Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 10-1916

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READING 'MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETl'E, NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERK.'S COm 'TY PAPER, SATUIIDAY. OCTOBER 21, 191tJ.

READING'S PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS HOUSES.

CHARGES AGAINST READING
POLICE INSPECTOR.

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(A SPECIAL LIST.)
Justice 11cCarclie. at I,he Be rks
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this compilation is to m t.ify i,~ brief form. wlure ,en dents

clerk

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with IllteuL 1.0 dcfruild, ollu t nn,c: cort~~ l n lIlal'9l"llil

ami wlwre all oU,e, requ;"""entJ ,1

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part wuilU's fro m t.h e pol.it'6 d epa.rtme n, oa."h book,
l he clc"eu- I,;IW1S of m Olloy.
Il o plell.d c-<\ Jl O~ gUilty,
Great; Ull,orest \ \It:;. Ilrollsed l1\ the ClitSO,- and tcb r
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~ I~ c. r. Vnebell, K.C, C:n ooh~1i oi t he mQOloon;
of t he B a r (lxt.cl,dod to his Lord.<!IJlp hNl.!'iv cou·
"Tl'wlahOn6 on hiS n.ppo imme llt ,a;. one (If hlol
?'1ajesty's J udgc ':! o f Ihe High Cour t o f JustlCO,
It W.:\6 & gre ll.t 1)leo.;;;ure to the m 10 t.nlllk t,hat h u
LOM ~b l p s h o uld comme nce Ill S dl ttIn gll th e re 1\3. one
o f t he J udges. of AS~lze on the OlCford .Olraun, ,8
e m ;ult lipan WhICh he had !>() many rrt(!fl<l~ And
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AMIISEMENTS.

T H E VA UDEVILLE

THEATRE (o:.o;.~.t:.• READINGa

ELECTRIC

T h o WO " l d's Mos' 511cccIIsfui Animate d II"iclurefi
ShOWU1 U

CHANQE Dr PROG!tAJIIIME
MONDAY and THURSDA Y.

Con lJtl u ou51y f'"lun 2 tlU 1 0.30 U... il y •

NEXT WEEK.

"THE CHRISTIAN."
AUCTION£ERS &

By HALL CAINE.

ESTATE AGENTS .

SIMMONS &
E51abhshcd

SONS,

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RegiAter af F!Jrniued e.nd Unfu rnldied HOl!r.eJ"a.nd of Propuhel . Agellh fo r th~ rna~pl.l Fite , Life aDd ACC:l de.nt Offiees
Brillltlho:J-Kl" jrll?0 S treet , RelAlu:,r, and lJ"ill!\ z 81v~ ~
Tele~raUl! _ " Agl'lcultu re," B ell oJ on ·l' b ..m~ -!lit H ,, ~ di n ~ , ' bllllmOn.," BaBtn«ttoke.
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" ou ld occup'\'" the pORuion " ll1ch he notli held. Be
hoped he w ould 00 blessed WIth h eolth and ~t.r enllt.h
ror ma ll \' 3'nU'5 10 enJoy t he , ... cll· mOTltod honour
' ''hl<:h b.lld b~en betlt.o ~ ()d lI pOO h im , And to, d ffi
ch(l.r~ 1'\ ),\10 d ntw;; of t ha hi g h o ffi ce 10 wh1{ln he
bad -b ~n (la-lied

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BIlIiIt-KEEP INC, LANGUAGES, Etc.

READING SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING.

E,t.bli,h ed 1892
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STATiUl1 ROAD,

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I'"R£NCH, SPANISH. ITALIAN. otc., by a Cambridge M.A.

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Queen,"

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39, ERLEIGH R0 AD

Cinderella,

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BtU IILS

BOOT &

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for the d e fa nc!}.
M l- Wi llI/1 m!! u k ed tha t, ,lit the "11M W3 l!t """e o(
g r~at' compltCaltoD, aU w nnOU08 ! h o uld bo- out. o f

T elophono . 51 S,

REPAIIIERS.

52, C heap Sired . Newbury.

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Boots'T
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90-91 , Broad Street,

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READING.

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CIINTilAllTORS , PLUMBERS &

Di:OORATORS.

55, ST . MARY'S BUTTS. READING.

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CIll.ORMAN.

AI'J"!!'i -A!Rl:RAF'r !"4mn for -D-;rltening Skylights, Glass Roofs, &c.
S!HADES ami SC!il£E~ S for Subduing Ele<:tric aDd Gas Ligbt" &c.
BROAD STREET & UNION

William Archer,

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IRONI\'ONGERS.

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Telephone 418

Furnishing and Geo em l lronmongers and EleclTical Engineers,

7, HIG H

S T REET, READI NG.

Toy & Faney Shop

1 Engiisn Dressed &

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Undressed Dolls, I 13-14, THE ARCADE ,
Toys & Games. AI '
Large Selection I,
REA D I NG.
of fa ncy Goods. (

Jewellers and Silversmiths.

AilI~D lr'lfmol1t.

NOTED FOR DESIGN. QUALITY,

56, 57, 58, 5 9, M INSTER STREET, READING.

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PIU::lR 24 .

name

THIS YlEEs(.

Poynder's

SPECIAL SHOW Of NEW
CALENDARS.

