POSED AS KNIGHT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 272, 15 October 1927, Page 14

POSED AS KNIGHT.

MAN’S PLAUSIBLE STORY. Posing as a knight, in a high Government position in India, a man is said to have married a woman at Manly, Sydney, and taken all her money. He was arrested. Several months ago he met tho woman, who is about 35 years of age, and of prepossessing appearance. She fell in love with him, and in August they were married at Manly. Ho told her that he was MajorGeneral Sir Charles Lewis, Commissioner for Customs in India. He acted the part well, and several weeks elapsed before she realised his deception. Leaving her, he went to Melbourne.

After inquiries she came to the conclusion that there was no Major-Gen-eral Sir Charles Lewis, and that the head of the Customs Department in India did not bear that name. His military bearing and manners helped him in his deception, detectives allege. Later ho wrote her that he was temporarily in financial difficulties and asked her to lend him money.

. In small amounts, ho steadily secured £2oo—practically all the money she possessed. What she retained dwindled away rapidily, until, on the verge of destitution, she was forced to pawn her jewellery. Detective-Sergeant Garlick and Detective Royal made inquiries, and succeeded in obtaining sufficient information about him to allow the Victorian police to arrest him in Melbourne.