the case ins'aad of sending it for trial.

Kr. William Richer Puttera said e p 7-1;<, ner had been
In the employ of the company for the lest two or three
years, and his duty was to sell machines on their behalf
and to collect the modal, remitting thgen to the office in
Beth. weekly, namely, ovary Friday night. There weal
written agreement, stipulating that he was to devote hie
whole time to their service, receiving • salary of a week
and • commission of 10 prr cent on monies remitted.
Witness's suspicions having been aroused a short time
ego, he went into the accounts with the prisoner, when
the prisoner admitted having received several anal, and
not accounted for them, and he gave the figures in about
60 cases. He said he had received ,f 4 from Jane Lard in
July, and only sent 10a. 30. from Selina Edwards, end
only remitted goa.
These ware all the oases Mr. George propolad going
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Jane Lead, of Ral-terrace, Weymouth, stated in July
she purchamed sewing machine of prisoner, and paid him
£5, end afterwards ZI, end she produced • receipt far
• ss.
Mr Fisher showed the receipt books, and the prisoner
pleaded guilty, and asked to be dealt with by the magis-
trates He had not much to any on his behalf, be took
these monies, he said, and could only add that'll. expenses
had been heavier than he expected. Out of the 140 or 180
customers he had introduced, Mr. Fisher had cot found
one of the others that would say anything dlsrrepeclfnl
of him. He hoped the Bench would deal as leniently as
possible with the matter, and threw himself on the mercy
of the Court.

said that al POO as this matter wee
brought op, the prisoner gays every possible help,
Dr. Drew: Ile beg rendered all the suistance in his
power f —Mr. Fisher : Y., air.
Dr. Drew thought the prisoner bad chosen Teri willard
wisely. Where the commercial relatious were broken
down in this way,. there was nFrprotection for the tauten
ra ooalfdoratfdlk however, of soner haring rendered the
prosecutor et the help he bis could to Investigate the
ease, the magistrates had voided to send him to Dorcheou
Gaol for (oar months' hard labour, instead of sta. u they
could bare doae.

ADJOURNED LICENSING- MEETING.

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Tbunday: Baron ths Harm (R. N. Howard, Esq.), Dr.
Draw, and J. Robertson. RWI.

MILTON MULL.

Mr. Hanna appeared for Mr. Joseph Farthing, who has
for mime time past been living at the Milton Arms, wbila
ripe of the oldest licensed booms in the town. Mr.
Farthing can find accommodation for ifs horses,end people
COON there even till late et night, and for /phut which
hossailmot supply. laying= Ikons. Mr. Symonds would

Do doubt gay there are house nest, the Cater Hotel
• round the corner; but be would say that in • short time
the Cotter Hotel will bean monom there ens an end of
that. —Mr. William Hardy Sanntays proved the notices.—
Mr. SI mouda oPPmed, and croes-szamined : Wither
said there are in the same street the Cutter and the
Wallington Arms. The side door of the Milton's Arms is
In New-street, where is the Nag'. Heed. the London Hotel.
the Victoria Hotel, to There are four or eve
houses within 1100_ yards. Was • teetotaler, and did not
use any houseit—Mr. Symonds went through • long list
of publichouses ; but the witness dad not believe the
Marine Hotel and other, were within 200 yarda—By Mr.
Henn..: The other house' were not of tots olaas.—Mr.
Farthing sad he could take in six hoeses of a night or
a and twelve, and country people came in of • night and
asked for grog. as they did not want beer; but he could
Dot supply them. Almost every day he wee wind for
!intim ; people came tilers and put up every week. The rent
Is about £3oa year. fled had sucutninodation in the house
ever since he had been there. Knew all the other house';
but except the Victoria liotel, none of them had stable
accommodation; the nearest which had it we. the Bear.
—By Mr. Symonds : The Cooper's Arms lin some aocom-
modaUon. In his own place • loft has been made over the
stable. Thought the rent Tres about 1:30 a year. He paid
the rent the saute when In came in as now. Strangers
The came, and asked for spirits. . ()Taw is still in
existence; but cart of it, he heard, is going to be torool
into • smaller house. —A memorial was produoed,
the signatures to which he said he asked for at his house
when they came in, and some they went and asked for.
S nue of the people lived nearer other publichouses ; but
they liked Mr. Grovee's beer better than dr. Devemalta,
and that wee why they came to him. (Liaughter.)—Mr.
Slowedo urged there were 25 publichouses within an area
of about 200 yards, and where was the necessity for this
trowel He urged the Justice* are to enquire whether
there is saturant accounts Aaron within the district, and
be urged ths ri4iiiroutetita of the public du nut require
another licensed house. People could indulge their nate
tor Mr. GroVelfil boor with iut the house beitag licensed
for the sale of soipts.—the Mayor said the na igisua tea
*retied to know whether there were any fresh circum-
stances since the license was applied for more man once
before—Mr. Hann@ said the staohng bee been improved.
—The majority of the Bench were &genet granting the
lisensa.