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THE SNOWFLAKE LAUNDRY.

Phone

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10 41

Mllnager~~' M.n_ LANGFORD_

South View Aven.ue, Co.v ers harn , Read i n g .

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M1lTDRS &: MOTOM

29,

K iNG'S

ROAD,

SOlE DISTRICT AGENTS FOR

G.W.K. Light Cars and Vans
{40 Mile s t o f ha Gallon},

READI NG.

MIISIC

EXPERT

Princi""l: Miss BEATR IC E

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REPAIRERS.

INSTUU!:TION.

BERKS
- TRAINING COLLEGE

',.ONOON PROFESSORS VISIT WEEKLY.
Prepa ra tion for all EX IUD 6,

OF MUSIC.

Single or Short CoW'5etI of Leasona an""Mlged. durirtzg the W.r ..

PREPARATORY SECTION, REDUCED FEE.
J O N ES, 11 4 .115. Broad Street., ~ING.

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MUS IllAL INSTRUMENT DEALERS.

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I.i:~W'~ ~E

& HICKlE, Ltd . ,

153, Friar St., Reading.
'Poooe 11 48.

Pl.;.y,m , PlUM, Org,'IlDl , Gratnopbonel ad Ra::ordi. Mmk.. Muaic·rcillt t.r PI ..yu.Pie....
T UllinII' uul HeV'ltrs 10

Coatnldorf. etc..

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BATEMAN, F.S.M.C.,
- P RINTERS,
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34. LONDON, ST., READ I NG,

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No matter what your requirements in
this line we bGUOV8 we can please
you both in Prica and Style. 'Phone S03

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TOYS, GAMES AN Il DOLLS.

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GILKES,

TOYS, GAMES, DOLLS. AND FANCY STATIONERY,
92 & 93, BROAD STREET, READING.

Choice SelectioDs.

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Have STOOD the TEST of _73 YEARS.

Newest Desi!!1ls.

!.owest Possible Prie...

R...,...,..... Rep.n

ALL WORK DO NE ON THE PREMISES.

Note th e Only Address. 33, FRIAR STREET, READING. No Agtnts.
WATERPROOF AND RUBBER

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STORES.

. The "HOME DEFENCE" CQAT is REALLY WATERPROOF.
HILL'S · RUBBER CO., Ltd.,
52, MARKET PLACE,
READING.
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G. SIMONDS, Ltd..

BRIDGE ST... ~DING.

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COX'S UMBRELLAS

PORT SU LIG HT.

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PARNELL, The Printer.

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Guaranlee of Purity ant! Excellerru.

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Optom.etrist and O ptician.

STRE~T,

on Soap is

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T elepholle 901.

22, KING

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OPTICIANS.

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ENGINEERS.

The Royal Berks Motor Co .,

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LEVER

Queen Victoria Street,
READ I N G.

LAUNllRIES .
' Phcne
104 \.

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BRACHER II:. SYDENHAM,

l.ARGEST llWELLER! IN THE PROVINCES,

Per lb.
TABLET.

THE SUNLIGH T SERVICE IS THE MOST COMPLETE SOAP
SERVICE IN THE W ORl.D. SUNLIGHT SOAP IS M ADE FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE'S PROFIT, FOR ONLY T HEREBY CA N T HE
MAKERS HOPE T O PROFIT B Y SUNLIGHT SOAP.

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SILVERSMITHS.

,IEWELLERS &

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G. HAWKES &: SONS,

Sunlight enterprise and organization for production,
manufacture, and distribution was made complete long
before the war. But during the war the di fficulties and costs of
Iran sport have been mul tiplied. Therefore, to reduce the
cost of transport and, In turn, to reduce the selling pnce of
Sunlight Soap, Lever Brothers have purc hased a Reel of
steamships to convey raw materials direct from their plantations
to Port Sunlight. T he British housewife IS gi ven the full
benefit of this enterprise, for now the pric of Sun ~ght Soap I!

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S o GOO D ALL & CO.,

'Phone 81.

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The following coats, broadly speakini. govern the
selling price of a manufactured product :_
1. Cost of production of raw materials.
2. Cost of transporting raw materials fronland of production to the factor).
3. Cost of manufacture.
4. Cost of distribution.

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Gover nment Coolnclon and to the Tra.de.
CIfEMIS T S &

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And ill 12, Bridge S treet, Maidenhead.

Tel. 639.

