A CONFIDENCE TRICK

Gisborne Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9947, 26 February 1925, Page 4

A CONFIDENCE TRICK

MARRIED AYOAIAX DEFRAUDED

IXTERESTTNG EVIDENCE

(PRESS ASSOCIATION)

NAPIER, Feb. 2 0.

At the Supreme Court tQ-dav. John Francis Jackson appeared to answer a charge (1) that; on or about August o, 1924, at Wellington, he obtained £101) from Violet Helena Boyd-Tur-nor by false representation*;; (2) that on August- 14,- 1924, at Wellington, he obtained £(3O from Violet Helena, Boyd-Turner by false representations: (3) that, on September 17, 1924, at Auckland, he obtained £'4o from Violet Helena Boyd-Turner by false pretences; (4) that, on August 14, 1924, he made a false document purporting to he a cheque signed by D. J. McKiunon for £261 3s Sd drawn on the Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, thereby committing forgery; (5) that, on August 14, 1924, at- Wellington, knowing a cheque to be a forgery lie caused Violet Helena Boyd-Turner to act upon it as if it were genuine. Opening the ease for the Crown-, Mr. Lusk said the offence really vans an example of what is known as ‘-the confidence trick” and if accused' were guilty he was nothing more nor less than "a confidence man.” He had worked his way into the friendship and trust, of the Boyd-Turisers and used this trust as a mean's to fraud. Mr. Hislop, for the accused, said the accused and Mrs. Boyd-Turner were evidently on terms of friendship. They addressed each other bv their first names. Accused maintained that the money was lent by Mi's. Boyd-Turner out of friendship'. She had not told her husband anything at ail. That was natural, as a married | uoman would not, like io tell her husband that she had lent monev. What, was to prevent accused absconding? He was a man with no ties and could have got clean away. As it- Wqs, lie kept Mrs. Boyd-Turner posted, as to his movements. Judge Alpcrs, summing up, said that although counsel for the defence had treated Airs. Boyd-Turner with ad courtesy and respect, there were several matters lie wished to pointout clearly Firstly there was noV - * n tl 'f fuet that accused and Alas. Boyd-Turner called each other •n Annies. Accused had called Airs Boyd-Turner by her name so nee tlic days prior to her marriage and it iv,as perfectly natural that the custom should continue after marriage. Secondly the money used Ini’ 61 ' was absolutely her own and the fact that she did not tell her husband onil i lO -' 110t + n H; ■» guilty secret. Sbo couhLimcst it m any iiiarjr.'er sbo Slul' " '«><>»* -her husband's The jury retired at 3.30 and re-' tinned at 4 20 n.in. with a verdict of guilty on all counts and accused w-is remanded for sen Lone v till to-dnv