. .. i 3 ' , f ' ' Farm Bailiff Sent To Gaol. --------------- -— --------L--------


FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLING PROCEEDS OF COW SALE. SEVENJOTHER CHARGES NOT PROVED, SAY JURY.


CONFLICTING STORIES. OF TRANSACFIONS AT MARTIN TOP FARM.


COUNSEL^:^AND “[A GORGEOUS MUDDLE.' [BY OUR OWN REPORTER.]


Lmls QuarUT Sc'.'^ioii.'s^ on ’ .Momlay ami 'I’uo.s- day, in ihv hcarinji ol ^


l-'ifllit ami a hall iuuir> \vt r«* uc< upit‘il ai ajj;a.iu.st


’I'op ^'arm, Jliimiij'tim. win. wa.'> ihe in’o.'-'i-mitor in all tlu* oa.S4"i. In tlio vnd. tlio jiny ronnd «mly ono jifoxH-d—that of cnilMv.vJin^


tin- ]in»- (»■« dn of tho >ah' of a Ciiw- rotimiing a “ not


Hinlty *’ answor to the fnrihor seven acensa- t.nm.s. .In spit,, of a pU‘a lliat iho oporatioti'* of tli<» Prohalion o f Kir.'-t 0(lend«*rs Aet sliotiM


IPs. •Id., or. alternatively, slealinjj; that.stini. saitl t<» Ik* the prm'oeds of a transaction in Iambs; embe/y.hn^


|d.. and L'2 (« . .


allene<I li\ piisoner to havt* lieen paitl for lamtis. tile preset tition ileelarinj; no sndi ])aynnnU we.- mad«*: einber.zlm^ j;*2 .*>s. ami l.'L' los.. the prf>cce<Is oj' sale.s of jnillt'ts: eiii- U‘z/.linH e]S os., tiio proeeards o| the '•ale of a c»-w: stealing a \\‘cnsh.'y<lale ram. valued at Un: ami stealmi; an immiiatoi', or reeeiviiii; it knowing: it \n have In en stolen. Prisoner pletuled “ not Ktiiliy *’ to every eliarKo . The pros*entitii> was <ondneted hy .Mr. \{. A. Sliephertl, harnster-at-law. hrii'tod hy tlie


( 'terk to i lie isoi ton-i»y- liowland inaj'i.strates (.Mr. ^\ . S. \\eeiv>) and the defenee w.i.s .snh-


initted hy .Mr. Stewart, harrisier-at-law. in. struct^M liy .Mr. Il.irrv Ikiekhoiise. o| Hla<-k- huni. The ;;rami inry foiiml “ a irn«' bill ’ ’ t>n


e;u*li etmntami tiieease wa.s lirsi eailed alnmt L’- lo on -Momhiy.


About An Incubator. In the eom>e oi hts op.nin};: staune-nt, .Mr,


during; the In'aiiiit; betote the mji^;isU'jiU-s. .Nhi ^videnci' was railed fo lebiii the lacL.s .slate<l 111 the e\idem:i‘ l**r ihe ]n»»si'<-iitaon. -Mr, .Stewart .'stint In* did inn ihinlv i; f|mte


fair U> put it i l l that w.iy. At tlie jieanng U'fore tile ma^ifstrai^'s, pnsom*i’ diil not J;no\v what sjK'eitie chaijie.s wciv l(» bo made ainl it eonld not 1m- c-vp-euM thnt In* would i«‘lmt them there and linn. In evulem.-'. .Ma|i<r ilnii lial^th ilesc ribfd )iun-<'ll a.s a cotton imMiiilaetniei' (»i .Marini


'lop, Ilitmniiton. lie lir.st e*iuplo\ed pri.soiiei' uiMially. ln> siiid, about thro year.' .it;o imi uj>iNnnted iiiiii larm baihll j.nir.


,\skc(1 io


deal lirsi, with ilie cpnt'iiou ol the im ubaioi. pioS'-eutor said In* jiad snen a noa bme m lo> p< ►


SS^'.'.SIOU,


the incnbaior but in reply to a me.".a;;e sent out of eourt it war, si.iUil ibat- tin- incubator had inn. Ikch bronj;lu as •


• it was too bij^.””


do/AMi ineubat4>i.s mi lii.s jKi.sse»i(>n and made an arraii^etiu'iit t-o lend oin- to L'a.piain > lU--.t«in ot Close.s Jlall. Me told jirisonei' to \ <'l<*:in th<‘ loH-e^i.; mai.hiin* ars ('a]itain liealon 1 ^va^ eallln^^ for it tin toilowinn day. U’as about the end ot -Max last,.


-Majur Itnlcb.di^h .s.mi he bad laid Ftall-a- (.'aplaui 'I'liatj


lliMton duly eatb'd and to^>l'- aua.v an incub:<- tor wbieh bad in eji coxered w ith saekinn.


lie lead no idea .it. i:ie time that In’ in- { iMiliator 'o liikeii wa.s not his properly ami j


only a.M'eitaiinnl liii.s anoni .Vowmber l?(itli. I Pi'i-otn-r bad no riptlit to jnjr<‘ lias4- or ••■H nv- 1 :bm^ without Ids permi'sioii.


j Sale of Roan Cow. Ik tweon .Inly 1st ami .\nj;i.'i tih. iiin .'S I1


naal, be* wa.s in eaiiij> al j*'le. iu«n)d »\ tl> l.i.s | unit. (In bis jeinni bo was walkine ibrouj^h ill - sliipi>oMs with accu.s«d when ne miiicxsl ib.cL a roan eoxv wa- inis.s.nj'. |ti i ••,',pi)iihe lo his incpnrx. Sin;ileion saal be bad 'old tin’ ♦ siw to .Mr. Maii-'-j-n, ol tin .Mcmcicimk Iimi. tin* pis'vious wtek, for h*Jd. Me repriniamli'd jjn.'Oiier, tellini' iiim he ii.id in> ant.bomy u* si-h aiiytliiim wiilioUL s ju i ion .