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H I~ J~o rr! ~hlp grn l1 tod Iho rerplC~t.
\ It . Y uehcl\, 10 outli1l11lg tho
fo r
cu n on , eilld tho ('lise W(IiI n. 'l'e rv ",ad one. b ut I[ the
ch ar gei> W('Irf! m ada out ll ~alJlst. S UHte, tha t !l.bou ld
n at iJffoct theIr verdict. Ic had been IIA.ld br hl6
I.. r n".d frIend t h at l h a cll!e '''''RE. one I') f eOI1!:lderab lo
co IO p lica.llOn, but. hI'! dl(1 tIOt t hink t hore wa s much
co mpll cation .'l bou~ it 11 wan t l UO th&t ther e Wf're
Il llu'lhe r (If (:oun l ~ !n lhe tndlc ltnent, but t her e
',\'a 5 110 nTtlllt
qUIlM,I On of ft :;ur r.<l. lIor ,~ a..., Lh~re
, uv <plod~ol1 nf accoun t 'rile mattcr c Bm.e to I hl~ :
,It fhe :I C( lI ~€'d. 1Il h16 poSl tlOn o f ch Id
cler k,
cened feel wi nch h Pl ,.ho u lil hnve n C0Q\1TIb~(1 {~r
r
'0 tho B o r(ll;"h L\ ccounl.a.nt, hut did not do roo
nii flOn l.en d~1 by thl3 prOSCI'utlo n th~ t, h/l.'-m~ re·
co ived lh(l!'c ;;\Im;!. lind COll'<'c' r tcd them t.n ~H ~ 0 (\ 11
u sc he (hel not e nkr iiu:-m III tho eMh book, ann
ut,h,tl'tl Ih6 hook of lil.'1"Tlccs, wlilch WII" ke p t ' 11
h , ~ prA....."!'iLOn . I", r c mo"lnK ce rhun ~'O lllltOrfOll~ _
~ !U' .... LHcr"(1 t he pohle fnrco In 1 8 9~
lie rt;m ~ Jll('d ,,. memhe r ('I f tho forco untl l .. hine oi t 111~
~r, \, h en hi~ appOlnt llle nt, \\ l1iS lorn'ltn,l tNI 1" ... Ih?
110 w~ s I'on aCtivo ,m" lI11"l!t,..c-n,
W a toh (Jo mm i[i,-.c
prO lllCol.f!<1 10
0 !li el'f Il:Jld all Q,· to her lst, 1907, w.u
, h ~ p~ltlon 01 c hUli I'i(lrk, a nd nnout :\, YC3.r 1!l I~r
a ~ m.:Jdc 1llo;rUc oTo r
At:! dud de- r l<, h .... h ad \ t o t a k(l
c h n l '-" ~ of al l tho 1:11I<en("t'O cOllllCcte<1 ' '1' l t h t-he I -'~ '''l
of •th;:>....o lece ncf>S {or !loa., v mot-ors.. \Vhon pI13-m~nt
fo r ll. hr-encn or a ll JHJr!lll 0nal hce nce U" (!~ madc,
rom ef i m~ fh~ f'IH-'CIllo wonld be sen t to t.he Ch lc f
on .. lah\", Rnd sometim es l~ w u;; m a do po" ,-able ro
S l.::t tte h imself Tho n ccuo:;ed bad a. ver:; pla in
~ j mple dllt\' t o nc rf orm as soou &Ii he r (oce-I v;d t. e
1f lht" cheque wa~ l"Qade nayabll) to Capt..,.;,m
m onny
} Il'l nderron It,. . \\ em, to hIm a nd [Tot hll- c nd o ~e
n I~nl 'T ht'- (il!;t t hm!.!: he had to d o 'HIS t o t'lnle r
, \If' navm,-.nts in th e p olice- de pa r tmen t cnEh book.
hi r-h Wl\t; a. r".,,'Qrc! oi all P ;J." IlW)'IIf; th ./lt. we re
f'C('I Y('c] hv hm1 1'.5 chIef clerk
HI S ne.,t , l u~ ~ wa s
... t!'l\ {\ :. I'CCf)lnt 10 the per-30n " h o p rlld the
hrqllc. F n r tlln l rurpo ~. .' h e WII S pr,w lOOd w it h a n
0 filet ,:l r~empl bOOK , \\ hich, o f CO\llS(', c~nt a mC(1
1II~ connte rf rll l. 11" had Itt fill up the reCt"!l pi!t and
II HI (,o\Jn t~rfo!l~ a rl<l ,,('ud tho reccipt At once, Wlttl
i l,e- lllf'T'(:c ~ .... , iel;' p f'r.lOII who h~'; mnde l~;'\ \m('nt.
r hr!] h n _; 11'0 h ad 10 b(!ll d Ihe itC(lrl<:c-. TI e ~a !
n roy ided wtlh a book (' O Il1 ,~lnJ\lg' ,io r m ~ ()f h~nce.r;
nd ('{lnt"'1ll1fl~ n\·,., crn lllt (lrf"II ~. III wll1(\h 0.11 illO
I Hi nT' ula.r ~ o f ,ht' l,cf'llcl'+! s hould be WrltlCtl . An
tI \l'r Ih m ... ~t,Ll t t' 1)MI I" do W:I, :\ to f P IUI ;:, 11conro
JlrlH' 1(1 I h:' Il<, r'on whf' hrl.d taken o ut th .... licence ,
