MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17040, 23 December 1918, Page 8

MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES

FROM AUCKLAND TO WESTPORT.

Eight .charges of obtaining money by false pretences were admitted by Percy Kirkby in the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Friday. The offences included

obtaining at Onehungn, on October 0, a collar and £4 19s in cash from Leonard . Whitaker; and on October '/, £3 from Richard Sutherland. I Chief-Detective Boddan; said Kirkby a ; few months ago commenced a career of ' crime and began drinking. His visits ex'ltended from Auckland to We-slport. To '. ! somo people he represented that ho had ; I consignments of goods on hand, an,d from ; i them ho obtained sums of money, 'to '' other people he tendered valueless cheques. ' I Unfortunately for accused tins was not I j his first appearance before the Court. In ' I Auckland, in 1913, he was ordered to ' oomo up for sentence when called upon on 1 1 six charges of false pretences and last ' . June he was convicted of theft in Wei- , lington and ordered to come up for sen- '; tence when called upon. At Wcelpovt re- ', centlv ho was sentenced to three months' ' j imprisonment on two charges of false pre--1 Uncefc "The. only thing I can say," added the chief-detective, "is that by ' pleading guilty ho has saved tho country ' and the police a good deal of expense. L He is a married man with ft family." 11 1 In reply to Urn magistrate, Mr. V. V. ''Frazer, 8.M., accused said ho was at pre- ' sent serving the sentence of three months' ' imprisonment, and would not come out of gaol till February 9. Accused was ordered to undergo refor- ' mative detention for a period of not more ' than two years. The magistrate said it ! i would rest with tho Prisons Hoard whether ' j accused would bo liberated before tho ' expiry of that term I I ' ' l > t. t r t

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