FALSE PRETENCES.
BY CONFIDENCE TRICK.
YOUNG MEN* "TAKEN DOWN."
A clerk, aged 30 years. Frederick Joseph Htuldleston. wiio appeared on trial in the Supreme Court vesterdar before Mr. Justice Callan anil a jury on eight charges of having obtained money by fal-e pretence.*, was found puiltv on all counts.
The evidence presented hy Mr. O. S. I\. Mei edit U on tile C rown s hehalf. was to tlie effect that to younjj men who replied to an advertisement, the accused made statements nliont a refrigeration com jmnv liein-.r ahout to .nart l.u-ines* in Hamilton with prospects of the men ohtainiiiir employment. provided tliey undertook a tivion course hv roncn]>on<leine. which would cost £2t). He obtained sums raniMiicr from fr> to £10 from tlie yount* men, hut did not carry on with the tuition. Police investigation could not trace any such prospective company as accused had sj>oken of. Mr. \V. No hie addressed the jury on hehalf of accused, who did not prive evidence. Counsel .-fated that accused at the outset acted in <:ood faith, hut the police had intervened before be could tvrrv (nit liifi j>roi>ii-A<-ru>e<l \va< r
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 254, 27 October 1938, Page 10
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