11 o rdl'1r to cho w thnt t ho lfl('orn oLn 'O w as trn \' Cl'lilT\g
( h" r (l"d~ 'lr I'l rr! ol 3 o f Rcad111A' propt'Th' h('('n~cd
Th ij Illu${rafion l n OU)J one ol lh~ l.-vome:n
8.11 £1 Ill,.L th(! pr 0 l'li'r flJf'~ harl hecn p:l-Id
'Th .... H!
I· IL..... 110 ~n fe
m Iho old pai!('(\ o ffl oo. ami th"
worker:s at P ort Sunlight in her becom inr
PTlU:tICI"
h :l.v lll ~
('xi ""...:1
S iali C "3 5
aJ!Qwed
and workman.like cOJlume.
o p uv Ih " 50 \'a nn u:\ ~"Ums inlo It
bankull:;
lecount. at Lloyd!; Da nk, \\ hlf'h '~ a s kcp t 10 l\l ~ O W\1
nameA t th e oommenc;>ment. o[ e\'ery mon th t~e
B orough Accountam.'iI 1I ~~istant. uiled t o c.,ll on Stalte
a t the pollI'O offi en. Wh6m the latter wouJ(1 prryjuco
t he poitcs de pi\ rlmen ~ ca~h ~k ond ",160 t hl) offi. cll~l
re~lpt book 'n ith tho cOllnte rfo!ls_
T he a ecounttrl
~e rc checkoo
ono brJoR "I t.h !mother. 'to H!6
whothe r all the r ece lPt ~ ~'ere dul::) 8,("r ou o ted for
11 t h (!. cash book .
'fha amo un t would t h e n _00
lotil..lled Ufl Rnd Sta lte would drl\ ·... a. cheque ~hlCh
WiI,!l haoo c.-\ to Ihe ilorougq AC~(11 1 I1 f-l\nt'~ c.h ,(!.[ clerk
.,..ho In t urn 6Il\'l' t h8~ 11. went mto the f U T) d ~ of the
R e&dJt11t Corpora tion. B etw('cn the 15th o f S opt em
ber , 191-1 and th o 30 th o f Novom~~r, 191.5, o ~
eleven different OCCa!IOD!', Stalte .rccOI v ed . !umcs o.
mon oy f ro m o"n f)l'~ of
hcll.vy lOOOlllOtivCt, . thl}
fl.m ount.e ranginc fro m £:18 to £ 1. In ~ot fI ~U'l gl ~
The
a
I n_~ta.n~ d id SI 0' 110 make ;Lnv o n trv o f ttloel P ~ 01
ILny of t,hQF.e f;lInl S 11\ tho police d e pa.rtment ca.sh
bonk. Tn not, iI Slnglo (":I S(! did h o ~o f'l d ~ for m of
BROTHERS LIMITED.
offiClnITl"«' lpl 1 0 tf'n ("a$p.<1 ho ",~nt. n o Tt!rC lp t ~t'l i l.
.lJld In Ihe cl e \·etH h llU l.anc.!, If ho dId !I£"no a
T<)C~ i r k it \'\"11 .~ nnl o n 1h., oOida l fo r m
S ho wholt'
of t h f'! m OlH'\' WM recelVoo hy 5 1,'lte Rnr! \~ ~ 011 1'111<1
b, IWl\ into Ius own b;1I1k I H~ a ('COllnt
); Ot on['\'"
dI d h~ not ma.k e :lIIy !'nk... III I 'W clIr<h I~ook o r
mad e · - T hey d l'Ould be. 'To l,he be~t oi my know.
~"Il..1 an" (orm, but \\ llh l er,- (el\ £!xcepiton;-;: ho
m a ndeN'oo bT the G (WNnml'n t, and &11-0 th nt o t her
1 don' t kno w a. CIISO ",hc.re Il
JeJge I.hC~f W(·re.
rlld IIp l CH\n ~c lld (l. h c clIc{'
\V he n he WM ap plied
firm s we re u~ntt Itgh~ Lra<:to r~ Ul .... inj( o \'ldenoe II.ri
W 213 n(lt, ;mll!8s b'y Woods.
T im e alter li mo retr, f<'lr ~ u (" h ho made " D. Tl OIl S C X CI"'~5 ~ om c tll n cs Cl'lpt.';
to I he mutilau on of 1i19 lorolnl1t ivt) hl"orwe book,
wero nor, l:i I"'e n by 'iV nod ~, \1 ho h r...... been tho \\ ltn ~ nld it. . PI &.led Iha.t t'o u owrtotl. hlHI
.. ~'t;'l n lt
Ih. rt, he ,~ ~ t('lO bll~Y and prom ll;lnA' Ih-3t
~o n tOrn OU1.
l ho b('enre sh ould b e M! nt
. \n "'lC ~mi natlon of tho l~h'lrgcd III roopoet ~o embezzlini;' '£22 , '
).Ir . WlliJum<'l: nut .£!l5 would h ast) hf' l"l1 re("(li ...~
l lr"'n r ,... book i' h(] .,.: ~ th i\.t oo llnl c rio il ~ had berm
C r ~' ex:a.m ille<J: H e- d Id 110t. know of Lh o tl'(i6tCI.t Qut it '1'1' 11:5 \ (IIV clcHrl,v d o nr n nd It 'l'i as ? nh' b y W ood:!. ])0 :v(m knolt; Ih ut. W QO(lo ... nloozz.led .:nco
