Berkshire Chronicle Reading 02-1914

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n,.; boopital had' nnt .uEored financially ....
r.. iI1t of tile difficuW," brought aoout '"
th,,1dof".da·nIl.
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Impedor Ch&rl... H .. rrmworth, 01 Maid.
enbead, spoke to servipg the summons ' ODo
tho def.. nd.nt on .r-nuao- 30th. I n r.nly h.
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whatever to -the receipl> 'ol t~. £70 "t' th..
a1s';:;t~atN~...em;,e".
general · meeting of the SlIbacribent.
b90kw ~~.' ~~:I~:!.;:~::
d..rendlWlt e"plamed the fi,,,ncial
th'" ,I
but ~r8 agaip. made no~
, ferenoo to
evidence
rec6Ipt ot the:-mm.
He ~r. Boyd)
'chIsm that
mi>d.. for it. . Alter'
al.a.id th," neIther of
e auditorI!,
& ju"" to decide
Novombe. 25th" witne...
th""e oonneeted with the /hospital,
lion to . .de"'raoo· the .
rood ' hl) aga.i" said ~ ......
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Cl.....,.,. or tuoug t tllat t at money
mone"" belonging.Jo
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i>08',.:'~ '
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cow;lIe. ThiS h ..ving Peen done in 1912, ..nd
!J'b" fol:owing .. i~e8ee8
were then
' NO SUM ' OWING BY
t.b e II.OC'Otrn t.s a
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i , th& fItr..ncia rear 0 c",\led,
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Cross1..xamin<Od:.. 'l'he ·,um..
1912 p..-d.
lit FebnJa:iy, 1913, the ItC·
·MeMM!. Ja",.,. Itobertoon and' Syd"'lY and £36 - 1& 2d . .paid - to · 'he
counta weoe again pn~ hefore the auditors, J.",e. Sp ice, """"';ner.. of Incnm<>-Tax Re· 1913 ... rebato . of wcome·la"
'" bo.laD<)e..meet was prepo.red and 1l&S&ed, \>lIYDWlf\ CI ...:nu at S()JDerset House. !!'Lve, o.-diI>ary coone, appear 'i ll th~
and ~in no reference. .....,. ~ hy the "";OO'l<le R8 10 tho , cnrrc8pon<l"""" with ment book .jsaued die'" the I
defen.w.nt to th.. receipt of the £70 in Hnbbi~ ann rb~ p"",!,eTlt ~ th:e cheqnos.
February- nex~. AI> {u ... Mr.1
1!)11~ On this occa.&ion, bo,.-ever, there was
~L~I8.'m. Sadler' MI.lfer, ·ma:nagor of ~sn. oonoe~; . the."e ",ag'DC. DO sum
an ""try in th<o books of a ' Bum of £300· G.n~t 8 Bonk at. Witney,1 q:<OD,. pwduc-d a hlm _t" tho h09pibal. There wIi& a
on Mpesit lit- the. bank. " With this
""rt'fiM cop .. ot-«n "j'to:,. 111 h .. M!lh book Gf tna -"""",unto; and- ~ h"lance
the IWe01rnts ..
h&l.arre d
d th I for 1911 . .,b"WIn/l.. t" .. p""nentl '" Mr. ovor bv the defend&Dt.
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e. e.n
e Hobbis' DlCtXlUnt, lbrou'fh Messn. Glynn. a.fte-r this that proOeedi'n:gJ .... ere
mag ...t~at,:" "!'on d heu th.t tbat su~ "!' ..... M ,lI, and Company'" ' B"nk, of the three
Re,.eX&miiied: 'I'be entries of
not ps.ld In In 1912, but &t too beglnnmg .Utm """ntioned by ' tho IoRt ... :t.no!:S. The SIltn8 m.. ntiolH!d werD not put int";
of 1913.
It WII8 8 stra.nge thillg, if Mr. d efe ndant .... ;, cu,;tomer of the bank &Ild DT the del"ndont nntil November
H,;>bbi. did ~ot. designedly conceal that I tho books .alli>wed tha~ t'1 ... cbcquos r"l~rI:e<l Tb'" wos oiI.fter .. committe... had
£,,00, why. vnthin lou; day" of the mel.t·1 Jo ,u bolong.')8. to . ~he ?Ia,dcnh-d Coltage "ointod to- /to into the accou nts ' of
mg 01 un'a, when he ha.d apparently ex· H08pd:.a1 ..,;-e paid mto. rlef~nd:\.nt's .accOlln~. kution.
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pl"ioed tbe financial affai'ra of the hos· Wbon tb" cheque for £70 3 •. In '''$ Pllid
Frederick Chad... Webster, .
pita l, he D)o<fe IIJI apg,licafion to ' the into tire d..teooa",'a l>mli:ing ao"Ourrt i ~
Llnyd; . Bank at · M ..idenru.ad·
J uland R<>..euno Authorities for the r e tuzD OyerdrAWn to th... ·est"nt . of £6~L. WhelJ. M'i,denhead D>l~e H«op hi had
of the incom,,'t&x for 1912. On Febru- tho ohe-. f"" £38 9.. 9a- .. a~ p aId In tbore ""rrent """".mt. at .t he bank ft>, ..