.<innb.ni,n


did not ix’pl.^. Asked if ; he t ow bad iM-eii » paid for. aeenscM said M Ind mn tiui Man'on I wtnild forward a < lesiin- the toil.iWMi;j wi'eix. Wln-n la- was ni.ilvine oiit. lu' ai««iunt.s ..t iln-


end ol S<'pl<'ii.l» 1 . tin- .Minn.nt.*' w<‘r<' dn-iated iiv prisoner ami oin- \ta- iiunb- on*, to liaiis.m * and lin' accounts j^ixcii t-o ^in^rb-toii tc» posl. A wa ek ebip.sec! w illioUt lum reeciviti^ a ' flnc|ii- fidiii llaiisim and tie tber'‘ l«n-e ^a\e ; insi rac:i lolls to Smulet^m to see hull .mjc!


i'I^ j


for the' H-t tb'nient. of tin* ac cuiu oi ler iln* j iea.s<»u lor lln* ch'lay. Later Siii;zi''i'in '.ml 1 he iiaci s^«-n Hanson, who *a' i.i«oi;.-.i lo , Iiave said in laid no ehe<|Ue looli at lionn- bc.i , wotild I'oiward om* ;i.s .'•oon a* In* ias«-i\c-d a | c'lu'cpn.* Iniok fi'om tini bank


lat« r. .•sihjil'eioii ilib•rmmi ‘ lin .I.iii'on was lc»rwardnij: a c liecjue by posi Me ;ail'-<i re<-eive oin-. (In .Vovc.-iiiln-r pith, in-


I'W day- . i -\a'


lioinji let .\c‘l.*w)n in bis ear and tool; .'siiiitbuon ! witJi iiim. .stoppii.t; at. tin- .Mcoiro* lv Inn and | a-kint; .'-^iutilc-toa to ;»;c) and a*kif Maii'Oii bad i M-iit. a c-becpie by post, ti.s ii !iad not l»e'-ii j rc-eeived. Snmb-loo rc-tnnied at ih*- • ml of aU'Ut l.iir«-c' mmnit - and .-aid laiison w a> in Ih'<I but Wiiilld in'intx tin* ebecpc' to llie sboii in .W-il.son ny II♦(;a.m. that imrnnie. Almiii. P-;UI ibat nieJit, be- s;tw priscm-r a^ain ami a.sked if lie Inul rc-«c-i\c-d tin- (b*-<im-. M" said Ik* iiad not bat. (jue.stiotc'd. jiclmitt-'.-d bt-inj;; paid hv Manson in .Aiitrnst He did imt


otfiT to scttlo up. |*r<n>‘ediiiK to de.-il witli the c|tc'siion of tin-


Wensleydaie rain, -Major Ilideliagb said that in SopU-mlur last. In* sold .sur|)lis stoxrk licim Mart-in 'i’op Parni. .After llie sae. Singleton inatle a r<*poi L o f tin? stock romaiiiim, slatitig ail tlio sln-ctp lia<l Invn .sold witi the excep­ tion of a Wennlc-vdale ram. Me *rdered that i.Iiis animal should Im


wlion ho rcplenksliod his shc*i-p, dieeting that


on iVoveninor 2-ltii, ho smninom-d prisoner to hie Ixxlroont alK>nt <*ight o ’ clock in tin* morn­ ing. l ie asked wln-ro tho rum va.s and ho


l i :


said it v-'Jifi in tho high tiekl with .laekson’ s eiioop. Tin; follow'ing day. witncis went to look at tho ram hut it wa.s not it the bold. J'risoncr hnd no right or authority to .sell it. Nothing was paid lo him for tin rata in October, 1922. nor had prisoner oftered to account for it at any time.


Opening of Rofail Shop.


In Juno la«t, at pri<»oncr’ s sugewtion- ho opened a retail shop in Nolson to #«1 produce


it .shtiuhl ho kept in tint liigli fubl, running with a neighhouring f:»rnn*r’s li*<-k. .‘Single- ton <li<I not suggcfit iir* had sold tie ram hut


-Mr. Siivjib'-rd called for tie- piodm lion oi


Sln'phenl olmorved that althoni^h j»ri.'^onei- was rej)res<Mit4 d by a -oUcUor ol \ery ei etit <‘X- jH


_’rienee. no >-ti^j;e.s( luii ol a il'-leiiee ^\as inad<*


darctl a itrav.’ breach of trust, had Imvii eoni- mittetl and prisoner nin.''t be ptinished. Sinulelon \va> seniein'ed to three montli'*’ iiard lahonr. The (]hai4;es made were; Itmbe/.zling i;7


he lir<ni^jiit into ioi’ce in tin* i-ase, the C’liair- niau (.^lI^ \V.


'iV’ inpest, «if INnitcfraet) tie-


llohort. .^iiii;!olon ( ‘Ji)). larm hallill, lalti'rly r<’si(liiij^ :it' Ihjrksiops l’’arni. Ikilttm-by-Uow- laml, ami Innnorly cinployod In .Major (u'orjio |{.i(U‘halKh. lot.um nianul'acturfr, ot .Martin


tlami -Martii; 'lop I'arm. I’risouer had in-


.slructionj! to take t.he produce.- ami soli it and was dircctcil to present a weekly report-, pr<'-


sonting all leccipts. liills having to he paiil wec.-Ivly. SindeUm liad a book whieli lie prc»- (Im-c-d each veek. the eiitrii’s siiowiiig what bad Iieon roe'ived and what paid out ol tln- lill. It wjc.s MS custom U) take' a copy of the iiook in prisoier’s pie-i in.'e. On oiio mca.Hlon, m* wa.s 111 iMu'tin Top yard with prisoner and .Mr. ,/aek.son. from whom .Singb;ton tirranged •o liny sonu' ,nnhs for witne.s.s at 1-. Ul. pec- lb. di-jicl wcddit.


St pt4-mli«-r ‘Jlst la.si. prisoner's aec-ouiitK 'linwe<l i.bc- ptivine.iil cif ij7 19s. Id. to .lairlvscin


l-'oi- tin- wt'c'k c'luling


lor lambs, aiti tlio fullewing w. ek there tvas an iu-m of .i-t. l.‘)s. down a.s having hexMi jiaid to .laek.scin. |ii (K tolter. In? renn?mbered ln.*ar- ing a dis(-i.t,':oii in tin* yard. Quostioiie<!


ahciui tln.s. accusi-cl ...aid a man nanioil I’ liwii bad iK‘4-n np lur a renipt that some i)ulle(-> !ia<l invii loTv..ird4d to liis hrolher-in-iaw. rnsoner said iu- had sold 17 pnlh-l.s to Mrwn ar. .V. ea<di, Aii nc<-oniii for tin* t«nnl amount \\;i.s Mii,-c'i|m-inly .sent, to Ih'own. in respcn.se lo which a ii.-'.;er was n.-<'c'i\-ed Irom .Mr..'lb .1, Ibnivininse. 'olifitoi. declaring tin* piilTi.s liatl aireaci.v l>(,n paiil lor. \\'itiie'>s sniii he ifX-er i-ecep.c'd ihc tiioiic'y lor ilu' ptlllet.'. : Siiiglei.jn ic-|M»ried that he* liad run .slnrl


ot nu'.it. al til,- -ho]) and as lie had an onler ic (;onipb-te. In- had hoiight some iamb li-nii a wbok-f-alv biiu-bi'r named 'rotl,v and lln' -inn of Cl 7s. .o. wa.s down as baxing iein paid lor ; be lamb. On Septemin'r L-di. tln-rc* .vi.s anotls'r paid item of ,C2 (i-s, for lamb. iiougliL iioni 'rotty. I’ risoin r .-aid lie ii.id seiii* \i nil n.i iln- Iamb Im: bad left ;lie ic-cc'ipt.s at til.* simp. Witness arrang<-<l to


fi-* Singleton with i bc’ rc-c-eijUs aft*-r lii.s n- Imn fioiii tin slop. but. prisoiu-r clid not k>'*p tb'’ appoMitimni. .\n ac'connt tor C7-b bid siac.-o bei-n receiv.-«l from 'I’ott.v for lanih- sup- piled iietxvcs->n 'Siptembc'i* Sth and .Voxennb"!- liiib. il<- lir.cl never bonghi lambs from ;c man namoit .A i n st rong. I’ ro-c-i utor .-aid In* iii-i emisiiiU'd lb* iioli>'i- about tin* m.'iu«-r on .Vox elilljc-l 2otn.


