6 Clithcroc Advertiser & Times, 'Au£us\ 30, 1963.


EMBEZZLING CHARGES: ACCUSED MAN TALKED OF “BLACKMAIL”


^J'R. T. R. RUSHTON, clerk of Clitlicroc Rural Council (old Clifheroc Magistrates on Tuesday that when lie pressed a former member of Iris staff as to why lie had apparently


a Manchester barrister (instructed by Mr. .1. C. Houldsworth) who was defending Thomas Hoyle, aged 29. of St. James s Street, Clithcroe, a former employee of the Council.


by the Council on August 6. was employed as rates col­ lector and assistant clerk.


Hoyle, who was dismissed


offences of embezzling from his employers. The alleged amount of embezzled money amounted to £173 17s. Sd.


He was further charged


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He was charged with six


to the Preston Quarter Sessions, which begin on September J7. He said he had nothing to sav­


receipt book belonging lo the Council purporting u> show that on or about May 14 the sum of £7 lOs. had been paid to the Council. Tlovlo was commuted for trial


the sum of £100 and on two suritics of £100 each. Objecting to the. application


for bail, Mr. James Wilde •pro­ secuting') said th a t in the past


very real reason to believe what Hovle had said to Mr. Rushton about blackmail. There was no danger of Hoyle’s absconding for if he wanted to do so ho had amlc opportunity to do so in-the


p a s t months. A L L E G E D S T A T E M E N T


Andrew Slater, who is stationed Detective Sorger.nl J a m e s


a t Accrington said th a t on August 22 he took down a s tate ­ ment a t Hoyle's dictation. In the alleged s tatement Hoyle said: "I admit embezzling the


magistrates th a t i t was public money, c r of the seriousness of the charges. In addition. Hoyle was not in employment. Mr. Lord said th a t there was


three years the sum of one penny less Ilian £1.300 had been missing from the accounts of the Council. He did not have to remind the


in reply to the charges. He was remanded on bail in


committed certain offences, he replied that he was being blackmailed. Mr. Rushton was being cross examined by Mr. .1. M. Lord,


sums of mcney shown in the charges. As a result, of this embezzlemen I had to falsify the


receipt books. “Tt lias been going on since


introducing it into the accounts. In 1061-62 the sum amounted to £210 4s. 2d., and in 1062-63 the total amount was £833 10s. 30d. - In addition to the amounts charged this year I have had


£36 13s. 2d.” D-S. Slater agreed with Mr.


ton. the clerk and chief financial officer of the Clithcroe Rural Council, of 152. Chatburn Road. Clitheroo. said th a t Hoyle was appointed as a junior clerk in the clerk's department of the council on February 19. 1951. After a period of absence from


the police Hoyle had already made a full s tatement to the auditors. Parts of th a t s tatement consisted of references to other documents. Mr. Thomas Parkinson Rush-


Lord that, until these alleged dcfaultations Hoyle had enjoyed an exemplary character. Before making a s tatement to


1060. I r e p a i d th a t by re­


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received, continued Mr. Rushton, Hoyle was issued with a com­ posite receipt sheet in triplicate, consisting of a black collection sheet, and 30 stopped receipts consecutively numbered beneath w h i c h were the equivalent postage slips bearing the same consecutive numbers. The num- bers also appeared on the back collection sheet.


Hovlc was to enter the amount received on the receipt. Entries were transferred on lo the postage slip and the back col­ lection sheet by means of carbon backing.


I t was Hoyle’s duty to bank his


daily total collections, and even- tuallv amounts received were posted from the postage slips in the rale book. Mr. Rushton went on.


N O R M A L A U D I T He said th a t as a result of the


normal audit of the Council's accounts for the year ended March 31. 1963. which s tar ted on July II. certain irregularities were revealed in the ra te col­ lection records.


Hoyle. The outcome was th a t he admitted he had altered certain items in the ra te book, and that he had altered a certain postage slip th a t week-end.” Mr. Rushton alleged.