My 26th he made' an appli.cation for the w.. an. ().ver.;raft of- £1 ,757. ~11~ when th.' of years, ~I;ld h" produ""d a
repa.ymen~ f)f £38 9 •. 9d. and h~ • '-pted i cheque for £38 1•. 2d. w .... paid In t.he
.""ouut. from Jul)" lot,
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- ft~' h d""ft &mounted to £1,796.
31st 1913 In that "'''''<;lunt
a somew,,,t SImI a.r pr~..,.,..,ng OIl }n t 8 · OrOM-exfLlllin.,o· Mr Hobl" hed be
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b,nkit>g' at hi. bank f~r mmy Y&~"" a::;j On~ r:.~m.;;, 'tr:;,a .:~~,i ~o;

oon>idtoration from his 1,,1'low mon
those
migllt .t onoo Bay it WM "clIoSe in which . so
OOne&tn him. Du. """""- " mc;n hOO occu·
rnr as the Incte w ere
concerned. ,: there
pi...t .. f~ ~ in thM oor('lIgl.
would he. vel')' l ittle dispute. . The qu""thore mwt be '110 t"ifiin.g ",illh justice . At
Lion would lJ.e whl,\t. infere nce c ould bo
for .orne ti1ll'O wilne9A had had a&curitie9 I in on De~mber- 4th 1912 '
th.e aa.m,,·, t.:m.o lio apPealed be> bi':.& Bench
dra.wn from thMe fa.cta .
Defendant
NO bLJSPICIO~I, U)/TI~' NOVEMBER. p!aced in bi .. care whicb would ,,",ble him £4 Bs. 8d. on M~~ 2nd:
tI> take tho full r~bility indo .. ).,ng with
ch:>rged wilh Ih e fraudulent co nversion of · 0" April 13, t!~'e a.mount not h<J.ving to moot. a. sub,tantial ov ('rclail., D ,'rin~ the mMt. oam..
Me.......
t · OIISO. a.nd to ~(\er befl'''' bhoy .<'Iot
Ulloee cheque!'! rOT £70 3:'f. Id . , £:1898. 9d . , boon p~id. he wrote a. l#t.ter asking the. :re.~. ]911, 191~ &nd 1913 defe nda.nt hn.d 0& Sons; of F'in~hur:v Pavem<!nt, Witness Pl"P. Mr. Hobbis for tuu.J ·berflOro Ia ju.ry.
Ho
o.nd £38 Is . 2<1 .. received from the P1ublic l\uLhoriti"" to <,xpooite pa.yment as f"r as I mll.rgm to c1-.w on Ih e overd ralt. There· dllcoo. ... OO~T 01 hi. was~ boOk entry_ for ,,"koo tb_ to look "t th" """" from bhe
Aceount....nt nnd c.omptroller General , they COUld. as th e- hOApit.a.1 WIl.8 in w",nt I fo",. h .. h,,,1 ...5011 t.o bellPvo th ...t he b"d J.nllltl"j' 22nd , 1913, rolatlllg to " . • um of poirut of view of 300wme t'Miher' J.11"'n ~h,.
nnel plli;1 to hi m a.< 1.1,;' 110n. l.re l>su r er or of mon ey badly.
At that datD, in point m~ ney m · Ih. b&nk h" could dr>" from. £300 p\aced '.In depod f~r th~ Maldellhead of iih.. """,,,ni... i{)!l eX a. arime. Thel" "..,,. &
·t.h e 1'0.•,., [> ,' '.1
..... ,'" cred .· t a.t th .l
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. nct~d d"':I' non, tri'iJ~.u t"A
' doistiirnciion bett.WC'-\D. an omission (t'M
t ho!:' Ma.id e nh c:ul ColL1.ge Hospital. {or and u~r f."t.
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fir o'-~ ~ :_t' fa soore ..a.ry or I
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It 'TIl'S and the bala.nce of £49 17". lld. In ()hcQue.'3. ' A;9U':~ or -otaltor ~lJ01.olW' 0 a ~1C'll Of'
t HJ l1.
P...;;, lh(> Illembt'.r:'<l Ol th ~ Bench w e re I!~ h~ ha.ppen~ pMvlOUS · Y, the ! ch eqn e no~hing unu~\lal fo' hon. tr cIl3u reM to tHy ,Vitneso lcncw the . defen<l&nt as t'he han, l!l1.8~!lt:u:b<>n, 4 '00 a.n oct whiC'll i.n itseH was
proo:l.h\ r ft\Y ,HC. 1hi q lJOApital , tik e ruaTlY, ror £38 Os. 90. .. WhICh WM wa.nted by the \ monc.rv into their own I'\ ccount- . ,and where treasure:- fot It wumbor of lean of tho 'A o.,ime,
'The n'lgtL1t of t.h'an Mse meam.t
othe r~ in the conn t ry , WQ.8 ma.intwned by hos plta.l so bMlly, and S6nt to d.2fendant th('r a WI\3 no e~;fio cl8. ~e ment ioned f'.,q to Cotta.,!:~ HMpital. and from time to timA he cveoryt..llIi.nK i.Q ~li'3- o~i~nt--,in. point of fact un
,·olnnf.ary contributl on~! a-nd \'ariou~ offi- on April 2.1rd. WM pailsed througb Messrs. wh en t,hl"- mo np:," WM to be p a.id In. the., had banked money to the , CTcdit of th",t e..dvone \'e-rdJ:ot meant rll'lIna..tion to him,
(,""1"1.'1. - 1\ Af'oC r.ctary . tre a.s nrer. board of gov - GIYIlIl. ~!ills n.nd Compn.ny'a Ba.nk..
and m .a rely d ;<i !\~ whP-n e"ncd upon .
tn.&titution.