The Wages Paid. -Ma.ior l<ideh;ilrb xx a- sul»ic<-t«’U to a ko M


(:i-o'S-c*xi..iniiM;niii 'ny .Mr. Stoxvart. in lopiy to wimin l.> saici ae bad In en at .Martin 'lop i’'.nni .'ine>' .Max ICtli. '921. Me was no! a •stranger to tlie disiiiet but did not kin x


»


pii.s(.in-r in‘ ore- .Ma.x\ 1921. tboiigb In kin xt 111- iatb 1 . ]{•- made no incjuirns iilnoii biin iM'fote c.-inploynig hiin. talnng him on m i'l a.s ill.* km.-w hi.- lather. .\t tin- ttnic' In- ii:*t • inplo.xeil j)ri>o;jei-. Singielon xxa- a laiimr on Ills nxxi. account ami Ik- eomliietecl liis own laiimng operations in addition lo doim; .asiiil jobs ,iL .Maitiil Top. ||<- appointed Smg!-con bailifi ii- .ianuarx. 1922.


.suiii <d iMHicy and :'llcjxved to liiir sin ii bibotjr n in V’citlilc «t.


Prisoner had no authority to buy or soil witli- ont his sanction. No sugge.stion was iiiade lo ' Singleton about keeping books, but ho had


ADVERTISER AND TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. 1924. Cross-cxamiiK'd, witness said that later


Aliijor JMdehaJgh aeked liiin if tlu> incub,ator was liatcliing the eggs well.


to report to him on wliat was taken from the farm. Cheques .ho rcccix’ctl direct xvere ehcckod hy prisoner before iieing enlen.'d by wit.m\sii into the farm books. Witness saitl he had taken a close interest in tho farm. As to the incubator, iio did not know Captain. Heaton had not tlie one belonging to him. In all he had four incubators hut the one t. aken away hy Captain Mo.nton was not- his. Ho luid never sold an iiicuhalor before his harm sale. Ho did not sugge-i that Singlc*uiu Iiad sold tlie iiic'uhator (-hetiply iiut deiiieil that lie knew of t.lic' u-aiisaclion. A man named Harri.son did not. a-sk him at. Mie Hunt •supjH.*r if ho had a,ii inculiator l(>v sale like tlic* luu* ho Itad .sold to Tlioinas Singloton. llarrison was brought into ( ourt and Major


Ri<lehalgh saitl lu* rec ogni.*;4‘d him. .He had some ctmx’orsation xvith him at Mie supper, Air. Aracalpiiu* inirodne-ing Iiim. l)Ut. iliabwas •ahc-nit. pullols :ind it would be* untrue* if llarrison sai<l thc*re xx'a.s (jilk about, an in-


ellltator. He hail astertained that the in- c'ubatm- taivc'U axx.iy b\ Capuiin Hoat.on lia<l lieen bonghi by .<ing!c*ion from a neigbliour- tng farmer.


Ram, Cow and Lambs. (^iui.*.el turned to ihc alleged theft of the


ram and in rc’ply to cjiiestions, prosecutor s;iid bc li.'ul .-ibciut :{il sheep tnid txxn lams. om* a yearling, M<- saw theun gra/.iiig jxroba'nly


omx* a. xvoek. The JsUggeslimi wa.s tliai. tlie i-am was .sold in (Ic-ioln-r. 1922, but. it was not until Nox’ember 2-lib. MiC.'L tiiat b«- ai-tiially found the rain Iiad gone. ili<* reason being lliat. jn-isoner had a.ssured him it x\:t.-. on tin- f,.rni. Me did not clic.-ck' i vvrything Iiimst ll, Me ag.ain (it-nn-d that Singleton h.'id powei- to


buy and sell on lii.s own (liscuvlion. ICven if that xvc-re so, ihc'i-e xvould still he an oIFoiiki a.s accust'd had not, hancb cl ox-i r ihx- money. Me c’crtainiy oec.-asitmally icec-ixc-d simi.s Iron; jM-i.sonoi' but not lor the ram. On the* cjuc-stion oi (Ik* cow-, .Major Ridr-


lialgb siiid aeeti.sed .sctKI several animals, xvith his authority, before ihe roan icw was dis-


prisiiiK-r'' acronnt'. but, no <ntry xx-ac- mad.* of the; s;dc‘ ol i Ik c-oxx'. Wiun.'' s:iic| in did licit gc-t. tin* bem-lil ol tin* icei-ipt' tor tin* ef>w. Me- bad ofu-n lonmi iaiilt with pi'i.'oin*r but b;i<l m xc*r be i n cross nr aniinycd xxith liim. M<* denn-d tin- .-uggc.'inm ibai In- xx.inted ;i eln.-que troin ILin.son h*-c;iu't' be was iml -atLslled that, tin* inom-y bad bc-en paid to pi ison<*r. Me <iid not know at the time that prisoner laid been paid. Tin- wbob* ea'c* xvas ba. s<‘d on tin* .is'.-riioo tltai .<ingb ten bad not accoiintc cl for i lu' lonii > . 'rurning tn tin- alleged emit zzl. im-iii of


j


•sums stated to b.ixc- l>ec n paici tn ;■ lannc*r nann-d .lackson fm iainlit'. witm-.- '.lid that in pri-om-r’ s liook iln* acc-niun n ;id ’ • .Arm­ strong's lanib.s, C7 It's. !<!..’ * but !n- laid not bought lambs ft nin i ia-t roiig. Winn the .-iceoum was gixi-n him l«> pri-miei. .'singleton dictated “ .lack'tin’ ,' land**'. C7 1'.'-. I 'l ." Mc- eould not .'leeept '.be Mlggesimn tliat :i mi.s- takc* .K-c-nm cl w ln*n .'^ingb ton prc*.s«*at.ed hi.s acooimt- lor that pariictilar xxc-c*k.