of t h~ lrecnco hook, SU.ltO luid al"COUlltNi fo r
,tBO of hospit.al n iOllCY in 1913!
e
very
p c ully on t ho ('(1\lntprfnl\o..
IJ " pk.id (Ho:'r, on
b v t he
e X(lll'l ln ;J. l lOll th a t
nmIJia LII"I MI
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he
\\ 1\]ICr.o; rop hed t hat> h(l d id not 101(1'1'>' 1\11~ '
w e rr- dl'e t)'I'orcd
r he prOiWCIl110l1 .,lld !hnt. litO
all 1I"crtq:e, .£50 a mont h, T ho chh book . ho wed
mllhl a h on .: ; .... "Te d o no bv Slnile. who aIW-1t \' fi k (>op t thm~ abou t I t: It Wil li nothlllR' t o ..1 0 ..... lt h the p(llic.,. Lha ~ StAlle only I,ald OVt'l' £18 for h~ I",'v 1000Do ~nn k h Ow t hAi in 11115 \Yond5C IlpprOprlll.led moth'c 1i('("llcO<\ fo r l he loor t'ndmg \ta.rc:11 3}sl,
the bool;: in hiS pn~ SOl'!(i Oll _ TillS b ook wo" ne ~-c r
nroc1ut'ed TO Ih" Bo roug-lz _", C(,O llnt:t.flt'! ~ F.I'!; ;;t8l , t. £1 26 o f ho;:;pll,tl mono, ' - 1 11 ;1\'0 not hOon e! o f his 1916. 'r he TJtevio us \' .. IiT it .m olln tofl In £35.
oolll g flcr u6t"'d of It
~ on ly know tho !. !here .... Oli
Rtc h r rd Gusdl'lI, f') lit.{ etr.shl11r III. Lloyd
Bank,
T ho onl v h ook$ t hat "" e r(\ nroduf'«l W I'\r C Ih l'! ca"I, m nno, d C!fi c ic!ll_
prodtu: oo a c('r tifilXl oopv of SLD.~·fI /V'(ln lllli. Ifu
h ook a nd t he Qffkinl \·."'C l'ipi. boQk
The obJcot. o f
W~
\'1'0..=; 6h ll r c.ta iJI 6(l in the o ffi "l). llnd mo ney
f'aid Ihllt fe r th" ha.Jr-y('a r efKllIl,l{ ,T une 30th, 19] 4,
('ilttll1A' out I h e eoum" rfOlh ':V as 1l1u t If bl' rhallre
l)a.s "H't,Lt Hrrough hi" ha.ncu !- IL W<l! nover
th~re Wall, a n O\llrdr aft of £12 ali.. 'id. On D~(".'m bo r
tho book " "n' e- X'lIm in"d 110 Irarc c('tu ld be .-II ~· "pr'81\
n, od tho r, hl'l w:t~ Ihe d er::11Iher
co\creel of h cenCN issupd
_\ ~ to Ih e nlarrfi, whll'h
31st 1914, t here wu an Qv('rdraft o f £l ~ B~. hi"
D o "'011 kn ow th '-l.t t)lC R OTOUgh A t'(lQHni a n \', a.nd' on !Ill' 30lh of J uno of the follo w ill~ yf!&r t ho
w e re A:I,-... n t,., nersons on rl"c"l,i nA' monll'r 10 T ('oI: rlP.~1t.
lI"" I ~ lo nt \H !I Vf\tv oft en lllontJl!\ in IIrrrnr l Ll ch('Ck.
oWTdra.h. hDd hpen roou(1(Jd 1.0 £ 1 0.. 7d. On tho
10 \icnnceOl althollch Shute hl m.;;('l f Ol'fICN'd !iit,' In
109 t.he at'Cn lln lf\~ - I don't knnw.
11 WM nO L 3lu o f D ecem b e r ~h e r l) '.;u. :10 C1"(.,,1It cf .!:]8 55. 100,
thn year 191 ~ , nnnt? h~ (1 b(.£'n iq: n l'fl hv hl Oi T h IS. rCI~
('If' re cl t.o m ~.
A n5\ \'orinA' )'lr. ~\· l lJi ..m , Ihe wi1neSoJ !lIn d Sl.al to
QOu:r.i.c-l (!Oll t ~lw ed, wns r lt:"arlv a. d"hbern t p omi$."Iton
\\- . 05 them Jom" lIltl .. fr lotion bl:'t" c"n :v(\ur OffHlfi
ar rangNl 11.11 o\'ordndt to thl! f'.):lt·n ~ o f ,t;:40,
h,- t he .aC('used " Ji ll a \'IIW to nof l .... t lmg t h«
Ihe U orough Accountan t's. ?-l d o n ' ~ thiQ k
rtorouQ"h .\ L'('(lU nta n t k110'l'o' I h ~t. 'IC hlld r ~ei '\"'e'Cl &.n(1
'
r homas n'c h a rd ~1 oo r c. who ia III Ih" Bo ro u gh
,ho mt'lnp,," COll n"f'l !'.O.lrl t h ~ t fin (lx.polt('e (",ffi c e r t ht"rG WlIS
Surveyor' a offi co, Ea id Ihl! 1M' roqUt8ltlon for ..
Do \"o u k n ow that li t one tim~ £145 \'1"00 !r{t. in JOC'OJIlot ivo plMo Willi IIlllo<ie Tn .l llly , 19] 4,
n, ml>d 'Vf' nds, wh o ''-n..~ llndN S!~tI{' III rh c o ffi ce.
