POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17234, 9 August 1919, Page 11

POLICE COURT NEWS.

FALSE PRETENCES ALLEGED.

MAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

False pretences with intent to defraud for the purpose of obtaining money was alleged by Mae police in four charges against John Brown (Mr. Inder) before

Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday. It was stated lihat the accused bad previously been committed for trial on similar charges. Erneot Page, licensee of fche Royal Hotel, said that on June 19 he cashed a cheque for £2 tendered by accused. It was subsequently dishonoured. Daisy Coleby, barmaid at the Albert Hotel, said that on June 20 accused, wearing a naval ~ lieutenant's uniform, tendered her a cheque for £3, which, on the surety of accused's friend, aha, cashed. A fortnight later it 'ffss "res- 1 turned marked "no account." On two I succeeding days •■accused called and tear. dered two more cheques for £3 and re-1 ceived payment in cash. She told ! accused that if the cheques were dis-1 honoured she was held responsible for ■ the amounts, and he replied : " They're ; as right as gold." " They were to him," j remarked witness. • • . i The manager of the bank on which the cheques were drawn said they had all been marked " no account." Cross-examined, witness said be bad received £12 on account of two cheques, accepted by himself from accused. Re-examined, witness said that since the accused bad been committed for trial on June 24, 11 cheques from accused had been dishonoured. Detective-Sergeant Hammond also gave evidence. The accused pleaded not guilty, reserved bis defence, and was committed to the Supreme Courfc for trial. SERIOUS CHARGE DISMISSED. ■An old man named John Graham denied that he assaulted a female on July 31. Two witnesses said they saw the accused slightly under the influence of liquor pick up a child of two and ahalf years while walking in St. Paul Street and interfere with her. The magistrate said there seemed Some doubt as to the assault and dismissed the charge. A conviction for drunkenness was entered. ' DANGEROUS MOTORING. • John Webb, found guilty of having driven' a motor-car in Albert /Street on April 17 in a manner dangerous to the public, was fined £3 and £2 17s costs. PARNELX RESCUE HOME CASE. In the report of the Court proceedings on Thursday, when Mr. J. J. Sullivan, solicitor, applied for the rehearing of a case against a woman, who, on a charge of vagrancy, was sentenced to 12 months' detention in the Rescue Home, Parnell, it was stated that the magistrate said: "It was improper for Mr. Sullivan to take Kidner !to the rescue home at Parn«lL" Mr. J. E. Wilson, S M., states that he referred to Kidneys behaviour in visiting the home' as improper, and made no suggestion of improper conduct on the part of Mr. Sullivan.