"A THIN STORY."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20520, 22 March 1930, Page 14

"A THIN STORY."

FALSE ENTRY IN BOOK. SECOND-HAND DEALER FINED. John Polak, for whom Mr. Goldstine appeared, was charged in the Police Court yesterday with committing a breach of his second-hand dealer's licence, by entering a purchase in a false name. Mr. Goldstine said he elected to plead guilty to a technical breach of the terms of the licence. Chief-Detective Hammond said accused had purchased a pair of boots from a man named Hubbers, who had been convicted recently of tho theft of the boots from a wharf store. Hubbers was well known to tho police and also to accused, who had, however, entered tho purchase in the name of Townsend. Mr. Goldstino said that. Polak knew Hubbers well by sight and understood that that was his name. When ho made the purchase Hubbers had given him tho name of Townsend, and when accused asked him if that were correct ho had replied that it was. As he had no proof that Hubbers was the right name, accused had entered tjie purchase in the false name. The magistrate, Mr. F. K. Hunt: That is a thin story. Accused knew ho was dealing with a man who was well known to the police, and he should have been more careful.. He is fined £2 and costs,. I