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An Alleged Absconding
Debtor.
" Arather interesting point' with regard-to
absconding debtor? WaS» dealt with atftheAdO^
laidO-Local Cotirt on Saturday morning, - -Mr,*
| 9>. C, Ashwto, a jourhaliets Who"has"fotelipi'
* been- spending. Ma; honeymoon-at-the-Sema*
phore,andwho' formerly carried on business-a»:
I a commission- agent at- Broken ffiH-i ww
• arrested on Friday, at the. instance of Mes'sts,
Clntferbuck' Brothers,, chaff merohah'fe^_o£.
I Eapnnda, who alleged that he was indebted to
them in the sum of £41 15s, 6d. on acconrit of
' chaff, and that he intended to leave the colony,'
•: Mr. Gepp,.on behalf of the defendant, applied!
I to Mr. Beddome as the nearest'special magis>
(trate for his- client's' release/ but the police
; magistrate refused to deal-with the matter,,
1 holding that the case was one for the speoial
magistrate at the Local Oourt, Mr. Geppt
next: went to Mr. Wigley, but he also on
the same grounds' declined to take action,'
, The case then - came, before Mr.- Stuart,
i Mr. Glynn- representing-the Creditors. Mr*'
; Gepp pointed outtba£un'der'88ction243 of the'
' Local Courts Act, 1886,-! application for the
! release of a person in the position of his client
'' could be made before any special magistrate,
land in-this view his Honor concurred, Mr.
| Ashwin was brought to<the court, and stated
1 that- a- short time ago he left Broken Hill,
i where he was marriedj and cams' down to
' Adelaide for the purpose of residing here, On
; meeting one of the Messrs, Olutterbuck, who
; told'the witness.that he had a warrant for his
arrest, Mr, Ashwin said he would Have to go
to Broken Hill to see his partner about the
matter,^ as the chaff: wbb' received after' they
dissolvedparfher'sliip.1: Iff Was- Bhown- that the:
defendant was arrested' on a warrant, Mr,
- Olutterbuck making an affidavit thathisdebtoe
' meant to leave the colony, His Honor held
! the affidavit to be sufficient ground for the
warrant, and therefore refused to grant the
release of the prisoner.
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