•‘On July 22 I interviewed ”He said it had all been done


to make the ra te bock balance so he could pay in £18 16s. 10d..” he added.


interviewed Hoyle when other people were present.


On July 23. Mr. Rushton again P O S T A G E S L I P S


February. 1952. to March. 1954. while he completed National Ser­ vice. he returned to his duties in his previous capacity. Mr. Rushton s tated th a t in


April. 1959. Hoyle was acting as finance an d general clerk. A p a r t of his duty was the collection of housing ren t and rates during the absence of the collector. At this time he was employed in the rates office with the appointed collector whom he assisted.


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issue receipts an d pay money promptly into the council’s bank account. Further, he was to attend a t


collect all rates and other income of the council received by way of cash, cheques, postal orders, and money orders a t the council offices and village collecting stations.” said Mr. Rushton. He added th a t Hoyle was to


graded as finance and general assistant. From April 1. 1962. he was officially appointed collector and clerk’s assistant. "In this rapacity he was to


In February. 1961. he was re­


admitted altering certain postage slips and said he had been fiddling and pocketing it.” Mr. Rushton ftu-ther alleged.


"At th a t i n t e r v i e w Ilovle A delightful view of Waddow Hall from the hanks of the River Ribhlc.


pended from duty. On.July 30, Mr. Rushtcn again


As a result Jloylc was sus­


saw Hoyle this time in the presence of an auditor. On August. 6. Hoyle was dis­


missed from the C o u n c i l ’s employ. Investigation of the rate


account showed th a t in the cur­ ren t financial year there were deficiencies in the amounts paid into the bank. Mr. Rushton said that in res­


pect. of receipts nos. 5877 and 7108 th a t while the receipt hod been shown fo r rate collections the collecting sheet showed a payment for W h a l l c v con­ veniences of £1 Is. 3d. in cash on April 9. In resect of receipt no. 5905 a


collection sheet showed a pay­ ment of £68 by H.M. Treasury. Mr. Rushton said th a t this amount was received by cheque,


the council’s public conveniences, empty the slot locks, and pay the money into the council’s account. He had also to attend nil the


bu t not linked with the issue of a receipt. Against receipts nos. 6275 and


council's housing estates to col­ lect the rents fortnightly. Ho was to give official receipts on the tenants ’ ren t cards, for which


there was a duplicate sheet. All th e m o n e y w a s to be p a id in to th e cou n c i l 's a ccou n t .


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6276 the collection sheet showed 1 they wore issue to J. R. Grim- shaw for payment, of £3 10s. Mr. Rushton said £41 7s. l id . should have been recorded. The second of the receipts was issued on the


same date to Mr. Grimshaw for C41 7s. 11 cl. T h a t hud l>«*on v e c t ly en tm ed . Mr.


alleged. Against receipt no. 6828 Hie


collection sheet showed that £7 10s. had been paid by E. Ellison. Mr. Rushton asserted th a t it


s h o u l d have been


£30 11s. 3d. which had been received from Mr. A. Bee.


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tioned had been banked to the i credit of the Council ap a r t from j those amounts shown incorrectly ] on the collection sheet.


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Mr. Rushton agreed th a t apart from those offences. Hoyle had served ihc council satisfactorily.


statement, and a t th o t time was giving every assistance to trace all the items. Mr. Lord: When you were


council. On July 30 he made a full


interviewed is it right, th a t Hoyle told you the reason for these offences? Did he sav it was


blackmail? Mr. Rushton: Not on July 80.


lie saw me later. At one cf the interviews 1 pressed him for on explanation, as 1 could not understand why he had com­ mitted these offences. He told me lie wiis being blackmailed, but would not .say by whom. Mr. Lord: Do you know Hoyle


as a quiet living person? Mr. Rushton: Yes. So far as


I know he has no vices. He lives a t home with his parents. Ho has


never shown any s i g n s of extravagance. His only hobby is cycling, and in recent years driving his motor car. These offences arc completely out of character.