On J't.!Duaz"y 22nd'. 1913, tho M:.:l be urgffi. th"" Bench to di!tCllS& oa.rcf 11:11 y ,
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tho- f'f'&olldnxl -e.nt, mtentr.,o n of: t!ho.t. 0000-. ·M r .
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crll ors . RIHI 90 forth - ga.ve th ei r r.ervic~ 11 1t'l~n.~e ly wellt il~ to defendant'iS a.ccount
p.~xl',mlfl
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tle' (]IJfI@'O :l..t"C'aJllrcr <of d~DOSi~ aocol.l!li ·w~ op~,:,..ed U'v t1;l0 def6nd· H bb'
not
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t.t) the h 08[l'it al for nothIng,
!Ir. Hobb1~ at Ill S ~b fl'n k a.t W Itn e y.
On May
a. I\ny 6OCI ~ry "~I('l h h .. d 11 hll nklnt:' aooount,. a.nt' .. In.!ltructl Omt Ip wr ltmg, In Novemr.er prfal,
Y'OT'U::ta.~ I ~~ft~,~ a.~1
b ecame tr .""1lRuro r of t.h o hos p i tal in 1907, fudh e.r c.L~m wae made by t.he def endant , a t;hf'que TL't~ IVeJ m;'lrle-. !'Isyahlo , t o . ti~t of laat y.ear. at fh:e' ,requ~t of Canon, Drnm. Jt W&$ o:u.atx>m.alry to hu"ll! t~ 1LC0OUnt»
onn ]n , th l'l,t positi on h e r~iv ed moOney rot' £38 1!J . .2d. repaymeut of in.come-ta.x 19OC.'u...t., "'1'U.d lJ'?' p:4I.H tn t ,::} the l'O;'l~~ s mol"..d. anc;I Mr· ISplro, he ~a.de .. prphmmary b&~ i t & cerLa.lln. ti[~ of t he vea.r
f rom ~_nl)~ rihe.r... R.i1 d ill oUter waYB, ft.nd r f o r HH3.
This W~ pn.esed ' And on Jun-e \ :\(,<C?\ln~, An entry wou ld 1m m~d(}'. In tho , exa.mm:il.ttQn of tbe hosnlt..,l· aCCQUnt8. and tJl06:'O WII8 t'bO ru:ift. Ot" 'regula~on bilfldtinh n.
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8O<:Icty 3 hor-.k of :IonT" m ")nrT paId u'p and on Novp!m~r 2ll\t thf't d!fend'ant came to
lul'\ba
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t he rnn;1'i g.e ne-r n. , 1 pa.'ise
t . roug 1
113 -,
B f'eC.elVf\.
or ar or t '" amount .... it n~ would &Ccaunt fo : it.,
the bank from 8 t.o 11 pm. The count~r- YO
'f"1 wor r to p
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bn ... U1r:lCehRnd ~ .
ThpfC was ILn ~(:.Count kept &t 1 WM sent to tile d.efenciant.
The 8&me
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foil ~eiDt books for 1911, 1912' and 1913, Iheet or bhe aooounb ~t a ny- sfl't-~ifi.~d tim~.
Lloyldt!
n .•nk.
&t jJ M.~d~l"nheo.d,.
F"nbd /ltJrf'Clled \tlre WM .allto""~; ro.d0dPtodt; and evten.;
SECRETARY'S RVIDRNCB""
flY.' mon.,y,. received by way of aubocription, !:"~~wtlQr :i~~~~ ~~rin!~ti1f£" t~~
at l \ 0 ~nd of ev ery lD "ncm y" ..r. 10 e· Ili!. y I p,~~1 '" "e e n a.n '. "",conn 1'< , SydnDY Barkland S~irn, of L , U""h"v, to bhe hoopit5l, Jere produced, and .Iso .um. "" _"i .....d d ...Ti"tr fuo year. U p to
r,,!>"y. Mr. H o bblS g&v,,/.'n a.ccount of th e h", bank. I here was not the slightest SUB · Ma.donh<>&d Court, :a. mining e"<l lIt""r and ' tbe bospiW lodger a!re.dT r..terrNl to. Mr. 1911 ~""
no suggoeeti.on aI Miyt!I;ng
fi nal ~cia.l pooiti.on o f t~le in!Jtitl!tiorr (or the t>~c ion (11 the m i nds of l\ny~ne. t hat t.he hO!J- . bon. ~oor~IY of t ho ,M.aiduuhead ~ttage I Hob~1.1 pTod~ & ~ugh cash boole, ",hlcil b9ing wrong. GItldl as £.n'r 89 thft .defcawia.n.t
pre~IOIi S ye:l r . Ll'or in,t:\1l~. 111 Febrl1Ary, nItRoI accounls were not LIl peTf~t Ol·der i Hospital smco 1912. a:ud tho defenda.ut Wall con'&lned eotr18 w.bleb h, h '.!d mado! of W"NJ oooot'Q'ned:::he had {loI~ li~ best to ma.ke
]9J~ , J\ ba.!n.nce ·3h eot W3.A propared by him u ntil Nove mb'3 r of bat year, whe n at a l.E 0n • trea.sur8r UI :t ,l Novomber, 1913.
