"PERSISTENT FRAUD."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 113, 16 May 1933, Page 8

"PERSISTENT FRAUD."

MAN REFUSED PKOBATIOJf. On " four charges of forgery and uttering, and, three charges of theft Frederick Albert Tapson, a man past middle-age, was sentenced to reformative detention for a period not exceeding twelve months by Mr. Justice Smith this morning. Mr. Snedd'en said the prisoner had had a Cambridge University education, and at different periods had been in England, South Africa, and New Zealand., In the case now under consideration Tapson Tiad gone into a moneylending partnership, which was to trade under his name and he was to receive half the profits. "That is to say, he Bold his name for half the profits," said Mr. Snedden. "He has been paying his wife £3 a week, fout finding he was unable to keep up the payments he had made use of the money of" the business, intending to make it up from his .share of the profits. For the eake of providing for his wife he allowed himself to be car.ried along in a stream of dishonour. I ■vould ask for leniency on behalf of this most unhappy old man."

His Honor said he Was quite satisfied that the prisoner had been addicted to gambling, with the result +hat he had taken money which did not boljn? to him. "In my judgment you are guilty of a persistent course of fraud, and it is quite impossible to admit you to pr,obation. You will be sentenced to reformative detention for a period not exceeding twelve months."