~blit.e'fI ~3CM,I on , a~ lh" a Si:l;~ t_' n\ n e,' ''r cll mo t.o
hoc, be"n rh n r ,;prI .... it h f'mhezzl e mf'nt li nd f',f'ni.t"nc-M
n ooor t GoorS'e PIAU.. M~inae r, o f P.la.k,,'11 Lock
d lt'ck t h " books ?- T don't kn ow. -The WttnCo!'! PurnplIlg' Rt4l. wo ll, \\'h o had cha.rgo of th e 1000F;QDEN CE OF C .\ [> T AI K l h:~ D r- n S O X
lIoder! that he nld n ot k no w. of h,1IO ow n knoW'ledlt", m otlye pla.t6ii, MId Ih l St.3itf) o rd,. ro. ! 50 of 'lic h.
C.'l. pta.lll .f S B e nde-r .wn, Chic.r Oonl>t.ftbie I1f thllb the l ocorn rotl ~e book h tld Ilf!vt>r lwrn In '-peete<! IIJld of lhole only on e had bcl'J) 1!!I Il Od,
A n plM"f'Id ImpLICit <Innn." Hdmg , oc-rnticd t he pnsonl'T'~ du t le!o- He !Iud b ... tho Boroll A:h COllno:-i!
:\tr. VMhc ll ..,rud Ihl\t ('x.P olice-Cono;!Ab11l Woods
th a t. t h e ch eC'\lIe6 rt'>Ce.J\' ed for the- iocOmOL1V(] hon nc('t/'; fi of'nee i n ~q.I\t.c, and dlU-l n lO!" j,he 19 yeArIl hI' (Wit. W l\8 alt;' f\.V on a <:II"'e 6o£! r vico, A.rld a r ecent A c t. 1,1'0 .
we re <re n erlllh m a~l e Ollt 1o h im. Fl o would e-n<1oMIQ Il~~!l) hl\(j heen 111 rh e fO ~ C6 h e hnd Il~ver h a d "'fleo Iha t t ho depOf<it inll1'i could ~ roo--ad.
hand Ih(>ln to Sta l tc. \. ho ~ hould 1)/\:" Ihom occasion to f'omp lam
M r _ A A . J OllNl. cle r k t o the Rel'ldmR n or oulti,
:.~ tCI\I.'"
"lI en lh o uOllr t. rco;u nle-d on 1'ne<>day Ca.pl,alO .Ju"l\i~, (on mtll\' r ro \'ed the clnpOlli tLllIlI, wh wh
() the bnnk L1l thf' ordinar y w.a v
'11
C rn~- "'xamtned
"fbA B orough .-\ crounla.nt W~ fi H i" ndcl'5OU W'II J fUrth" r qll,,!h onr n b\' \ I r L a rL \\+ere put. in_ Wnciri .. iit:lled t,hll ~ Rl ll lin in fo r m~d
n~ "~ i.-l th:1I ~lIIilO h ll<1 ;1 pelty CIl!!h b im Ihnt if "11\'(\1101 f'l\.nle " "(1111 Ihn Town 1l ~11 awl
"pooc;lblc for t h., l!ys t.lll n of M:COO nt The proo~ rlt W llIllims
"h::m bnd bec n m vog ue Ollr l1lg t,h t' I~ h ole of t he Dccoun t 'II! well , a nti, n~ JiJ1lt. wmethmg likn £30 agkP<1 for tho ' loonmolj\' e book III') Vo'.,. to fIa~' ho
(, mQ--mnNPcn years- he ha d becn t IH~ rc.
Tlor qu..a rt or w ac:; ihsbur<'loeJ hy h im fronl w 4':!'!k to d id not. k no w ",he ro iL wu:..
Mr. W tlhnm.'i: El;'l.;; t he pollco o ffi ce been In a. 'ver I.:,
P S . ;" T"fiSN ~ I)(')k " 10 ma king a wrillC'1I I npnrt
Do ~ou kn o w I,ha.L St;'l iro b., d to pR y o ut nlQre II} Iho Chi("f Conlitllhl(), 1\00 I n,,pf'{'f or L i" kIM' I'Iwl
collV,l?6ted n Rte ever Slilce Ih e beginn in g o f the '\tar?
\Y ttne:,s
T he-re hc.s been e lCtra wo rk for e \'ery than .... e.. gi ve n blm b~· t,he B (JJ'o u gh COllodl ! - ll e !.hilL he ! po ke t o 8130.11(\ re ~ flf'(" lI nt:: 11 incomoll '"
could have h"d m or('
on e of U ~. dcr kio m cluded
nnt ha"inll' ~ licJ>nf''' TlllIo l1", A,\d th o Al"C UC,.rI Nlirl
D id l'e ha'1'e fro mil k/} It \If! wit h chcqll('08 ilVllII+ .tlll t h(l could not. obtlllU ... n)' (rom t.ho Dl}l'Ou gh
Am [ r'lthi.- III !!ILVll1 g t hat. ~IO OO tho oom m enC(l '
...bl .... l- So h l'!o l-old m e-. hu t 11 A !lOuld h8. \'n h lld more Sll r v cynr,
In I} llt nf r he 'I'o nr iAle-re h M l'W'c J) {'oru!ider ablo OOllg osiron !- VM, Tbtl ro hM been a g re-a.t dt'1I1 or fro m IhB fiorough .A ccotlnl.a nt
p S_ :\ IC$WJ>""Mv l'a~1 tha i Rf..11t~ rlu lt w ith the