He 1:870 3,. l.d, . inoome·t&'E, and .£38 9·. 9d~ th;PJIr' ~y to ol~r \L~ fllIajtter.t, . ,00 ho It.ad
rein.ti!l,t( t o the fina.ncial pootion of the m-e-etmg of , gove rnors fhe quest ion or WM a.ppoint.ed to UIlL ~ p osition iu 1907' 1d itto , p2id in ;n. 1912 .nrl 1913
Th~~ not e.ttMlvt~ to 'Q01'lOr,.,l &.ll'J' f acts wh0.leohMpit~l for 1912, ",bowing the: receiptfJ a.nd fi!lalt c ~ came under cOIlHidera.tion, There ' Dofend~t. ha:.d to admm :st t;'., ~he finanCM ?f entries were .not 111 the- ludger. V~om hi. 6Te.!". I n bh.~ )"6I!.ra 1911 a.nd 1912 it vrall
~ xpell'd.it.ure, Rnd th~ b:'l.T-t.ucc a.t th.e bank, Wl\.3 some :w1dilional expenditUre involved, ] the h:oepltai, and .ll aub.3Cr iptlCns wore paid ca.,h book: thu def~nd.n~ .h~""ed him that perfeootLv corrpot to 8I.Ji th.a.t t.h,~ item of £73
'l'hoSti ,;f..tement.. of I.he o.ccouDt~ .. ero .. l1d tho go,ernors w;"IIOO to kao" "hat to h.m or pUled t.hrough h lil h.nd~ . H. th ..." wa . . . d ..Ik.t. of £3"3 r... 8d.. but ..... . - """,troned, <1100 no orotry wa., ma<lo
. I .. .,.
M
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t
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d M H Lb' h ..d ~Lo the ''''''''pt book. for subllO"pbooo ~"n~" could not confirm th.. On No •• m· in too 1<><i4lat' in f""""", of ~ hatl'it~J. But
-pl:.l.C-ed I) (1: f or-Q t IJ.e IQ<?a a~ltor~,. ess1"6, WIeLr nle po.61 1011 WA!'II, a.n
r,
OU' 19 Tha hospit&l hMi
&
b:\nking' &.ccount 11~ 1 bel" 23rd w:tneeJI f'OOf!i..,ed • letter £rom tho tbia \11M only .n oUliisnion. a.nd 1~ \ \-\M fur
R, cks and Bo"l, IUIrl ,f thAY wue .~ or<w
.~k"d to.produ~ the bank p ..... book. Lloydft B.nk in Ma donb • .·d, .. nd the d •. I d.f"n<>ant ....tillg that tb..r. w •• no ".,idence tlw! magiatr.t... to fiDd out. if by 00'\; ' do.·nll
th ~ y wf)u ld h. n","od
Bolore thIS ~a8 At th l! meehng one 01 the go!erno," ob· fend ant had . tho book. rel ..ti"iI' to it. II I in the book. of tho aOOvo l ..o au,,", h..,in. thi. l1h<>r& ",.....n1 fl,~""'t H1~"ttan.
done tho!' .R.lldl tors would hl\ve tha. reoelpt 8eTT"6(~ that &. 9um of £:J.OO hAd n-ee-n put on wa.a lhe JNot.ice for t:'o t"cu.urer in hee.n rooeiT.ed by hint u.ntil he entered il}em Ths mo.Ili!I]' l'n tb13. ~ WI&, pa.id in after
book. , "IIIch "w"l<1 shO'1f th" moneye th.t depOS It on January 23r~ , 1913..•nd hEl F ebruary
"""'1' ykr to pre!."",,, .. b , lonco. in hi. roulf.l\ eub book orr ~h. .pr~.l<""
,"";",,u.,d. W .lli reepeot to
hoo boon r CC<' lved from oontnbu tom to the uked wnn.t " .... the mMnlng of th'" bemg oh",,1 .howlIl'<{ th& receipt:. and expenditure Friday.
WI_ wen, f.ulber Into tho II", lDOOll>l>-1!..x r&p-a.,untmW for 1912 and
hOflPl t,,1. th e h~nk p ..... book, ..nd .. 100 dOT>e &lid il it ":M surplus re..enue.
The of tho pre.iolU ,ear from .)'&nu&rJ to '\ "..tter on ~o.ember 24th, .nd ~. ~.f.ndant 191~, o.ooorci""l[ to . tM proo<>Outian'. own
\~h"'t ",as known as th" J..dller before dMendAnt explamoo that he di<! not know I>ooemOOr 31>1, ..nd ~h. Iru., finaool..I pooi. then told h,m 'h~ there wu a further lurn l ohowloI\g. the ' ~Jt. wu oot &UPl><>sM
tbem .
