SENSATIONAL ARREST AT WAIHI.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9251, 30 June 1910, Page 2

SENSATIONAL ARREST AT WAIHI.

A sensiition \yas caused at Waihi. when SScgeant . MacKinnon arrested aman named Charles Kieadings' is_ charged ; with Slaving victiiiaiMd:., busineaS^^people and, the Waihi GfeW Mining Company .by meads of forged^cheques.KiegSuiE', who arrived from ago, had been workihg; a few-weeks for the Waihi Company. The police discovered that a boy had purchased, under suspicious circumstances, a cheque book at the bank in a customer's name, and,, with the assistance of the boy, the police watched the accused's movements for some time. It . is alleged that accused was seen to meet the boy . and give him a number of cheques to cash under the eyes of the police, who were present, and who intercepted the boy, and arrested the accused. Sergeant MacKinnon found six cheques fin the possession of the boy, representing a total of £29 ss, and discovered no less than 18 cheques, amounting to £87 15s 6d, in possession of _ accused. All the cheques were signed in the name of H. J. Beech, the Waihi Company's accountant,v and included a private mark and the usual stamp used for wages account. The cheques were drawn in favour of 24 different employees of the company. To accomplish this, type jit a station- 1 or's must have 'been obtained. Accused/is a single man, but being a new chum, nothing is known of his past. The boy stated that accused obtained his services by promising to get him a billet. In the Police Court on Monday, Kiessling, who is quite a youth, was charged on 24 counts of forgery and six of forging and uttering. The sergeant, detailed the case as above, and added that after- accused had given the cheques to the boy Ho came out of a place of- concealment, and was grabbea by Constable Cumings. He admitted his offences, A remand was granted.