ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES
(Per Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, March 15,
At the Police Court, Joseph William Kneebone, of Waihi, was charged with obtaining £791 9s 3d from the Bank at Waihi by false pretences. Detective McMahon stated that accused and two others were winners of a prize ( f £'2300 in Tattersall's sweep ou the I aunceston Cup, that accused left with the whole proceed", in coinp my with one of his partners The partner, S'ennell, in offering to go bail forKneebone, said all the money had been forwarded to Australia, where both were going on a holiday trip He stated that two others, who claimed to be interested in the ticket, had mutually agreed to come in, bnt had uot paid anything. The magistrate refused bail and remanded Kneebone to Waihi.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5485, 16 March 1910, Page 3
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