The 1....lger ,..~ a book in ... hicb .. hether it ...... surplus re~eDue or not. but tion of (hI> hospitaL
In .. dditlOn to the of .£38 10'. 2d. reouiyed b,-: h :", In 1913 ro a.ooount for bile t.""!! 9WJl& ..nlli:l Febt'llary,
Mr . H nh.bi s entered 0.11 the reoeipta "nd o.dderl that he. must have p&id it iD . Lo.ter ~ecD.;>t booh the tre..ure,. had a ~er. IIt1d "!llCh . bad '. nnt I>oen aocounted (or. Ur.t,1 19H,...oo ~ tho ~--I wa.s goat
cn
exp.endltnre in t.he course of the yeM. on Mr. HobbuJ ll1a.de .. Btatement to Mr. l. , that. book he put'poz:fieof;l. to tinter all r&o ",[tnee .poke to th" defend.nt- ther!) WIt..S . DO out llhesa t-.o,,1IiUInWI ~ .be shown. How.
"Vbe" the acenn,,'" h* be"" audited they Beechcroft and ... a ......ult Mr. Forr...tc.. C81pt& ""d expen..,. &DC! mado out wh.o t pur. entry in anJ of the book. ~" to tb" ",:,,",p\ ~=r", j""i.d. &1, ~~ a.md th ..
·
I tl
bILL d B k
ked t
"L_
h' pnrted to b&- ~ r-Jaoee.theot fur the year of ..... th_ chequ ... £<>. the .wt>t.".,Moned.
.."!' or b.>oil or; """"",,,,n ,. oo.,.,.~
I
I . I"" f ore .. .meo t tnR 0
""re p..eN
1e 8U . 0
oy. an.' was &8
.0 go ",,,,?ug
wbich wu aubmit t.d Uo the -...ditoro. I~ in tn8 summon..
Wiineu Inboeq"""tl, WI{ Ii<> foo:a 0'I0Il <11M ~ two aWl18! A. to
SCfli>ers. whIch took 1'1,..,0 'n Fehruary U, .. ""'counls ... th Mr. Hobb'8. He did 00 February of NCb },cllr: &1; "m""ti" 01 lhe banded o.er the boola ", ' M ...",. Wea, 'and tb~ ~.,. own 01 ' £7~ blw! d.,fendoa.ot hu.d
every year, and at t!t~t. meetlDg It 11"'" on. Novemher 21st. IMt, when the defend.. n\ auhocribele, the bal&nee-.h"", ..... pu~ belot. Dr&k&, of Readinr.
.
...".ntieo at bh.. ba.n:kj 041 W"tl).."'I "'rxi ·bad
heP'11 th~ 1I~u.1\1 PTll-Ct l?e for ~e ~re&8ure1" lJ~d tha.t U1ero W:J,8,. 9hort~ of .eorne:- thOQa p.cew.JoatJ. .nd eEplailled by ~h:e trQo3..
Cro98-&xa.mined: TJntil the dl'!£eod.o\ m.dv ~ to draw, &!Id ~ oould be ~ doubt
to "xpl .. tn bl ,e IIn811<.".J J>05lhon of the thing Over £300. Wh ile at.that mt:erv ..,,,, no j ourer. Th.t ..... do~'" io 1912' and ~Iso in ,. cle8n brbut ~ the "",oi~' of tbe ..lin. li",t.he mM">! to P_"J ,that. o.m<>t>no. rnto ~
hO~J>J tn.1. ft.I1() ihlso th·Q a.eoonntfll lD detall, Mf~rence \.&3 made to the recelv ..ble OJ"- 1913. -A report Wall I publia.h.wf afte.r' tha.t nY.!'fltiooM he had ao k[)OooWled,4:t of them.
h9-p1t&\ ~IJt. Nic? 1 ODe. ~ll" thOrti
It w .... . imj>Or~nt to not", th.t the ooly der.. wbieh h"d boon '1l&i<I by th<> Inl&nd rn_i~. toptJtor . w;;!t. th ....t.t..... ""t 01
Re-examinNl, On S.\>lem~r 27tJt, 1911, ba.d been - 1 WoIDp:il..... t:h
, "" ~.
e.i<lence nf r"" . ipta .11(1 pnmenta. &Jld Rovenue .. uthoritio8, Mr. H.obbi. produced &("""",1:0, a.nd ,-_eel Uo JOl1booribon. H" pro- .. hen tho ,~,.!.,odant. . ro'e 1'1\ II>.. Income· ~~"n::,: e~
~"':'l~ t!~~nk'b'!
!l6 to the rN\1
fin.nc,,.], po.nllOn nf t.h6 .. port.lnn of the order ",b,ch ..... ..I....1. duoed COP"!,, o! thes. for 1911 and 1912. Tar Comni,... on_ .ht'n~ 'hab tho l1<>tp.tal
';ge
·ben
..
