VALUELESS CHEQUES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20075, 12 October 1928, Page 16

VALUELESS CHEQUES.

FIVE PEOPLE DEFRAUDED. REMAND MADE FOR SENTENCE. Involved in the issuing "f five valueless cheques I> v thick Aubcrv Cecil Rodgeis motor driver, aged 23, married, was a lot.il of i'.lG obtained ir. various Minis from I'atri'k Devlin, Frederick G. All - press, Leslie Polkinghorne, Reelton M. Dunn and Maidic Patcrson, of Auckland. Pleas of guilty were entered by Rodgers when charged with false pretences in the Police Court yesterday. To a lurther charge of obtaining £22 from Claude L Kindley by falsely representing the money was for the purchase, of a firewood business, accused also pleaded guilty, and ho also admitted a charge of stealing a gold watch and chain, gold pendant and biivei match-box belonging to -lohn McCann, who valued the articles at £2O. Regarding the manner in which liodgers had duped the five people with valueless cheques, Chief-Detective Hammond said it was the ordinary sort of offence. While staying at a house accused stole Me('ami's watch. Isy telling Kindley a tale of buying a wood business, Rodgcrs secured the £2O, some of which he had spent. Drink seemed to be 11 is trouble* lie was the father of two children. In order to allow the probation officer, Mr. W. J. Campbell, to report on the case, the magistrate, Mr. 1'". K. Hunt, remanded accused to appear to-day for sentence.