']’he


anmnnis Cl 7.'. bl. and C2 (>s.. .sjiid to li;iv«* be. II paid to Toity ulin denn*d ri-eei\ iiig lln-in xxere statc-n by .Mr. .'•itixvart to bax-c- iieeii paid )nr bimlis to a Imteln-r named .Viitiei-. :iiid tin* snggc-slion ua.s ag.rn made il.-at .Majoi llicb-balgb bad oommilic-d a;: error in enpying but In- deiueil ibi-. ;iss(-rling ilait. prisoner told him 'rotiy bail been p.niti. If T o l ly ’s name- w.*is kept mil. ;;iid .Vutt.*-r’ s


Ibior ' <


tiau n- liaci • m|iIoy*-d a man n.iinc-d ib-iiibaii . XxilO-e .S*-tvic’-t' weir di-pm-ed with, Siliglr- lon /.IV, lip bis own l:mn and xx.i- given a


. liipiov a o w \vr« 1.... .-Singb-len -aid be oxx-.l a -mi .it C tb. Till iMom-y gixiii biin at tl .-: tinu- wa;. g.* a wi. k. wliieli 'iim liad In i a given from tin- in-gncnnig ot bis c-iiipb>ynn :iv xxii.b bini. M age.s


i l ib .iini aft« I ih:n. .*sniglc ton r»-eoix<cl l.j bb-. i-'L. .Singic-loii -I ill |iax ing .my otk. r ti.. a in- •if.ployeu. .\ic;i'«-d woiiln go away e,i, ormg a man. a-kieg ii ibex u.r<* all rigbi. ( )i e<i;ir.-c . win-n I ?., ajipioxal xxa' r-on/nt. im*n xxcit: aln-.id,x b c-c.'d and iiad lo l« retain.’.' 'i\ niomb.s it. any <*veni. Wln-n tin- .!n-j. at .V'isoi. was ojieiird, no :idclition xxa.- made io .Snigit lor.'.s roll nm-ration. J|i- wc-okI> allow; m-i- bad in.cn. rai'csl to Cb a woc*k on -May


MK- shop ojn lic'.i ani that tin* sbo]) bad moil­ ing lu cm X


ia.-i. M-- tigr»-c-d that wa' bc-lotc- X ub i.hc im-i’ea.-«’ . .’-siiigb-t<»n .va-


' spc-'t-cl to l/c-p wec-k'iv ai^;oiimsan<l wbil'-i In- did not rc*eeivo icdciilional reinuiic*ration. In- wa.. to have* li.i'l tin- mi pioiits on tin- farinii.o opc-ratmii' Me cb nii’d i In- -nggc”— non


‘I’ liat ajiioiir.t w;:' not cb-<liic-lc-d froiii ac.-c;n.seci's xxages ion wa.s bamic-cl bac k to linn (xxiMif- ) alic-r in- IikI givc-n lb - lull .n.ionnt |ci .--siiigloioii. .Mr. sj, \vari : Winn do yon sax tin- C l-b xxa'


pan! nb ' • W itn c " . The* xvliob* atiionm ii;i' tn-x I r i ,.11 jiaicl o il.


along? It. inus not. (In .Vox c-mbc'r l i ih . th*’ thing b’ll into alH-yai.cc-, We ........ to a m-u agrei-Ui'iit .-cboin ila anioiiiil of xvage-.s to In- paid w-.'kly. .Aliou: that linn-, le had i.'-eii ,\ioir b.iilill


)b,r abcat l<i nmmiih ;in(i the III had b,--ii going nil since louaids tin* c*nd o f danuary. If tJie II xvas dc.*dm;trd legnlarly. would not the* CIO liaxe l»oen pad cdf? It- xva.s Cl.b. I sug/c'i


iIk*!*!' iinut Ih- -omc,- ina*-* iir.-ic y. • I Miy ilisii £1 xv.s cb-tlneii'd right away


ihrotigii fj-o-,n -lanuai.. |‘)21. to .Vo\cnih<V last ami that Lin* C nb xia.s paid edr? not. so. ! al.so'Ugge-st, t.hc’i'e s a 'uni of nunic' x. hic-li


you hold to xvhich in s c'lititl-.-d ?--| do mit. In an.'wor to .Mr. 'ibepherd. .Air. S:e\.,;it


said till' aimni.n In- t:gg ic*d .Major Ijiib-- halgh oxws^I pi i.som-t \ a« jdiotU CbO --lbe Cl


a w; ek vhirli was dc‘d-:cte:! aflc*r the aiiiouni of lb'- d< bt w'.'iH paid .If.


Buying and Selling.


In the ciiurso of fut;her eross-<'xaniination. .Majui- ILch.-halgli said iic luid not partieiilmly


oon.sldend what Wc-re tlu. xvages jiaid to the labourer ainl lad employed in addition to


x inovc-d to jm*t.ln-r part-


Singleton, as Ik- xvas ncjt in touch with things. Singleton xvas to hax.- the* l»alan<-«*, plua a cottage, c-U;.


labour of the farm. He denied tlio sugg**aiion


that SingIcttm’s romuij..r;iiion wa.s C2 9-. |K‘-r week wiili ».-ottngc fres and an alloxvanc-e of farm prochire, ami that w]ini4-vo.r wages were


pai<l on the farm, xvitiioss gave prisoner an amomit xvith whicli to pay. J loga ve a lumj) sum cadi week ami the amount did not vjtry, ]\Ir. Sb-xvart Miggx'at4cl-(Imt when Singleton


hc?caina farm hailllF. it was agr<*od that tho diitie.s o f hiiyor and HclP/r should he under­


taken b.v a former naiiK’d Allicrt Jackson, of AVitha Farm, RimingUn. Major kidoliaigh dei;|c*<I; ild.s. hufc agrcvtl


that Jackson bouglit one or txvo liead of rattle for Iiim.


'


and not n former, hut waa familiar with farm­ ing operations oa hi« father hnd n liolding.


AVitnoss .s.aid lio vras a cotton manufacturer 'J’hcro n-as one chang<* in the* M;.’, ;iii- cb-clni'ainii bc-c ii taking place’ all


inc'iitioincj. .ilso I c |.uili:ii iiig tin- ni<a tliat tin; iiiiu-cu* was b'ft (*ntirel,v lb>r bim tc) d«>(.idc- when ;li<* time caiiic.-. Me kiic'W 'Singb-ioii I’liiployrd aiiother man and ;i bo,\. When ineiilic.ii was made o: Lie*.-conni.x eonrt, niaUc r, ihc* aiiiruni In-ing C^b. In- ad-v:iiiex-d tin- iimin y and agreed that. > ngb ton 'honid pay bini iln- aii'.imt b;ii-k a' tin- r.-ilo >d Cl ;i xve.Jc.


tlicj ijm.*.sii.m ot ball inolit. x.as m-xei’ n.diie*-d on ,\ox « iiib.-r In- bad In-eu in li.s


sulistit iitc-d. ib< indpc'f paynniits |i;)d been made*, ami no c-mbezzlenient oeeuric'd. w:i' .Mr. St • xx art‘s « ornim nt.


After Two Hours. 'rile pi ni’cediiigs Wc-re i lno :idiourmt! unlil


'ruesday morning, x* Ik n .Mr. Stc-xvai t c*licited ti'oiii Alanu' ILcbliaigii that bis latin-r ami Inm.self obi;iine(i prodiuc- ii’on; tin* .'bop, loii- c ;i'li wa.s piiic! Icir ;dl the goods recc-i\’c-d. xxit.tiess’ s wif<- pax ing liini clinct. Me* kmw of t he ai rangc iiH-ut in Inix land*' from ,)ack- .soii.