'""-1d
!did
"'"
wb.at
wua
U
8
IU:)8pitft.l. whieh the "urli t.()r~ first . IlDd the. r etain ed bv the person to whom it 19M They OOIl.Wuod
of . tl'M ""~temenf:d of w~ted monoy, tht'fl) wa. a debit. b.Jl.. nca clu, an!unt of
which I~M o-ring.
sllOscr ihers aJter\vfW"rl~ . would hAV'e. w.ould
t. Tn fa.ct he produced to Mr. &.ech. th~ . a.ocounta for.
y~r .audIted by the \ at t1;-e bank d £6 ]58. 1,1. a ..alnst the Whdn )rrrited, flo rend« an acooUJt1~ he Q,ld
"" . ucl1 roo. ipt "nd CA.h boolu "" .... "" ppt croft t"o of tM oounterp&rta 01 the three .. ud.to .. ~ expla.ned DY tho tr()Murar
[ hOSP.tal, and on Oclob..r! 25th, wh~n the II<> a.Dd tJh.e dafio'.may elf £369 W'a$ p"id, ank.
heforo tll"m b. Mr. B o bbie him ...lf.
If or<l ~.. he ha<l recei ved, one rel.tint! to th.. ~: =~~. f ~h!.""" nooi",'[;re,- . In &am c~ £70 .nd~ ";:' at U~~y r~d;t t~; &4' o.oon DM!lm01<md t.a.d. ao.id, the ho,pitwl
nun
money woe, in ·f"",t. r"""ived. and ... "" not pa.yment of til" £70 3,. ld ., "nd the otOOr in Octol:J..r 19~ 'of tL~a&rs
f -£' 7"""'0"Pdt 4£""21
o·On rAnril bth ·191~ e ...h . II w'" 'OOt linaoci .. Uy t1,,,! ..."""", ' That, h"
ted
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d
t
h'c!t
no
r.l.t·n
to
th
t
f th £38 9 9d
,
,
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'
'
'
sum
o
.
00,
the a.cOOUll\Q
cn or
In I\.ny )0") . :a.n
at' W 1
1 g
e pa)men 0
e
I I . . from the lnoome.·Tu. Commia&ioriora
Wit the d&fendr.nt alil'ain wrote So the .uthoriti~ eubm.Ubed
and ' . ' .... a "'l.~
J l..rtd of
tit
hrud
receipt ha.d In b e. t.akt:!m, from ' th~ counter- There WM no entry at .11 of t.hese in the neea allM) prodaoed the Jedgor coniainin!t th.~ urgin\1' th'. ; th" income-t.i reb&t;t,ment 'bee It ~'d ~ UJI~
~mon~y.
f() il r""",ipt hook. prf><luoed by M~. Hob- ledt!cr, but the derendant produ""',l .... bat rta"'rn~nt nf ...,:cpunt. for 1911, but I th oro fahouJd hA at nh<ie Pli~ , .hero ...... &: creel,~
pltf fj..."., ....;,'1:n,. m~e,*i::.fof
blS to th e .udlt",r• . lIul.... h.. dlsclO'lecl 1>0 M1Iccl • rou~1I eMh boole, and ,'-: that . w.... no ento- Iw!!" . either of Ib" r _'pt of bal&l1eo of .£248 19. M .. and on Ap"l 23rd, i
~rimi llflll Prool',ed,"I!' iftd go.emu...
th " L f.et. no "no would kno...
hook there "'116 .11 entry of . the reoelp' of ·. thai .um. In ~ Imlll...... temont of &alOunt. ..hon tho sum of £38 odd w .... act.uaUy Plid, ~ havD 'nformo<i ItI", il~u,;L ~e,:e
throe two Bum.. Mr. HobbLS theD agr~ \ foe 19I1! tli..... wu 00' .D ~ rJ' of .he reooip. \ t~er ......... b.Jlnee of £207 11,. 5d.
w .. the rrwdulant intention r h .. ""ked . D.d
A CHEQUE FOR £70.
th .. t the ex"",t amount of th...hortage""lUI of" cheq ..... f~. £311 90 .. 9<1. from tihe Ino<>me·
tbo q.,{.. n<hnt &v.DdoWlontly OOl>NM; !lID sum
The hn"I'lt,,1 heing I" eharitablo in.ti· £323. Sub.eqU&DUy, on No ...mber ~t.h , Tax Corow........ r.. 'On No....."ber 14th, '
BOOKS EXAMINED.
: nf £'10, with ~M >nt&nl;ion not to \,>&y it i·"to
t t'
d tl
h r; f th<> funde beinll Mr. Webster bllod \OIl interview w;th the 1913, .the"" waa a meet, nll of ~h. C0.,.,mOfl,
Mr. Arthur Gould WNt, 01 th~ firm or th" hoorpital """"""'ml ' 'l'I>tlt ...... ,the crux 01
d~;~tn~rl"~ ch!ri~.b~:, ~nd', it WM en. delond",rit, and he th"n ....id that he Wall whon .th ...... '!":" ..me _d:..ou ...on. about 'h&,
t and 'Drok., ch4rr.erNl ""co\lolanla,. of the w1>olo ....c. Ita ' oont""xleod .~, ..t ",,'
titl,..] t o " r eba.l., of in.oome·tu.
Accord- oorry to _y th.t. hid .hon.."e ....... gr ...ter ~bb:,al POOl""'" of tho ),,,.p,,,,,1.
