SUPREME COURT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 101, 29 October 1924, Page 2

SUPREME COURT

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

FORGING A BANK NOTE,

At the Supreme Court, before ths Chief Justice, yesterday afternoon, James. Harrison, a youngish man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of forgery. He was not represented by counsel. The case, as presented by Mr. Macassey for the Crown, was that accused obtained a cheque for £20—four £5 notes—by uttering a forged bank note for £20—a £1 note forged to appear like a £20 noteEvidence was given by a Dalmatian res-taurant-keeper as to giving the accused four £5 notes in exchange for a £20----note, which he afterwards discovered to be . a forgery. Witness informed the police. Next morning accused came and gave him the four £5 notes back, and told him it was a joke. Another shopkeeper stated that accused had asked him to cash a £20 note, which he declined to do. Evidence was given by Detective Hu'ut to the effect that the accused refused to say where he got the note in question. Constable Bobb deposed to arresting the accused after a long chase. Accused: "What did I say to you when you caught me?"—"I asked you why you ran away, and you said: 'Because I could nob-fly. If I could, yon wouidn t- have caught me '" Accused: "You had to get a motorcar to catch me?"—" Yes, that's true." Accused: "That's all I want." Accused addressed the jury, describing the whole affair as a joke. He had beeS m j6ai° three montlls on the charge and had had no opportunity of getting-. His Honour pointed' out that he had only to ask officials at the gaol to communicate with any witnesses he wanted. Ihe jury returned with a verdict of gmity en the charges of uttering and laving in his possession a bank note knowing it to be forged Accused was remanded for sentence. INDECENT ASSAULT. John Joseph Launders was charged with attempted rape on 2nd August in lw tS? w S ris°ner. was represented } Zi WZ Hi Tußtm' Evidence was pioduced to show that the prisoner visited a house in Thorndon, and in the' temporary absence of the mistress attempted an assault on the daughter a young woman of defective intellect. The mother returned in time to prevent him carrying out his purp Me . Prisoner rushc7„°hr otru e ho"se'-\ ut was chased and caught.. Charged with attempted rape, he denied touching the girl He had gone to see the girl's motffer. Ihe jury found the prisoner guilty ■ on the charge of indecent assault Sentence was deferred. "■