I’ risom r told loin cdioii: ilie >;ile of


pnlU'ts and allowed Iiim m 'c*iid an accuunt to Ihown. a lawyc'i’ ' b*it<i bi-mg i ’ »-eixc*d in rejil.x'. Tlu* imubator xva.s tbe-u prodnec d and


Alajoi- llidc'balgli ide iiiilicd it a- Ids property ami ibc* one wliicb sbonbl liaxc- been .'<>nt to (.’ajitain .Healon -. ,\fter N"\' nib< r 2ltii. he


told .Mr. .'^In-pln-nl in rc'-examinaiion. he- iiad Iln c-iiin iniinica I ion xx it li > prl^onc*^ in anv xxax


Me* atr.tnged to return at lei; o'clock ciii .VnxeniiH-r 21iii. init laib-d to :ipp-;ir. -Majoi IJidehalgli tin n b it tin- bn\. wldeh


ii(* li.'id C AMm‘ 1 i Kclxx.iro .lacivson. .lUciiomN.-r. (.'olm-, M ( uplc (I for upwards ot twn Iioiii


formerly c*] Witlm l-':irm, Uimingu*n. 'polo- to.selling lambs to Singb-ion inr Alainr Uide- lialgli, lie li.ui roc-c-ived iin p;ixnic-nt and Ci2 17s. Id. xxa.s owing to him. C'roSs.c*xaniined. witness -;in! that if Cd los.


'riicTc.* W!is :iii aecciunt’ for c-:»t;igc-. owing by liiin. xvliirli set oir the* C12 17*. -bl. IL- haci


Ivi.oxvn .'single toil all Ida life* am] knexv noth­ ing ag.iin.si his eliar.i- tcT. J'or ''-xa-rid nimitli' .-.lii-i- .'singleton Iie<-aine farm iiailif}'. witm-'s did tin- buxii-.g and '-'nnig inr .Major i(i>le. imlgb. ’limmas iJrov.n. gmet.-ns’ u-avelb-r. Wj.iiel-


mglon. spnln- In buying pullets flenil .'-^liigb’- init and p.iying fetr the-m


i*uicher. I>:ii I'.wte,!’.;, j-epeatc*,'. flu* x-x idim t- uive-n hefotc* tin itiKiiccs. stating he* Iiad sU|i- pli<-d inc:it i.. .slingletnii tec i Ik- tntal xahn- nf i.7d 7s. Tei. ami iiad ic-eeivc-d iinil'iiig in pa.v- uie-ni.


I'nsnm !• made- x;ii'ioi|s • veii-'-cs for • CM


Hie f.Tilni’c- to sc-ttli- up. 'riiom.'i.s Man.-mi. license-ff vie'tualb-r. Alnor- -Ic Sun. l*rogdi-n. dc*j>ose‘d to hn.ving a roan


I’oxv I’ oni Single l<;ii in .Itil.x’ and paying for it abniit .\iignsl, tth. lieductii'g C-A os. for ehieks siippl ;-el i.iiiic'r. 'rile', acenunr xvas selth-d in


tieiid'le x.ith .Maior Itidchalgl- .ind w.i.v s<*i x-- ing ;i XV. I );*s imtic' He .c;dd In- wouM g'*t’ the iinnn-*. from ins l;uhc*r and p.ix him the- .iiiinmu, on tin- c-he*qtn*. but. In* ck-e-litnel to gite- tin' tllVejtK*.


tin- duek' xvi've* for tlie* shop. Not Projudicod.


( ’ro 'c'-xamiued. Ilanscni -aid Ik- nmb'tste.e.el ^ I’ .C.’ Sarsli.v -i.oke to ri-<-e*iving piisom-r in


cH'tody from tlio Rarnold.*5xxlok police on .*1 xvarr.'uit charging Iiim xvith emhoz/.hng £2d I Os.


nimo he'c.-ii alte*red. (Hlier charges than that (III the w.irraiu had hei*n mmli*. ,Mr. Sloxvart siiid it Inid he*<-n Migg<*sie*d llial


(Jross-CNamined, lie .sai<i ilie amount had


.us ju'isormr had not replied to t lie'«-harges in liie- lower com * lu* wn.s itrejtidiml rd Quarter


S>e.s.sie.n.-5 hut the fact was tliat until he got to court Ik* did not knoxv what charges xvere lo be maiJr ngainst him. rite C’hninnjen • Prisoner liad tv right to re-


•sorx t.j his dt*fence» and is in no xv:iy jirejudicc'd liy that. .Limes F.inn*ll. Coppic/ Farm. Oishurn,


state-d that in 0<-toi>er, 1922. he iHiught the?. ANAm.**!;*.'dale ram for £,'1. wJtich nt prisonir’« rcqu(*st xxa>- deducted from his private account, fsingloton retnarking that) he would make the maiUr right witli iho Afnjor nl the weok-<*m1. Thomas Smgloton, prisoner’ s brother, said


ho bought an incubator for £5 from accuse<i. Tlio amount was dcdacto<l from his wages, as at tho time Iio was employed by his brother at Martin Top.


la.'li. I.atei. .'-ingb-lon saw him and aslod innt to gix'i* a <‘Ik*<|Uc


* as In* h:id Iiad stum* .Inlm 'liiotiMs i'edtv. assistant whe*h*sab*


-Old C7 i9 '. Id. had hec*n p;iid him. that wnidd haxc- bc-en in e\-<c*ss of the :imonnt due.


l>osed of. A nioirti- van wa.s hoiigln to onny inodtice Irom the- f.irm i<* the .shop and pri.-om*r lionght the lie.'m-c* and paid the- ni- siiram-:'.


'rinse itc'in.s were im-lmh'd in


identifying t-ho incubator. This dosed tho caso for tliu prosecution.


Perfectly Good Character. Addiinsuig tlio jury. Air. Stewart said he


xvaa lorlutmte in tliat hi.s client Iiad a per­ fectly gxieMi ciniracu*:* ami hclongctl to a lamily of the liighe.sl, local ropuU*. 'JVonty- nino ycar.s eif ago, the* man wa.s married and had two cliilclfiMi. It xva.s obvious from the uvidence tluit from llio tinio J.Tcksou ceased to buy and soil for tho farm, pi-i.soncr ha<l authority to enter iiiio such transactions as he considerefi uocess.Try and it wa.s a liitle asLontslnng that in 'l921 tlie jurj- should he Lryiiig a mse.n lor tho tilleged tlioft of a ram in lli2C- The docuim'nU prmlticed rovealcil an oxtraoidiiiarx mmhllo and although Alajor Ividch.dgii mighi be an cxccllont cotton manu- faot-mcr, xvhen lu- came to deal xvith the htLsinos.s ol a larin and shop lie jiroccc.-iled on lines which must :ii>pe:ir tei .some a.s n l iulc alarming. Accoulmgly. tin* jury needed to be abumbintlx ciiutiou.s iM.-forc deciding prisoner was guilty. Alajor lUdehalgh had lifst been sati.slieul hv a rough Ktateineiit hut tmxv 'no reejuireel full de’Uiil.s. I’ri.siim.-r was noL a bookkeci>er or a sliokke*<*per. but he did hi.s best to satisfy Hu* Alajor. The e-:t*^e re- x-talt'd a gorge'ou.s muddle- and .Alajoi- Ridc- halgh had bevn content with a state O f alfairs which niiglit noL m Imve satKfied any hu.sine.-sS


