COUNTERFEIT COINS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12551, 12 July 1901, Page 3

COUNTERFEIT COINS.

ALLEGED UTTERING TO TRAM GUARDS. At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs W. H. Cooper, J.P., and J. Hay, J. P., John Carroll, oa ■ remand, was changed with • having, on July 1, at Christchurch, uttered a counterfeit coin on one Nicol Kidd, knowing the same to have been counterfeit. Sub-Inspector Black asked permission to withdraw this charge, a fresh one having been laid. ) Mr M'Connel, who appeared for the accused; said, he thought that the Bench should dismiss the charge in that case, and hob leave it hanging over accused's head. The Bench allowed the charge to be withdrawn. The accused was then charged that he "did, on July 1. at Christchurch, obtain from one Nicol Kidd, a tram guard'in the employ of the Canterbury Tramway Company, the sum of 9s 6d in money and a tiani ticket, of the total value of 10s, by means of a coin representing a halfsovereign, with intent to defraud." He was similarly charged with having defrauded Edward Lilleshaw,. a tram guard on the City .and Suburban Tramway, in the same way; on Juno 24. Mr M'Connel asked for an adjournment for a week, as come prepared to defend the,withdrawn charge, had had no notice of the change, and had 1 not previously teard of the City and Suburban Tramway charge. Sub-Inspector Black objected on the ground that the evidence was just.t'he same as before, but the Bench granted the adjournment. The Sub-Inspector applied for the bail to bo renewed. .■',■'■' Mr M'Cormel objected on the grounds that the charge on which the bail had been as&dd for had been withdrawn, and that there was no reason why accused, who lived in Christchurch, should he asked to find new bail: ■The Bench,however, fixed bail at £SO.