Mr. Kane...
Howdy Troopers,
Could this be the same Gerard Kane that was a witness to Tony Deveroux's will?
Any ideas on this?
Regards,
Steve Powell
mon25feb2008
Howdy Troopers,
Could this be the same Gerard Kane that was a witness to Tony Deveroux's will?
From the Wirral Globe, first published Thursday 24th Jul 1997.
Ex-steward guilty of stealing Liberal club's takings
'THE FORMER steward of Bebington Liberal Club has been convicted of stealing almost £2,000 in takings.
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court took two hours to unanimously find Gerard Kane guilty of theft.
Kane, aged 43, of New Chester Road, Birkenhead, had pleaded not guilty to theft of £1,963 from the club between August 1 and 15 last year.
He was further remanded on bail for the preparation of reports and sentence on August 1.
During a three-day trial the court heard that Kane, a regular at the club, was made steward in November 1995.
Kane was responsible for the recording and control of cash takings from the club.
This involved taking the money home for safe keeping because there was no safe on the premises, and banking it within a few days of each week's totting up, said Mr David Owen, prosecuting.
But from March last year, the time between when he should have paid money in and when it was paid in grew gradually longer. The money that should have been paid in on August 5 never was, he said.
Kane was sacked following a committee meeting during which he claimed someone else was responsible for the money going missing.
When interviewed, Kane told police he had stopped taking the money home with him because there was too much of it.
He told the court he did not take the money and claimed that at one stage he took out a loan to cover £300 that was missing.'
Ex-steward guilty of stealing Liberal club's takings
'THE FORMER steward of Bebington Liberal Club has been convicted of stealing almost £2,000 in takings.
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court took two hours to unanimously find Gerard Kane guilty of theft.
Kane, aged 43, of New Chester Road, Birkenhead, had pleaded not guilty to theft of £1,963 from the club between August 1 and 15 last year.
He was further remanded on bail for the preparation of reports and sentence on August 1.
During a three-day trial the court heard that Kane, a regular at the club, was made steward in November 1995.
Kane was responsible for the recording and control of cash takings from the club.
This involved taking the money home for safe keeping because there was no safe on the premises, and banking it within a few days of each week's totting up, said Mr David Owen, prosecuting.
But from March last year, the time between when he should have paid money in and when it was paid in grew gradually longer. The money that should have been paid in on August 5 never was, he said.
Kane was sacked following a committee meeting during which he claimed someone else was responsible for the money going missing.
When interviewed, Kane told police he had stopped taking the money home with him because there was too much of it.
He told the court he did not take the money and claimed that at one stage he took out a loan to cover £300 that was missing.'
Regards,
Steve Powell
mon25feb2008
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