FORGERY CHARGE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 252, 23 October 1919, Page 8

FORGERY CHARGE.

. LA3OtriCE3a IN TROUBLE. i '■ M.vj> A FOOL ■'>? HIMS£LF." I •- -----ph —C>wa Corr «p-indent_) II.VMILIOX" this day. | A itiddje-agad am naoied James' Graham labourer, of "iVaitoa, 1 »£j cbfcrgei before Mr. 3ta=on Arm- ', eirsag. at Ha.nsiJ-.cn tv-day, aith forging ' s. cbeqae for £9 o•, the" Back of XeJr j Zesd&ad in si«e o: J. Hunger, of j iloirricsviiip; utlerlcg it to Leslie i Ctesalc KcUy. fbere -.vert s.ljo two rcocey at Aiorrins- \ xiUs by 123*1113 of valutiJeis '■iie-iues for i £& 10/ sjsd £3. j Cocney =aic -hat on tis 2ic ziz. accused ■'•■em to J-jmmer's I ■?t-or- r MornnFriXLe, atid a pair [ oi boots for Zl 9/e. He tendered a ; cieqnp ~n tbe Bank i.f Sew Zealand, . (Irais-Ti in fivocr o: r . Soymom for £9, e.Ed purporting t , b? ?':gi.od by J. Hunger. n.ei:", s £-r, sseisTaa-. gtve him j the boots, nr,C ril o -j change. On the \ foliowieg Sanoav abused vien* to Kelly ! *T,i esked him if :ie had ba.rj:ed the ! i fe.f-fly replied tha; he had, j iitcused ?s.ic v-e made a. loci of him- I erff. as he ha»i signed the <heijue on , b«hali o H? also said : that a i'r. ?.-:-vd, la.rd .vas present j tbe time, haA ;.,routed to fix up [ the cheque wbes it tf»= returned, but ' feQbsequectir TU'ii baa refused to do so. j Hunger -srould saj tha; accused, -srho was | .a his eiapioy el vVajtoc. as.6 no authO| ! rixy to sign nscne t j cheque*, that he •lid n;r tssur th? cheque, and thai zze sifr,?.ti;r. i.-- noi h:~. Accused I *a» arrested at a UK-ii on Hungers farm. | —her? ir. suiswer to the efearpe. he said j r.e had msie * fooi of hiinsoif -hrough j dr:ni. He *<*rcJier that he had I C liur: To r:t.g v- '.b. l 'Ie Aroha,.: po&e in c-ounsrton --rith ms:ter. i With r«rard to :'.,- >f-c>] and third charge?, a.-xuse.i pot o tasj-driver namej Ernest Jesepa .ijy.-t', of Hamilton, to ;!r:vc hi-, lo Waitoa. et zi agTeed i c-iargr? oi x.i in. , . They pu:Ud up at ' }.i r for si. hour, '.(hen accused asked to oe dri-?ei -ie: : trirough to Te j α-ooe. At tbe latu-r ih.;?p, aeeused got , & biaak c:.f--;-:p from & stable keeper '' 3obtn?on, s.nt! SiSea :t in for £C, i 10/, the iacrcaeed chiree fer :?,e addi-': ;o;:rr:fy ..an i pr*-icd of a-aitins. At -sou&r-. .Tojee Jem him 5/ to c shout.* , Tbe " .'f-iiio "ivas cashed by + ::,•> proprietor of ih.: Coterasrcial Hotel, Hamilton, but -.vj.-: returned ;rom the bank is vihieLesa. Tn the period that r!ap=?i ">erw<»en the - heqce cashed ecd retnraed, Jayc? met accused at Ha'iii.tcn. and asrtei to drive him to ■*"T<i":i<*a ria. Caicbridge .m<J Morrinsville. On bpto occasions ht be or.ned the farre. Al Camhrid/re "r.e eaT= the driver a '.Vjr." fnr £". T' - eventually -over in \he poi.:?. . WitE6«6e= ':ore oat the- ;.'o?ice state* Bsent. ~pt.it—\vz his defence. \- -was '-oinmTtted \:: 'riii. "'sil bein:r fiHoTr-d -r. :vr-> of €.V-.