Ira )l o r \;:
'fr. Winlam" ~go~ tu(l I ha ~ t hi" wo uld hll-\'o locnmnlive hook, ~
And :I ~ one of tho rC!l:lIlt~ of tJlat, bali it. lIOt. been InM n t JI. d e ky 0 1 &. oouple of (la \'!!, but the Chinf
CrOfl· ·I');"lI minoo- 11{\ wa" re';polll';ihio fnr I hil
n eceS53.ry to r ela:t t'.t. n .... I I1 e.~ of t ho r n lM f or the Cofls tab lQ (ild not agree. lI&y tn~ tho mon"y cou ld whole or IJle work wtr .. n ~IAilp l'I'a'l nWfly, bill hI'!
ITYlllg on o f Ih€) o ffi ce?- l don 't tiJln k <10
I iulv e boOD forthoomlll~ immedlal elY. ." 5 th f't r("s lIl t Iu d llC'l thi n ,sr 10 d o w il h lht) lr.rm noi1\· Jj(,J>nf'OR.
' hInk \\ 0& h;'ld got, a.mpl'l staIT In I h ~ clerk'a offico_ o f roprctl!'!n i.a tion s ffi rule h v th(' ,,('ct1li'd , Iho l}(! tt~· S ome \NIJ'ii a.go. h/')wfl vf\r, hI' 1"t"r"j"NI n f' itl"<lllt",
D o you 08SZT"'() Ihllt (lW; l'vtll!Jlg 10 t,he n ffioo Li sa : o."l!<h wo;; :.bout :L \"O,l r ,l.g ~l, i ncreal'c>d fro lll £30 to ..... Inch 'wns I\.c{'oullt,,11 fM
H (l,<1"'1 not know l h n"
£40 por (j'IDmr
m ont ll.5 in fW'r()l\.r'- T .lOlIJt ,\.~re" \\ ILh it.
!"oopl" \Ver" ("()m nlain i n ~ A..hout n n ~ r....,,,i...-in::,:: rt'R "lcl(lnoo 'vas ::j~n bv Cha rlc,," f' 1I'vJ> ns. ~r th(' f'c iJ) t ~. plltfCOil or J il~n CC"O,
Y OIl d(JIl't, d u nk I horn arf) all) arr(l~ at
firm
Mf'3<m;, Bre we rton nnd Sto vl~n ~ , b rick . n.1
I rlon ' t thInk i'iO
P l'" r Kll,..r ~ a.ifl the Int"()fflnfil'e l)Ot\k w n.,. ki111t
Frooeri l'lr: ~ 1 11yell, OINk 10 ill St ~jl .. 's d('~k
C.lpi:::t.in H £' I1(1 i'T;;QIl, n r()('(lO(1it'lg I'ni(l hI" 1I1!1k:I)(I for til B mtlnll (n ctu rl"rll
~~iu}"SiI h t,d not-h en l{ I " rl n ~ i l\,
Mf'S!lT<'i
S
IlIlfl E CnlJier , L td: ( 1Iarl(,3 Open .. hll w th" ; ~ Slltll g n l the 1tl'f'lle('«.
n olkhtionn} cle rk in ti lC clor ks' ofIi co in ?fRY, ]914 .
11 n dId ~n be~ lli«j o f 016 CXlrn.orl llll11 l'V pr~ UT e of CMew:;rs. C. O l l(l m~h:tw -a nd r o 1: Mfl lf'Ol m ~hlart
'l' hi.3 W it" Ih~ ('~ fo r I h" protOOul ion.
w orlt: and 8t'!llt IL TCjJort. t o Lb e Wut.ch Cc>mrnttl<m D on, £ot'e.tn nn to Do f'1{,d g '>, J~I , I • ~nd Arlhur LUO:-,fl ll.
Mr W i ll illn~ ~ uhmi" NI t hAt. QI I ~ 01 1116 N'-~f' IIt.iJlI~
Shlll fi €'Jd, li lt to Pll~' ­ to ho pro\'fio(! ' 11 th is OllilA ''1'18 tilt' Nl ll\'p r iet ll of
o m p lil llllll~ of t he pressuro on t oo s1r.all a. lil".nJf, agric ul turnl macllin i6t ,
mcnt.s
moo{l
rOr
locorne~i
vo
licOOO4"Q
D
ilIl
M
Id
thai.
H (') d itl t h is IIlnl'elv a t, t he ru~J{"O."hon of Stai te.
th t:!S(> ;;um ~ o r Ilit'> l'mDM:, lflm('nt, of t hl'(\]
' I'ho
T he r rqll(lSL Jtllt(le to tho \Vl!.t c ll COffiDlltt.ee T."./\d C'l l\ ono Occasion h tJ 'Pa id '.! 6 in 'J'rf'rf,ll1U ry n nt~ o ... e r f'- nd On CA s;-iv"n . A~ l'onl'"i ~ ll\nt with tl ln Ilrij" on~ , r ' "
g rIIn t ~ d
t,he co~r &t tim poltOO ofiice, bll t It ... could not iU1\O()('I II M, Imet Wllq not ... uffit.' if'lli 10 ('nll\'1('1.
Did Shute in 1911 a.sk that It should be arranged M y to whom tho tlot&.; 'W'f're hnn<iE"<1 He U11plicd
Th e .TuW:t(' d fICiziNl !hat ih" 1':J 8.~ m u st rt() III flu"!
d mt ill" B oroll;Jb A coount.a.ut ch Co uld kt!cp the loco- flA vo ra] ti n~s for the I"IeOC""~' Aud a~ Iho r(,lU r n Jll ry_
