DISHONOURED CHEQUES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1926, Page 9

DISHONOURED CHEQUES.

YOUNG MAN'S FALSE PRETENCES. i COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. J ■ I A young , man named John James ] Morgan was before the Police Court to-day charged with obtaining from Spencer James Isted, at Wanganui, £12 Ibv a valueless cheque, the sum of £10 I from R. J. Nightingale at Auckland, £3 3/(5 from Norman James at Whangarei. also by valueless cheques, I attempting to obtain a motor car valued jat £475 from William Stanley by a valueless cheque, and also with incurring a debt of £2 with Archie Cope, of Whangarei, thereby obtaining credit by fraud. The licensee of the Star Hotel. Albert Street. Ray J. Nightingale, stated that accused stayed at the hotel for four days. The day he left he tendered a cheque on a Wanganui bank for £10, which witness cashed. Accused stated that he was the friend of another guest at the hotel whom witness had knowu for the past 20 years. The cheque was later returned from the bank marked, "not sufficient funds." William S. Miller, garage proprietor, of Khyber Pass, was the next witness. He said that in response to a telephone message he went to the Hotel Northland on June 10 and saw Morgan, who asked whether witness -had a 3-seater car for sale. He intimated to witness that he desired to purchase a car and that he was a farmer from Wairoa with some means. On June 12 accused decided jto purchase a car at a price of £475, giving witness a cheque fo: £491 17/2. The extra sum was for insurance and registration of the car. While at the garage Detective White called. Tlia cheque was later dishonoured. Detective White said that on June 12 he arrested accused on a warrant issued at Wanganui. In a statement which, accused made to witness and signed, he said that he had come to Auckland from, Napier. Not having any ready cash he admitted cashing the cheque "for £19 with Mr. Nightingale, knowing that he did not have sufficient funds in the bank " to meet it. All he had in the bank at the time were a few shillings. Accused admitted giving two valueless cheque at Whangarei. When witness showed Morgan a statement made by the actingaccountant of the bank in Wanganui in which the officer stated that cheques amounting to f1335 issued by him had been dishonoured, accused admitted that this was correct and signed the statement. Detective White added that Morgan had presented his grandmother, who was SO years of age, with a valueless cheque for £7 for a birthday present. Morgan pleaded guilty to all the charges and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.