Prisoner's Evidence. J’ i i-onc*i- then g;ive » \ iib-iicH*. Me said he


Jiad live d in iln- Riniinglon m iglibonrluKKl lor 22 yeai.s and reniemln'ivd Al.ijnr R.idohaigh


coming to live? in the di>i.rjct. In .\oveinher, ll'2l. the s<-»xiee.s . .M;»inr Ritb‘ lialgli'> 'naihll xvei’e* dis|K*tised with. Me* had Im-oii ebnng ca.su:il xvork ami wa' a-'ked to he*cnme hailiti. tigre-eing on eeniijition that, iu* did no buying or -elling. It was arranged tliat Air. All.e.*ri .!a(;k-e>n should undertake* that, part of


tile work. A l;ihourcr xvas getting dls, a w*H*k with .e I for kee*p and as they were* a nuiii .silent. ilc w;.s told te> engage*, on:*. 'I’he Alajor paid him the wnge-t' ;tnei he paid the me*n. Mis «»xxn xv:ige was at l i i'i C2 hut xvhen he tesilv tile* laiiii m;in:ig»-i-’s joh. id*, xvagt; hi r.iim* L'2 9s. xvith a lioti-c ami hinte-r free. Mis nxvn larin liad not he t ii doing xvell and


In- W.I.S -ixxing L'Id. An anange-me*m was iinieie that ilie .Alajor shotiUI gix*- him :» * Ik-iiih- tor that arnmuit. and di-due.-t Ul :i xvoe-); Irom his wage, 'I'lie ehehietion con- linii-’d althoiigl. i>e* xv.i.s li.crc* for nearly txx'o y. ars. It ought to Imve <-e'ase*d in Noveinher, 1'922. .lack.stni did the* Intymg jind .‘•oiling until tile: iieginiiing of Alay when Alajor Ri(le- imlgh said lie Imd not Iiad isatisfactiem from .la<-kson and •* thre'xv the joh ” on him. ]n all in- veld or lun.glit ;ihoiu .}.*» eow-. S(| pig.s .iiid clo'c.- on 2iit’ she*ep and l.imhs, AVlien the sliop w as eipi’ iK el. he xvas not- aske*d to ke-ep hook*-. 'I'he Alajor first .sugge*sie*d :• stall on Nol'un market, hm ne tidvise-el a 'hop xvoidd i*e- i.eMei. The ALijor said he would try it- for .1 loiiiiig'bi and ,'ee if it paiel. If ilie .shop was succ'S'iul. lie propn-He-d lo put-:t manage*r in charge. Ah anxvliile. he* wa.s t^ look alter the shop and lu* tr.*aled it it.s part- e*f the farm, paying over ila- *iiom?y re'eedve.'d. h*'s ox- pcii'**'‘. .\liera tiiiK’ . it l*t*camo nece.ssary to Iniy preithici ntlnr ;h:i.n that, from the farm. Me- ohtaim-tl the .Maior’ s (-on-a.'nt to thi.s and ni.nli* a not<- e*f .lil Ids jnirehase.s, i Ik* Alajor copying tin*.', fiot'i lii.s h.ook. \Viun.*.ss >;jid he ne'vei dictated Mu* amounts and .'uhled tliat tin- .Alai<*r » .>pied his hm)k at ints-rvals.


.''onu‘ 1 nne> month xveiuld e-I:ipse* he'tween tin* fhccktng'.


.Arntsirtiiig. The proe. .ejs of the- 'ale .if tnillei' xvej’e* liamh d to the .Alajoi- hut a.s m> larni imol; xv.i.-' kept hy him lie* i-ould not gix-» the .-\.i. ( d.u* . ( hi .'*ii pt. inh.-r )9th. he ptdd l'2 d*. to Ml. Nutter, of .Vel'on. for lamhs, anel .-arliej’ }ie* had judd anotlu-r amexunt.


hniighi I.iT.ii.s itoi:, \;irions jM*oph- .Arm- 'I 'o i ig . .Vi;ti»’.. .l.iek'on and Totty. ii<ms L\


ell. and L'«* l-'is. weii* paid to Proceeds of Sale of Cow.


At- tlio e'tuj of .Mnn-. i.riseme-r saal. h«' 'old a roan e:ow to Hanson.


'fhey xxere* making


butter al tlie time* nn<l the cow xvas no gooil to them as it xvas going dry. Me told the- Alaior Ik lore* he went to camp tliat In- had .sold tlic e ow and it. wa.s taken away elumig the .ALijoi’ s ah.sonce. ILuison jude,! for th«- t o\v ahout .hiK 21th ami with tiie mone*y Ik*


paid loi- a liccm,* and insurance fm the car. pl:ienig the h;»lance of L'7 ds. in tin* dcaxve.*r


at the slicj). Ml* HexeT 'howeei in ills hook xvhete* tile iin»m.-y eiinie* fiom. nor xxas In- .'iskee! to do 'u. Me eould not. ivme*mher accounts heing rn.ade om bv Alajor Ridolialgh in .S'ptcmhet- m aft.-r until October 2dth ami tliei’o xva.s no diMniK'ion as lex the payiiu'iit for [he I hxv, (tile .Sundady moining, iliey we re g.iing le* the iiexx' farm it: ih-- x:;n, am! Maj.*!- Rieh-halgh aske.*el Inn. to go to th - Aloeircoek Inn :ind ask llan'on if he would gix-e him a cheijUe for the* 1; 1 s ,As. if he reintuh’d tlic niont*\. ;is liie, Alajor ek*.sire*d all his nrcoimis t<- Ihx paiel hy cheejtf.-. Me 'aw Mattson xvlio .igreeel. adding that he* eoulei ne*t give the :lt'-|Ui- ill'll ;is he Imd none. hni. lie would 'c-nd .me tit.- foliox-.iiig day.


xva.s jiliom. the


lie ginning o! Xeixe*Mihe'r whe'ii lii.scnssions hiul he-’ii i:il;itig |,I:*.re iielxv.e-n tlh* ALijor and him- 'ell .


Alaior Rieiel.aigh was in the* imhit. of xxalk*


mg rnnnd the- larm at- the xve-^'k-ends. Me knexv ahotii .tlie* ram being sold and pri.-oiier could not rememhi-r h.*ing <-alled into the* i)e*dreioni ahoiit the* matter. Me ju'X'er told the Alaji-i it xvas iti .Lu-ksonV hold.


'I’lie


ainount, for tlu* ram wa.s paiel to Al.'ijor Ride- Imlgh along with otlie*r iloms wliieli Imd lu-e n paid for live sU.e!;. In 1922. Alaior Ridclmlgh insinicle.-d liim to sell olF the imaihator.s as lu* was going lo ivplace* ihein xvitli a Ijirge eun*. Me sold one* incuhaim- to Ills- hrotiier lor C-n. I’K* tMitighi aiiollu'i* incul.alorof ihe* same- inaKe* ITeim .Air. Me*nry (iiinishaw.