mot.n' o mOllll!~ a hEolll b )iy 6Gpll.nl. t o fro m pohee o f thoS6 for othOT dl ~I;T1Cts which WPore : j , fhe o fi1ce.
mOTllc!'-I d o n"t rmrt ombc ~ It~ -Tho witn e~ added hut tlioe& wroro not forl,hoom in):"
Arthul' Drtn.ie.l Allst, cllJer n~i~ b.n~ ,1\ Iho
t llat he did n ot recoHoct Stalf o 511gg00tmg thill,
horo ~le ovl d be t lt; n Sepnr.1to dC J'la.rtme n~ , ",ittl (~ Borongh Aecollnt.:wt's office- oIIII.ld I,h llt c \'('r" mont h
lark III ch n r~ o f it: t h nt tho BO't()U.R; h COllncil ' ~ he .a.Uendoo at ( h e police 01ft\.'C to c heck Ilie book~,
a.nd Staite w ould fJlIV O\' e r a. f' hOClUO, bei n ~ 11\0 110 \'
m o m c.s, Il'h ould be k e pt :tP,l rt fr om poliCfl mOllie!!.
d uo to hho OO?por lltron, Tht) ,'hC<IIIO WIIS o rn w n bv
'rhe5o wore a ll jum b l('d to.trf"Iher in 0 11 0 aooounL! _
h im9()if. but ho d id not ·knoN nntil .January o f this
I don't call it jumblerl t.ogether,
Are Ihero d01Rns n r.td doze n ~ o f di ffe re n t I!QlU r('CIl "Aur tha t hifl hlInkin/! :\coot,ln t. Wltii lI!cd fo r ..'In,}'
rro m "hich IT'onev ill reC'.6noo, and /&ITC :a.11 ' the othec1" plrrpO~e Ihun fo r fJol k.e p urpl)!!Ofi, 'Th o wit.
IlCAA proved that the vlLriothi n.t1'loUni;, Illll.ntioned in
amo unh put III the z;ame r OCC'! ipt. bonk ?~Y&.i.
Ihe
:\ nd 011 wcre el'ent ua\[y rurriod ove r to ono eMh \the indjc.tmen~ WfVO n o~ Ilt'coulltf"(l (01"
CO\tn tel f,.,.l receipt 0001\ err t he r;/I!h hook. Sbit8
boo k ~-Yf'fl.
•
Did S t.lIile compla lD to yo n time attN timo, ill ..,.. !\ present. (III even OCCB:;ion ",'h e n 1bn checlongll
I 914-15, t.hab the p ret;l!u re of the office WM such th\jt took pla.co, bllt he nf'v~r d..aff"d Ih a t th ~e ilUms
;t co uld n o t b l) clIrned on m'opo rl" ' - He (hd n ot had betm TeCm vt.<d. Last V~llr hp, dTI'!I~ St.ito'll
pu ~ it so st.ro nglv 11.6 t hi\t T he work wa.s gTca~, Md attention to t.ho 'a ilt that - v",n- few l ooomotiTo
licenOOR we re coming in. !To r l.' pliffi t.h.t t,Joiie ,...n."
D']<f' rm-(la h,,<1 beon d epIcted.
D Id ho .re quest. TQtl 1'0 nsk f,lio Wateh Committ l:le due to the W ill', 39 1ocarnotives wern bcinl( eo m to' 'le t hrrt11er as;:ista.nco ' -lle did, bm, I sa.id 1
collid 110t; do il .
Did hI) sa. v t.hat. he W{)ulr! nnt. be re-spol'IfJlb16 if
un \' 1hllJ ~ w e n t
wrong whb the accoun ts ! - No, ~
oortldnh' not.
Anti that h e- could not gpt Acsistarr.e in t.he Cllef'k (
1Tl~ or h l~ ""borninate9 ~-T rl(ln" th:lt Stll.d.e d)(1
Mt. ~ Il.V t.ha t it WlI..5 lmpClE'Eiblo t o k oep a p"'Oper
eh. . c k,
Was Lh o c h nrge book 15 ' m(lulh!! behi.lld~ -It ~~
iK-h;nd, hilt it WIlS nc ~ kepi by the olorh.
Wu it ove r lI. year beh :nd T-I rlon't think flO,
, haYe not looked ail i t. -Wi~eu addod tllat St..it.e
h ad m.anv duti('c, a n<'f ~I l'e6ponsibb fal" 1111 tbe
l\11. bnrrlinatee in tb& offi ce. He .... u rHftnrtsiblt' !rtr
th" .... holt! of the recei pta giTon for m on t':'" rf'("er.ed,
Ttd th .. IIc~01mh fo r paTmAnfll m6.do. 1t .... l!l4 not
~!4jte' R dut:er t ... entel" UJ'l the ch~)C,ulI!. il'l -'.t.he . c.~}.
'hc-ak &t. I'Inpt, .R1l f,...itn_l ....... ~Atidiod if he m -.do
it JI? at the tond or _eli month.
Dn ~l 811~, f-om '1'MJr own kn"",Jed ... thlt

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