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Mr. Banns applied for an off-bowies for the sale of
beer at Myrtle-terrace, urging that houses are springing
up In all directions, and tbe men Cl tee Gas Worka could
be accommodated by having beer at the proposed house
when they went to stop to dinner.
Mr. B. Jackson put the annual value of the house at
.C,lO, and the premises were titled for the sale of beer.—
Criateezidnined Could not say U anyone is living there
now.—By Mr. Mann.: The other houses let at Lie a
year, and this one is certainly worth SA a year more.—
Mr. A. Bolt, butcher, hal known Mr. U. Winser from his
childhood, and he is amen of evialwnt chium..t r in every
sense of the word. —By Mr. *monde: Mr. Wieser Asa
been living at Portleud, end now live, in soma part of
the parish of W yke, —Kr. B. 'Lund,e said applicant now
roeiced in the house, which to fully furnished. On the
btu Bowie her—they had completed getting in that icy—
ha harried them in, so that tame might be no quibble
about Ik—Mr. Symonds urged there woe no occupation
proved, and the license scold not be granusi.—Tbe appli-
cant was Gaoled by the magutrated, and said that ne
occupied the house; also that he had pommel= at the
time of the (net application.
CIiZLAJIMORD HOUSE.

Mr. Hanna applied for • Ii 000.• for Mr. W 1111.601 MOCID•t,
for a bouts kuown as (jinsloisfurd House, Chelmsford-
street. Mr. Bennett was well known to alitioet every
magistrate on toe Bench as • man of ezoallent chsracter.
8. Jatkeun considered the property worth .e3O a year;
it was a corner house, three-storey building, and adapted
for the sale of beer oB the premises. Hod known Mr.
Bennett three or four years, and he was a man of good
character. —Ctoes-examined : Had chatted with applicant.
Mr. Benjamin Kerning, also sp,..ke to applicant's general
customer for Of teen or sixteen yews, and he was a man of
irreproachable character. —Cr. ies-erainined : Rod no know.
ledge of ins having offered a bribe to the Superintendent
or Police to support his application this morning ; but hod
heard it spoken of. That was not • mu thing to do, sin.l
it was an act of stupidity. Mr. Bennett told him they
were going to rouse this wicked report —Applicont was
called, and stated that he did Lsake • remark that if ue
got the license, he would not mind 4:30 or SAO; but he
uever offered Mr. Vickery a txtbe.—By Kr. Symonds:
Met Mr. Vickery in Si, Minyetreet, and they spoke about
the bosom, which he said he hoped he should get. Never
told Mr. Vickery anything about £3O or £4O. Nothing of
Lb. kind was said, or anything about money. Did not
mention at the last meeting that Mc. Gloves would give
him a great deal mix. for the houses it be gut the license.
Mr. Symonis slid that Kr. Vickery would prove the
applicant met him in the street, and made an attempt to
corrupt him.
Supt. Vickery stated that within the last few days, on
Monday or Tuesday, he met the applicant by accident in
the street. Bennett remarked that he was not successfut
• in his application on the Wit mention ; how did he (Kr.
Vicinity) think he should get on 1 He said: You have a
good deal to do with it, and I shouldn't mind .C 3 or £4O.
Then the conversation terminated, and witness went 00.
—Croes-examined by Mr. Mann.: He did not otter me
anything—l bays repeated the exact words. I knew the
man for some years, and was rather surprised he soould
make such a remark, and I took it elan virer to me.
After retiring, the Moor said the majority of the Bench
considered neither case proved ; amongst other things they
were dissatisfied with the value.
Mr. Handle asked the Bench to speedy in writing the
grounds of their refusal.
Dr. Drew: Better accept thou.:Won ; we do not want to
say too much.
lir..Hanue: I must obey my instructions, sir. They will
corn. in due course from your clerk
The Mayor: Whetever is right and Ink, Mr. Arden, I
am sure, will give you.
Mr. Arden: You give your decision on the fourth
ground, sir, and it mast be given in writing.
Alter a little discussion between Mr. Symonds and Mr.
Hanna, Mr. Symonds asked, with regard to Bennett, that
the Bench state one of the grounds was that applicant had
tailed in proving his good character.
The Mayor: Decidedly not on that pound.