examination of the collection .sheet i t appeared th a t certain original entries had been erased, and a fresh insertion made. This was no t the case with


Mr. Rush ton said th a t from Cross examined by Mr. Lord, i


He had. in fact, devoted all his energies to the work of the


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Mr. Rushlon stilted that none 1 of th e money ppreviously men­


payment was shown on t li:> collection sheet of 10s. by Mr. A. Fisher in respect of rates. Against receipt no. 5976 the


‘RUSSIA’ CRY AT ROWLAND PLAN DISPUTE


^ Officer. Mr. S. H. Lee. were made at the monthly meeting of the Plans Committee of Bowland Rural Council, on Monday.


,Y STRONG criticism of the decisions of the Area Planning


think he must have been to Russia." remarked Coun. R. Williamson.


sidering an application by one of their members. J. Trueman, of the Spread Eagle Hotel. Sawley. to build a detached house on a plot of land adjoining the hotel. It had hern recommended try


the Area Planning Officer th a t die application be refused.


Mr. Iec said it was purely a


ma; ter of ihc design of flic roof. Mr. Trueman's application


^‘• ’Before retiring from the


had been for a house with a *‘! lp p ed" roof, w h i le Mr. L e e in fe r r e d a Knble roof.


room. Trueman explained th a t he had gone to quite an amount of trouble to find a type of house th a t would be in keeping with the country-side. He had chosen green ns the


colour for the roof, but would hr quite prepared to a lte r that.


The architect, however, was not prepared to alter the type of


expressed their appreciation of


the design. Williamson said he considered


type of house Trueman hopes to build. all


Alter an illustration of the the members


the type of house th a t could be oiTi'ii’d anvwhere and do credit to the district. “ I think it is time we made a stand against


(L’Diitmucfl tiom previous column*


and aid the full amount to Hoyle. He save her receipt no. 5877.


Mrs- Annie Hargreaves, of 11


Moorfiekl. Wlvalley. said she received a demand for £26 17s. lid. from the Council. She paid the full amount in cash a t the council olliccs on April 10. She was given receipt no.


The committee were con­ "Where arc wc getting? It is "No. no. no', every time. 1


houses in such a district as Sawley were of a high s tandard. T h a t s tandard needed main­ taining. .Coun. Williamson: I think it


they ought, to have more such houses in the area. " I t is ideal. I don’t think we should object to it.” Mr. Lee said the character of


the refusal of this son of application.” he stated. Coun. D. Walmsley thought


is going to improve it. I move most strongly th a t we disagree with the recommendation of the


S. J . Dow s a id th a t th e build­ ing was In keeping w ith th e


Area Planning Officer. T h e c h a irm a n . - Conn. Mrs.


block of p ro p e r ty su r ro u n d in g th e S p re ad Eagle Hotel.


the view, to which other mem­ bers agreed, th a t the shape of the roof which Coun. Trueman suggested was better th an the one which the Planning Depart­ ment had pu t forward. Of Mr. Lee’s type of roof


Coun. Williamson expressed


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recently, men with "drawing boards** measuring alone walls, fences and around


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was a fine house, but he objected to the shape of the roof. He would report the m a tte r to the County Planning Officer to see if he would agree to th a t type of roof. Coun. Williamson proposed that, failing an agreement being


matter. The proposal was seconded and agreed unanimously.


500a. hut she did not know to whom Slip paid the money. Mrs. Marv Margaret Fisher, of


3 Kirk Cottages. Chipping, said on May H. she paid general rate and water charges for her mother-in-law. Mrs. Alice Fisher. The full amount was £3 18s. Id.. which she paid in cash. She received receipt no. Gi-6 trom a man she identified as


H Mr Tan Joseph Thompson, n. company director, of 2. Acrefield Whallev. said th a t on April 18 he paid the full amount of £30 15s. 3d- general rate and water ehnrgcs at. the Clitheroc Rural Council offices. The clerk, he did not. know who he was. gave him receipt no. 5976.


