SIX MONTHS' GAOL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 99, 24 October 1939, Page 9

SIX MONTHS' GAOL

VALUELESS CHEQUES

"Both these men are old offenders," said Detective-Sergeant P. Doyle in the Magistrate's Court today in reference to Winiata Fraser, aged 26, a labourer, and Charles Raoul Francis Gawn, aged 21. Fraser, who was stated by Mr. Doyk to be making his twentysixth appearance in Court, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for obtaining 6s 3d from T. Ferstich, £2 15s from P. Pervan, and £3 15s from A. R. Rowntree, all by false pretences with cheques. He pleaded guilty to all charges. GaWn, who was said by Mr. Doyle to be making his tenth appearance in Court, was convicted and discharged for falsely assuming the designation of a police constable, ahd Fraser was convicted and discharged for aiding the offence, both men pleading guilty. Mr. Doyle said that Fraser obtained the money by passing valueless cheque forms, which. had previously been stolen. Fraser left a suit with a Chinese in Molesworth Street and was unable to get it back until he could pay for it. He went to the shop of the Chinese with Gawn, whom he said was a policeman, and he gave a cheque to the Chinese. Asked to sign their names. Fraser signed his correctly but Gawn signed "Constable A E. Mugg." Gawn was at present serving a sentence for theft.