THE M'CLYMONT CASE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12537, 7 May 1915, Page 4

THE M'CLYMONT CASE.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. (Otivgo Daily Times.) At . Milton yesterday LieutenantColonel J. I!/ M-Clymont, recently returned fr6m" Egypt, was brought before Mr Moore. J.P., on six informations charging him with the theft of various sums'of money received by him as officer commanding the 14th (South Otago) -Regiment. Mr W. C. MacGregor (Crown Prosecutor) appeared on behalf of the prosecution, arid Mr Donald Reid for the accused.

The charges wore as follows: — 1. That''lib Hid, 011 or about the 29Lh (lay of April, 1910, stoa 1 the .sum ol ±'oo, being an amount received by him as commanding "officer of. the 14th: Battalion .'i'ronV the drill hall trustees. 2.. A siinil'ar sharcte of £'2;j. on or abont the 13th April, 1910. '3-.A.similar .charge of £SO, amount of cheque drawn by him as commanding officer' rtn the banking account <;f the ,I.4th (South Ota go) Regiment, on or about. 6th Mafclii. 1913. 4. A similar charge of £2l 7s, oti or about 9th August. 1913, being amount of cheque paid him, as being sliare of canteen profits of 14th (South Ota go) Regiment. 5. A similar charge of £lO 7s. 7d, on. or about 14th August, 1913, being purchase of cooking range bought from Barningham and' Co.. for the officers' mess at thie- Matarae ramp of the 14th (South. Otago) Regiment. 6. A similar charge of £3 14s 6d, on or about 24th February, 1914. being purchase price paid to Hallenstein Bros. .pf a sword and bag presented by him personally to George Thomas Catto. Mr Eeid intimated. that lie had not had sufficient time to prepare h.is defence to some of the charges, and l he thier.efore astod for a remand. Mr MacGregor said under the cir eumsiances, time being really required to prepare the defence, he could not reasonably object to the application. Mr Eeid then applied for bail, and .suggested'.that M'Clyinont- should be allowed out- on his own recognisance. Mr MacGregor said that lie 'would leave the matter of bail entirely to the Court. Mr Eeid aslcrd for a remand till Friday, jiliiy 14.

Mr MacGregor pointed out tliafc :f the application were acceded to it would bo. impossible lor t ; Ke trial to take p'Jaee at the ensuing session of the Supreme- Court. Mr Reid: That cannot be helped. The Beneli granted the remand till the 14th inst.. and admitted accused on bail in his own recognisance.