SWINDLING THE PUBLIC.
Cheistchttecii, This day
Henry E. Sterling, arrested last Thursday aboard the Mararoa when travelling under the name of Weiss, was charged yesterday with obtaining 8s from Wm. Young by false pretences. Sterling had advertised widely over the South Island iflering work during the Exhibition, selling ivory type portraits, and offering inducements of high remuneration. He required 8s forwarded with application for materials. Young applied, but received none. His suspicions were aroused, and he acquainted the police. Mr Stringer defended, and contended that section 28, of the Police Offences Act, under which the infonnatien was laid, was faulty, as accused was engaged presumably in his business occupation, and did not make false representations while applying for charity ; also that mere promises alone were not sufficient to maintain an information for fraud. The defence was admittedly olever. The Bonch upheld the contention and discharged accused, but ordered hiN immediate re-arrest on a charge of obtaining money from E. Monmoutb. Chamberlain by false pretences. He was remanded till Tuesday. Thirty-two similar charges are reported against accused.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5576, 13 July 1889, Page 3
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