Caution to the Unwary.
(Wellington paper] It appears that a man named J.F. - Thompson, who armed m the colony about six' years ago, and -succeeded m making himself notorious . within a very short time, is at present m WeV . lington, Thompson was, sent ont from Home % his relativeH, who also/or- ■ warded a small sum of money to* the Yen.. Archdeacon Stock, with the • request that it should be given tp him ! '' J Vrhen he wanted it. IHq succeed^ m drawing the whole, and baring spent it Tictimised a number of- tradespeople at Teilding by representing that Mr fcstock ~ had upwards of £100 ih ! band for him , the ' reßnlt ; being that he was sentenced to two yeats hard labor for false pretences. Since his' release he has played a similar game at Nelson, and, having arrived ; m Wellington, he' again adopted the trick which he played at Feilding m order to gain credit at an hotel, without, however, being successful. Tradespeople will do well to avoid such a customer.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 54, 27 January 1883, Page 3
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168Caution to the Unwary. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 54, 27 January 1883, Page 3
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