VALUELESS CHEQUES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 121, 15 February 1935, Page 13

VALUELESS CHEQUES

Prominent Tennis Player Guilty RHODES-WILLIAMS CASE By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, February 14. In the Supreme Court to-day Trevor Rhodes-Williams appeared to answer three charges of obtaining money by false pretences by the issue of valueless cheques. The Crown Prosecutor said that accused was employed by Mason Struthers, Ltd., in the sports department, and lie was in the habit of cashing cheques with the firm’s cashier. The account was with the High Street Branch of the Bank of New South Wales. Accused drew four cheques, two on the High Street branch and two on the main office in Hereford Street. One of the High Street branch cheques was cashed. He had no account at the Hereford Street office, and the High Street branch had asked him to close his account there and had refused to give him a cheque book, because of the unsatisfactory state of the account. Mr. V. E. Hamilton,.manager of the firm, said that on January 16 he Interviewed accused in the presence of two bank officials. He gave accused till 2 p.m. that day to find the money. “I was forced to act that night," said witness. “as accused was determined to go to Wellington with a tennis team.” The jury found accused guilty on all three counts. Bail was refused.