:i


neighhoni ing lariiier. in the spring end this wa.s ilu one lie do.spj»t<-he*<l to (aptain Jlt*aton*s. pre*vioU'ly placing it. on tlie ei-nu-nt near Mic fr.,ju door at .Alariin Tt»p. Me nex-e-r heard anything more about it until ihe police* took the- one axvay from his brother’ s liome. Afr. .’sle xv.iri . Timre* are things here wJiirh


:ue*i said to ,'hoxx xeni have* acted dishoiK*tsily. In yom I'litiie' conm*xion xviih ALvior Ride- lialgh, lmx«' \-i»n vvov aete-el dislioiie'tly to- xxard.s him?—No.


lilc toxvai-ds anybody?—No. A c cu s ed ’ s Denials.


Have you ever acted disliom.stly in your Cr<xss-oxamined, jxri.soner dcnie<l that he


bought tho incubator s<*nt to Captain Heaton’K on the moniiitg of its liosjxatch. 'rite liook he kept in relation to shop affairs wst.s not in- tendo<l toaecount hi.s dcaling.sto lii' cinpl.ner. but .simply as aii aid to his own moinory. He did not e.nler the pro<s-«*ds of the coxx* in In's hook hi*(^ause* Umt xva.s a I'arnv matter and


AInjor Ridelmlgh kept tlu; hooks for (liat. 'I'lio xx'itnosses Hanson. Farnell and otlicrs hnd not told lies. AInjor Ridehalgh xv.i.s not al­


ways nccumto in In.s cvidonco and lie did not contradict him at the* timo Ixecause he had not tho iKxwer t/> <](> »;<), the matter Ixeing in tho )miKi> of his .solicitor and coun.sel. Tie deiiiwl heing given accounts t o post. Ho iioyor told Major KidchnJgh that Han.son was goitig fo .send a phcf(Uo Iwcnnso ho had already told him i i wa.s paid for. Tlio entry o f tlio receipt o f tlio money could only l>o in Afnjor Ridchalgh’ fi farm hook. AAlicn ho loft on Nox'omber


the (juosiion of tho roan cow not Ixoing j>aid for had never been mentioned.


In .Aiimisi and .'***-pt<*mh«-i’. he 'I'ln*


lns^>cctoi Townend also gavo cvidcnco


f


Ho left hocaufio ho had given notice a fort- lught or Lhreo xveeks earlier.


By Air. Shepherd: That is another point


that waa not referred to in cross^cxminina- tion.


Prisoner said the o.xplanatioii of lii.s visit to


heard of anyone returning guml csusli in order to get Ji cheejue.


“ Handod Over The Mon ey.” Prisoner said it was not iruotlmL he-, took


tho keys away xvith Iiim. Such koy.s an were kept xvorc iu tho posses.sion o f tin umler f.arm-


imiii, iiaiueii Scott. He denied tlmt it. was


tho custom lor liiin- to read out. tlio jtccounLs from his hook for the ALijor. Jt xxms equally untriio tliat ho .-xtiid ho Itad paiti 'Fotty’ s account and if Alajor Riik*halgh .‘^aid he dic­ tated the itmuunt for inx'<*iee-s. that xvas a tlelihorato lie*. J-R* did not. tell Hanson h<- woiild g(-b the money from hi.*ji father.


.A.s to


tho incnh.itor. that xvas ;i ixerfoctly .'traighi- forxx-ard transaction and ho honght the second-hand machine* Irom Grim.shiiw xvitli tlio Alayoi-’ .s mom-y. ‘rimi. xvinihl bo mentioned in tlic farm accounts, lor the ALijor gax-c him authority lo purchjiM.* it. He* agreod tluit Alajor Rideimlgh xva> not (lUestionod on that ixoiiit hut said that was si matter for his soHcitor and counse*!. I Lul ho suspocte*d siny .such charge.' would I*.* made*, he* would .-e*!- Uiinly Imve; kept fuller account.s. JIo Imd mailo m* uLtempt .since.* .\.»ve*mhor 2tth to e*\- plain tho xmrious nmUe-rs to Major llidolmlgh, nor had he pioviously made the* statomeml lu; lia<l given that ehiy. '.I’liero would he* no uiniculty in a l;irmer recognising a ratn of hi.s own. 'riio Alajor kept the stock shoct.s


and ho Iiad no part in taking stoc.-k in .May, lyRL It w.t' untrne tliat he included tho tmin in lln.* .st<.ok taking at- gd JOs, Tlu- tran.s- Jictioii xvas not rt*corde*d hy him foi- t.lie* reason llmt lu' did not k<*^*p larin liooks. AM lie Icnexv was that he handed tljo monies re'c-t.-ived to ilu* Alajoi. xvimni In* trusted until In* re- coix*cd the Mtiiinioii'. issm;d on Nove;mlH?r 2()t!i. I)wing to a di.slurhane;e at. tin- .shoj), he h.nl ui\«*n imtn-.- three \vi,.*k' h.*forv-. M'- had no doe nmonl.s to show that lie paid the .te;cotmls to the men he .'jiid ie'(;eix-ed tin* inone.v, hnt had xvitnessos. He agreed there xvas no cntiy ol tin* >ale oj the ooxv hnt ALijor Ridolmlgh Imd the hein.-llt of the full amount. He* hat! seen tin* farm hoolc hnt in-ver ex­


amined it. He denie-d the suggestion that tii** name* '• At-mstrong *' lm<l h.’«*n recenilv XVI iit.e*n in hi' hook.


Not Rocordod. Re-examimei. prisone-r .said he Imd never


hGlorc .seen tho hook proilticed by ALijor JUdeh.algh. 'I'hcre xv.*i-e large amount-'- L’ l.'h* and £22;i Ids. Hd.- -in tlm book xvlncli imd nothing to <Io xvith the sliop accounts. IL- had had no oppornmiiy of explaining matters to Al.tjor Ridxhalgli. as In.* wa.s ;irre.sic-d exti roturniiig from Ijjs sisU;r-in-laxv’ .s after .spend­ ing the we'ck-emT'heginning Novcinhor 2-lth. Iti aiiswe*r te» iln; Chairman, prisoner said


he tlid not put the amount reooive.*d for the Cow in id ' hook iH-ean-o he* (.*onside*red that a. [arm matter. At the .sann* tinu*. lie thought it ngliL to put the amount ]xaid for iusiiranco III, as ih.*. vehicle insured xva.s UM*el for the i:liop. lie used the money from the .s;il<*, eif til cow he;c!iu.se* tlmt was tin.* only monoy lie


had and the* ace .mnt- xv.-is due. 'Hn.* AlajoFxva !iway at camj). .lolm Nutter, butcher. Nelson, .stated lie-


M)Id i.itr.a te> i.ri'onor and received Uie amonnit' L'l


0,1. ;uj,l ,g*2 (fs. from him. at


tho time tliey wet, re.corde*d in the hook. Richard .Arnist n>ng. Imu-lier. Rrie-rlield. stiid ih.il ditrnig l92d. lie .'cihl Singleton joint.'


tuul two whole* laml''. Some-times In* got farm ixroelnce* in t \i.hango ami in* h:ul hi't-n p;dd lor all he .solei to .'>ingl.*ion,


think id' total hill weiuld have- come u* £(; Ids.


slated th.ii in .ALirc h Ik* s|Hikc to Alajor Ride­ halgh at. the linnt Hiijxjxer ;iL (lishurn, asking if he had another inciihator like the oin* Singlclon’ .s Lalier Jmd g«u. 'Hie Alajor i . ’- plicd that ho <hd not know and told him o* see* prisoner, a.s he h ti all 'tu-h irjin.saction.s in him. Mo also me ntioned .sonn^ !n-ns and 'aiei Jio wonhi iioll liirn some.


