The Dennis Oland murder trial heard on Thursday about Oland’s efforts to borrow morning in the time leading up to his father’s murder.

The jury also heard how the murder eventually led to Dennis Oland losing his job.

John Travis, a long-time friend of the Oland family, and a branch manager at CIBC Wood Gundy, was Dennis Oland’s supervisor.

In the weeks before Richard Oland’s murder, Dennis Oland was seeking an advance on his pay.

On Thursday, the jury saw a series of emails to and from Travis in which Oland says he has support payments and other bills, and that he was afraid cheques would bounce.

At one point Oland wrote, “I’m becoming nervous that this issue will not be settled today.”

Oland was eventually advanced eight thousand dollars a month, for both July and August.

In the past, the Crown suggested that Dennis Oland’s money issues played an important role in the case.

The Crown had earlier described Oland as a man living on the edge financially.

Another former colleague, Michelle LeFrancois, testified that Oland applied for a $75,000 line of credit in August 2010.

Six months later, it had to be increased to $163,000, with his home being used as collateral.

John Travis described Richard Oland as a mentor, and on Thursday, the defence returned to the subject of Oland being “touchy feely.”

Lawyer Gary Miller asked Travis, “He would invade your space, touch your shoulder, touch your back, grab your arm when he spoke?”

Travis responded with a smile, “Yes.”

He went on to say that, at one time, he had to caution Richard Oland about getting too close to people.

Defence lawyers have yet to explain their interest in this aspect of Oland’s personality.

The court heard that in the weeks after the murder, Dennis Oland’s investment clients started to leave, especially after media coverage of his home being searched by police.

In late July 2011, he was told to take a leave of absence, and lawyer Gary Miller says Oland was, “paid out on the forced retirement basis.”

The trial is also hearing from Eric Johnson, a forensic accountant with Public Works Canada.

He was asked by the Saint John Police Department to examine Dennis Oland’s personal fiancnes.

Johnson has been detailing the activity in Oland’s chequing account, visa, line of credit, investments and retirement account.

Johnson will continue his testimony on Friday.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Mike Cameron.