ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.
[press Association.] AUCKLAND, Tliis Day. At the Police Court, Joseph William lvneebone, of Wailii, was charged with obtaining £771 9s 3d from the bank at Waihi by false pretences. Detective M'Mahon stated that accused and two others were winners of a prize of £2300 in Tattersall's sweep on the Launceston Cup ; that accused left with the whole of the proceeds, in company with, one of hie partners. The partner, Lennell, is offering to go bail. Kneebone said all the money had been forwarded to Australia, where both were goipg for a holiday trip, tie stated that, two others, who claimed to be interested ih'the ticket, had mutually agreed to come in, but had not paid anything. The magistrate refused, hail, and remanded Kneebone to Waihi.
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Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 62, 15 March 1910, Page 8
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128ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 62, 15 March 1910, Page 8
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