Counsels’ Submissions. In a furtlici addre't'S to the inty, Air.


Stewart said timt .i.s I'-g.-ird'-d tin* piirclm.s(* tif hitnlis loi- the- simp. iln*rv I'oidd he no douhi


astoni.Miing that Conn.sc'l .sliould rely upon the eareies^utss of ihos<* in Jiutlmrity who had j>i*o- vulod acx-u.'cd pcir.on.s with a incans for oxer- (-isiiig tlieir dishonesty. Alajor Ridohaigh had iru.sled jxrisom*.*. It. was signiheant that niucli of Singleton’ s story hiul not lK*x;n ov<*n liinfed al in the* course* of a k>ng cro.*s.-i- examintition of Alejor Ridelialgli. The ex- jtlanation of Mu- application for a che*<|uc to Hanson xvas very singular, and ho did not think tho jury xvonkl ho able to Ixolicvo that a man who iicTd reeeive<l hard cash preferred .a cluepio. olfer»ng 10 rotmn tho money, .some weeks later. He suhmitted tlmt Singleton’s behaviour luul been buck as to Ixotokon guilt and tliat nothing had lK*cin saitl or done hy hinv to explain or alleviate tlu> charges made agniiibL Inm. i le piiiucHl hts faith in a con­


viction dll tho fact that every i>oipb o f Slnglo- ton*?. ca.se was omutoel from the cross-exainin- atiuii of Alajoi JMdelmlgli and or. tho coutmat


in the iittitiuie of tho prosecutor and prisoi>or in tlio l)o.\. Y\*h-.'thor ?»lnjeir Ridohalgh w’as


carolcsH or not, that xva.s no dofonco to the charges.


What Tho Chairman Thought.


Sumniiug nn, iho Cliainunn oekod tho jury to consider wliellicr the prosecutor’ s ovidonco


xvns Hhakcii. Ho certainly r-conuxl to have been somcxvliaL coii-y in keeping an account’ of bis biL^ine^. Thcro xvas a great discrepancy in the evidence about tlio ooxv, and it xvas an


^extraordinary story tlint the ^fajor told tho man to refund iHo nxonoy and got a cheque


llmt the- aiiiount.s Singleton iv<’i*rd-,d a.' Imv. ing Ixeeii p.ud iiad aciimll.v been paid. All tin* ])rose< uMoii had jirove*d xv;o. that there had been a mistake of imiin's. Alaior Ride-, haigh hc.d i)f-i n .sati'lied to g<*t, a man iit a jtaliry w.ige to niii Ids .s}n*p. Me w.i.s not exon e-.vpeiti’d te* ke*cp hejoks hill merx'*Iy to jirodiu-c the r.nmey which had come in. ' The th.iigc.- weve nntde to show systematic fraud and out of .ill the t ninsaclions—Singleton imd .'olei 290 s)n-ep and other .stoc k— tlie ot-lx- things tin* proM’i*mion could (ind front it very earelul .se,.rtitiux. win* the x;!mrge,*s inaeJc, lo wiiich a eompK te* answer Imd iKen given. His surprise wa.s that Mn- mistake-s imd not been of t:ir gre.eur num'ix-i. .'sums in (-a>h Imd Inve-n lmnde*d to Alajor Rid Iialgh xvitinxijL any de- tails tiei’ sg Teconled in an.v h(M)k proilncod. Piasoncr Imd hainleei all tin* money he re- erived to ALijor Ridelmlgli— for the ram ;tml lor the pullcl.s—anel tin* jury would not ho e-ntit!ed lo .'i.^-^nme lu* had nut done .'o merely h'*r:ui.<o Alajor Ridohalgh h;ui not kept a tle- lalU-d account. AVirh resiH*ct to tlu* cow. ho suhmilted tlmt it had ne*c*n amplv prt/vod tlmt next, onl.v lead .SingK-toii ;iuthority to sell the nniinal. hut tlmt he sjh'iu- the monoy in ihe iniere.st.s of Itts employer. Me snggestoil tiii*ro were -li.'a.-ri pancie-.s in liie ^*vidence of Alajor Rideli.ilgh :md Mr. .lackt'em and tlmt it was piovcd Singleton had autliority to sell stock. Alaje-r Ridehalgh’ s recollection of what ixetiii'ce! i-jspccting the incubator was evidently at fault when lliey recalled tlio evidenc-a of Harrison and lie conlideutly sl1>- ndtted no case- had Ikou made out. Air. Sheitlioul sniu it always .struck hitn a.s


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4 •


• Sir Taynley ."mart.”


SUDELL CROSS, BLACKBURN.


Hanson’ s xvith respect to a choquo xv.ns thsib given by him in evidence. I t x\*as suggcsUid that a clicqiie was j)roferahle to casli. By Air. Shepherd : He Imd nox'cr before


: ' = ^ - NINE


ill oxchango. Prisoner said ho used tho money lo r bliejp purjxoscs but no entry o f tlio


moiiGy btdzjg rcccix’cd was made. Ho did not


think there Iind been an explanation of tho salo of ylio ptiihi^Us and as to tho ram, jirisoner


Iiad said Uic farmer )iad spoken the truth yet tho xviLiiGbo said prisoner jusked him to takex tho amount- olf his oxvn account. Frihoiior wjts entitled to imx'o lii.s prox'ion.s good character taken into jiccount but a man alwny.s h.nl ;i gro<l eharactor until Ito did .s.omoLliing by v. liicl. he forlVile-d it. After an lionr’ s ahsoiu-r-, Mk* jurv foutul


prisoner “ not gniliy ” on soven of the charges hiR *' gnilfy ” nf fclin e'mhe-z/.IeiiK MI of tho pro(*(:e:eiN <»f iho sale* of tli<- cow-. Afr. Sbe:xvart maele.* nn e-arne-st pl-*a that Singleton, a;- a firxt offenct'r. siiould ho


hound oxer In.t (ho Clmiiinan s.'*.id tfioro hael boon a grave- hrearh of tru.st which would havo tT> l.'o punislu’d.


tiard iahour. Singioton wa.s commifte'd for ihrco months’


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