DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 84, 30 October 1880, Page 2

DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE.

THE BAINESSB ; CASE/ ; : - _ — *±—± :U '*'■■■:'^•^■■■- ! Considerable interest has beep created jn -.' the district by tite lhlimaj,ion L7 of the charge made by Mr Henry Mace against his lato. partner, Mr 0. S^mpsof^anicUnie Manager J, of the Oroua Downs station^ Mr M'Lenr / nan, of conspiring to defraud him. The, summonses 'timed m the districtoff Tuesday '^ morning, via, Wanganuii, 1 , ppnsta^le Price, Feilding, l^ode^.out $o Mr Sjmp-Qn's farm on the Awahuri rode early that morning, and. served him with {the summons shortly after • ten o'clock. Mr Simpsori;at once^made his way into town, and took the jtriifi^ta Carnarvon with the ; .yieyv; of consiiUting Mr. M'Lennan, the summonses -Keing'Sjssued m t heir, joint n^mes.. ; MriM'LennariNwasawM^u from lioine at the Bulls' Rattle sale; and o^^ his way to Oroua.l)owns Mr Simpson inej;' the Foxton constable," who 'had'hsd^fruiiPless ride to Carnarvon, .fop the. purpose of • serving the siitmh.dns : uhon Mr M'Lennan. Mr Simpson subsequently saw Mr M'Lennan, and learned from him that imme* diately upon heaving of the steps taken by Mr Mace, ; he had instructed^' his 1 ' solicitoV-s, Messrs Buckley, Stafford, and Fitzherbert, , to raise an actionagainst Mr Maeerfor-inali* / cious prosecution.;- Acting upon the advice of his splicitor,: Mr .Hankins, Mr Simpson •; did not start for Welling' on to , attend. :,tije <• Court as it would have been impossible : for- !, his defence to Mr Mope's charge'tq fcej^as •> pared m time for yeaterday's nesjriß^ In- " struftiori? were therefore sent $q ti f solicitor ... m Wellington toapply foßan'adJ£Jurhyaen|: t ' It may be added^thafc MrSimp'sd'n'dbes 1 nfot at all fear the'result^f-the\enquiry^'arid?ibe- ' lieves that tae evidence-he will'be' able ' ? iq bring will riot only procure his acquittal of '<'■ the serious charge' made by- his lat'e~ partner; 7 but wilt show that throughout /the j;whola. winding up-of the;partnership affairs he eh> deavoured m evfery 'way to accommodate ; Mr Mace. We hear that tlje, jHon ;B. Campbell and . Mr, J. .F, sqelßjtr<w are : ? : among the witnesses su,bpo.enaed ,by,.Mp, Mace, and that !olr. 3. N. Mower, will { he. • su.mm.oned as a witness by Mr -Simpson.— -i ' Foxton Herald. . . ..-•/.■,