M·r . .\ tb. M .. rket PlACe, It.. ..d.,1l&, ap"ko to be nil' £'.Q'" ~ ~uM '!"'t booar
o)it "t
U1gly, itll" ~ lun"d th~t 011 Auguflt 31ot, .h ..n
.repr..... nted by me rouII'h e&llb dO.
ho ..... r _ nl, ... "'" u~ to pro· e~5J'eeI to 11'0 through tit. oooountl of lh. a1::l. Mr. Hobb.•, £.ooLi::<h11 DOrhlL[Je, d,d not
1~11 . ~{r. Hl>bhi., "" the treMurer of the bonk There ' 'Ware entn"" ....hich he had J:co
~ .... boo s, and h. dld 10, .howitt,· Mardo.nb ....<1 Cntt'"'•. HoopitaJ. , Th ·, book.t '\ OOOW in the ~oj)o
~12 thAt tboat .lIm
. _ ~_ f
h h- ~
. eel
d
~t on
• current &alOunt there ...... sum were produced to hun on' Novllmber 26th had b ...n roc".eQj by blffi, b",t dOd he moan
h ospiLa.1. .sent i ll a claim to tbl!' autbori ~ Dot. mlloUC 0 mooo,. ~ ' .u :re>oeIY l a.n Qt £300 ;on depoeit, J?lacod d\9re-- on Janu&ry lut. anil on ill.apeetion hI' lfn.u nd ihat the to dC)~ra.ud M'le ~'j,t61 out and QUt of tho
ti"" at Son"",,~ t H ou... for • return
~hlch II .. ha.d not plUd mto the b&nk. Con- 22nd, 1913. A qu"."oo .w • ., pu t b, Captain lied (>r bad not b .. n m.d. up .in... ""hd:t. of tl>&ot D'.IO~" I! If Io,e ca."" &lo()ci
two y.et\ttJ ' incOme ·tax . which h:td been tln1.Ung. 'l,{r. Bo~d &&ld !:hAt. the first fH~try PT6tyrnan a.• to haw tfu. ~um .... mad'tt up Fe~ru.'(:y, 1913. TbuTe Wlla r.o entri of an,. t a.!OQO on ~ two lwn19 rOO(\IVOO ,1.11 1913.1'
ta.k~ll a.t the eouroe from t:h~ inTe~ted of ~ny sort or kind ~&tin~ to thoe recelpta I an~ where It; 0I0ttUI
aM t;.h& defondant inoome-tax r ep:aymen' eume h. •
heen \ oou!-d DOt C'O ~ fo.r.~ man:lF.'Iut. , f1he 0Jl'LUioD'\.<lJlicr-I of the h 0 8pit",1.
Th" amount of on b eh.1f of the h()8.Plt& 1D reapect of re- ~1~ tha.t be
mu.ec have paid reoei\vP..ct, It w ... a.rr&nl'oo that Mr. Hobbia i!I'(ln f<l eM.er It,.e.mS '1.Il 4 book d!d· not oomo
that cl.'m w .. £70 }4... lid .. aDd Mr. po.ymont of income-tax ...... not made in I~ 10.
laid h~ did not .bould · Jl,t.tend "I lh. hoepital and : write up I 1Vlbhin th, plIO"";";' ." boo 1&.... ,,,\d as f...r
Hobbi~ .. kad, on the. prO»8r preocribOO the ddendant'. rough ca.h hook until know.
_d !-c that meet· tho oook.:1 He II&W the delel'danl f?r t~8 I\ !", M~. Hcll!hls VI.... ~?""m"'! w .., .he. not ~I\l .
form , thH& the a.moal ~t mlght be paid to Not'"ember 21at when the. hospita.l books
&.9powtod to
fit'llt tLttte 00 December 4th. wfMtn tD li:s ~!'.nt borrower. b?II~vrtn.q ...t t~'2! time t "
him at his reside ll r~ at Wychwood Lodge, "ere being Ilon~ through. Derendant wrote
of the inat'
prese""" ... itn ... ea ... Ihat tn. three oum. he co,,\d pel)'. "i!o;~.dh ~ ~,:","t~~ :'~
Mn.idenh c..u
Accompanying the cI&im a letter to Mr Webster to
efl'eet etat
IOme'hing. •nentioned lin the .ummori. bad be.>n Pllte""d do! He !""J1h"'"f
I'
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•
in. that he dl'd no' m- " e ;'ny entry 'at aU·
Wchttec up 4inoe \h..,. -preTiotU, week., WitneM. ....eDt Wa& e. q~.t)Jon 0 '~f a P'l~~ 8. ~1I!~ (Jli'
W!lB hhe lIOCe88l\ry ecbeduta. &MWlnl
t'l
f
d
~ ~ fully into the. .aocounh? al1d h ~ found ... and a.nd ,tIha.t th~ qu:.e,tr.oq. 0 CiOlIl i!ll!".Ol'l U] Ii .... C
money' from which th" income·t"",
Ull.' .. <>'"
ays pre'IO~ly.
~ 100II&e·
Mr~ Bobb~ "!freed. thai Ib..,e .... a deficit wr;" not a orLIn<>. He ',,-ppoo:!M to the· lloJt:tch
bee" deducted, and ",h"t ..." re th...
qaenc." of the ... f..,t8 CO~'DII' . te hif'.t Mr.,
£36.4
Il.ll. 'FIt.. def ..i>dan~ .admitted "t<> &M thAt wd>eo ~".Y bad such. a po!I1.!lion
ou. di.i<!,mdR paid tn l tb" ho.pita.!