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t.hc entries, which were being discussed in Court. Mr. Rushton said it was the


task of Mr. B. S. Wright to check the collection sheet. He was supposed to check them against the deposit book and the payments into th e bank.


M I S S I N G S L I P S The p o s t , a g e strips were


utilised for the entry of the pay­ ments made into the rate book, continued Mr Rushton. Postage slips h ad never been reported to him as being missing, though from the inquiries it appeared th a t certain of them w e r e missing. I f they were missing, figures


would have to be taken from the collection sheet. Posting was


done by a female clerk in the office, though i t had been done by Hoyle prior to the current year. Tf postage slips were missing


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an d the clerk was unable to make the necessary entry in the rate book. Mr- Rushton said he would have expected th a t to come to the notice of Mr. Wright. Mrs. Margaret Carmen, of 72,


Downham Road. Chatburn. said about the beginning of April or the end of March she received a general ra te and water charge demand from CHthercc Rural Council for £20 18s. 4d. On April 9 she went to the Council offices Continued in next colunir.)


Mrs. Edith Grimshaw. "Brook- Mde" Wiswcll Lane, Whalley,


said that, a t the end of March or the beginning of April she received a general ra te and \ratei demand from Clitheroe Rural


Council for £82 15s. lOd. She paid p a r t in ra sh and p a rt


bv cheque to a clerk a t th~ Methodist School. Whalley. on


Mov 7- SI10 received two receipts,


nnc 6275 and 6276. She did not recognise the per­


son to whom she paid the money. Mi- Arthur Bee. ■'Edcnhotmc"


•hatkCon M aT 14° h iT p S d fcthc b n d L a t - a f d \ v a ^ H i a r g|


an, L ,1,ivasC5t giVena receipt no.


6828? and he recognised Hoyle a-s tile man to whom he ga\c flic


mo.n" '7!).ycnrs-old widow. Mra. Elizabeth Ellison, of 3 Lane Ends t t - O h l p ^ ^ e p a j d


^ r a f t h o village hall Clip­ ping HO save her receipt no..


61f dFr cd1 McNabf6 U nweld!


u Q •£ x*oo 5« 9d. rates at the £ pn Offices in Clithcroe, T r S S Hoyle as -the man t o whom he gave the money, and who save him receipt no.


1108. 9


Firemen praised by council chairman


the fire, the Chairman! Conn.


was held on Monday after­ noon in the office of tile Clerk (Mr. T. P. Rush ton) because of the damage done to the upper part of the building by lire on Monday, July 15. Commenting on tile effects of


nrHE monthly meeting of Clithcroc Rural Council


J. M. Aircy) said he would like to take the first public oppor­ tunity of expressing the appreciation of himself and all the members, of the speedy turn-out of the Lancashire County Fire Brigade and their splendid handling of the situa­ tion. which resulted in the saving of much more serious damage. “ To them, to file Police, and


particularly to Mr. Tom Bourn, our former n e ar neighbour, who raised the alarm, and indeed to all who helped in any way. I would on your behalf say a very sincere T h a n k You'." Coun.


culties under which the staff had to work and all th a t was done to keep the office function­


Aircv added. The Council realised the dilfi-


ratepayers to show some fore- bearance if some delay occurred in some matters.


condition of the Bowland Rural Council's dump or stores a t Grlndleton.' Coun. Mrs. S. J. Dow told the


STORES COMPLAINT GRINDLETON Parish Council


f e e l . very strong about the


Housing Committee of the Rural Council on Monday th a t the people in Grlndleton thought the stores were left in a bad shape, and th a t something


should be done The engineer and • surveyor,


Mr. E. Berry, promised th a t steps would be taken to remedy the situation.


ing normally. Coun. Aircy appealed to the


Coun. Williamson said. ” 1 think i t is a lot worse than the other one. Tt has an ugly roof on it. I t is like an old house." Mr. Lee said he thought it,


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detail and recording all the changes th a t have taken place since the last revision.


The survey has no direct con­ nection with " rates” or other


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