GULLIBLE GIRLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 186, 6 August 1923, Page 6

GULLIBLE GIRLS.

— i « ■ ; DECEIVED BY TRASH. j THEIR CAPTIVATOR -SENTENCED, j -The police say he is a gentlemanly j loafer," was Mr. Justice Herdman's comment when Mr. Blakey, at the Supreme Court this morning, was attempting to!, mitigate the crime of which Arthur! Troiison had been found guilty, namely, ; five charges of false pretences. Counsel read testimonials from Rev. > Grant Cowen and another gentleman in favour of accused, but his Honor com-1 mented that the tirst-iiamed must have' been deceived, as accused's record was very bad indeed. He had been convicted twice before in connection with false . pretences, lv the present case accused: bad obtained £12 odd from a waitress ._. odd from another young woman, and _:!0". from another. . . \ His Honor added that in his opinion! accused entered on a campaign ot deceit He proposed marriage to at least one of these women, and made love to them all. On 'he strength of this he obtained money from them. "I have read some of the letters you wrote How Hiev could ho taken in by such trash I cannot understand. You stand m the dock a confessed sharper and scamp j | The plausible one was sentenced to | three years' imprisonment. I