H.ohbUl WM ... ked to .re8lgn h,. pooIltion . .
"'at ro. haa pi.ia .tuna in~ ~' o .. n """""at <!- tI, :.rtJ<I .the <hf.,..,da'nt ....... ent,tf..d to the
it.
fund".
Eventu ..Il~.
t .....urer of tho bosll.ta1. owd Mr. Webster On that
and m&d. ' tr.n.f.... to th. '- hqopitAl a..oo.m.t· beoo6t of t'h" doubt. I .
. . ...l t ' hoi t
to
deduction I the claim WM ap· was appoiut8d in hi. pJa.ce \OIId toOk-over- from
!fom trmeJ' t<> t ime. In. tha '''aiemert '~
TIro ,nw.p:stn-..~ha:g re1)1!• . ~. a
. "mount fi i.oo hein" £7038. ,Id. tbe booka.
·
oiro'm~ '£'?" ' 191~ ~ a!'pe;;,red .. depO;m fi~o" bt:.,o.a1
t
t a prlm..
. .eMS
~pll>mlber 2'4ltb, ~911, a very .ignifi.
,
01 £300. apd at tho end, of D,,!,omOO.f .· lWo bd, ".m n ~ ~dg form..ll
000 ed.
" ....ellt :to SomCl'6et HoU<lo
DEFE1>IDANT 8 EXPLANATION.
the ·aceOiinhi
.ho,t
thar SUoM. , TIi.. 1. D<1-~"t, 0 '{
Dd
I, r«do
Hobbis .
H e referred to tbe
On Noye-mber 25th the defendant wrota
was
'
p e,.dtodJ not Ifll" ty,"
reo<IrY
••
•
for income·tax reparment for the a Jetter to Mr. Sl'iro. the eecretawy of th..
./eD:iondo.n' """ """'" oc>inIJli.ttted fer br:at
10 IIJId 191V-.1I, and stated that boopit&!, e:rpxessins hie profound rellret .a"
the
&.n\<shin\ ~ in June: ..
anxiouaiy &waitiRi .. remittAnce, the pain, work ...,d .. orry whicli. had been
:for !;all, .,00 ·th:. \!\\lIB
wa.ntod money to pay their .... ft.y, placed upon . his co11eaao.es through his
' £100 &M two acretlca
alIead1
..t the bank. .ction, IIJ1d oxplaining tbat the- _
Qf
i ~
25th
order ..... loll the troub ..,• waa hs.l&!lsiI>a
r.
L.rod,
Bi".t..y,
.. f1nanci,,1 dilli.
],I;>i
h<>'
cultiee in connection with. bis London
wOO Mt<
hou&<! »rope"}, .
A:t . '" n-ting ' of
in
IIDverDoY1l it ".,... decided to employ
W<l6t and Dra.ke r aeooWlt ...... ,of · Reo.cIing, h4.!b<'UlI~"
to go"through tile books with Mr. Habbis,
and it WB8 only right to ""'JO: that the delen·
\:"..

PUR 'E

T il,-:), ar c h!6:1!y recom-

t ')

--~;~~;5; -~~ct.~~ii

tbe p ...... infl. Ietteq .
wrote .to- the I'nllWld Re!.eD1Ue

w....

g tnrauteo:d
Hl[ ~

inoome-tn.x

rebate.
'rbe
dates I DI the allcged
offences ..ere Oet.ober 25, 1911. April 23,
1913, and June 26, 1913.
Mr. HoJ;>bie,
who;' 62 y .... rs of '11'8, haB been treasUl'er
of thc b06pitnl for ml>nf yeMa.
He was
twico Mayor of Maidenliead.
Th.e
ma.gistrates " prescnt were the
Mayor (Mr. E. N'OTke tt), M .... ra. C. W .
Cox. A. U""on. H . Cooper, C. A. Vardy,
L. OIde.rsh"" and J. Budgen.
Th o court was crowded all day, and the
henring or the Case occupied over fi.e
ho urs.
Mr. E. C . P. Boyd (ba...ister), with
whom was AIr . Hli-t'C;d Pea.rce. a.ppea.roo
Lo prosecu t e on behalf of the Director of
Public Pr""",,utions, and Mr. R. S. Wood,
of Hig h Wyc omb e, de fended .
COUNSEL'f1 STATEMENT.
1[r. Boyd . ill opening th e en"". e.n.id h~

WERY BEADfNf.1
1 -'[ru~ l

Maide nheAd magi.s.t.ra.t..ee were oocupied
On Monday JJI den.:ing with a charge
&ga.-mst olle of theIr oolloagues on the
ben",h, Mr. Benj&min Hobbie, J.P., of
Wychwood, Castle Hill, Maidenhead, of
b •• ing conTerted to hIS Own use three;
cheques for £70 38. Id., £38 9 •. 9d. a.nd
£38 Is. 2d .• reoeivoo by him as hon. treas·
tITer of the Maidenhead! Cottage Hoepital
from the In land Revenue . .

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