VALUELESS CHEQUES
MAN SENT TO GAOL " ANOTHER CHANCE OF NO USE " " This man has a long list of offences committed since 1926, and it is no use giving him another chance," said Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, when a labourer, James Mckenzie (Mr. Aekins); aged 37, was charged with obtaining £6 2s 4d from Arthur John Powdrill on August 17, and £l2 12s from Harry Leonard Marwick on August 30 by means of valueless cheques. Senior-Detective Hall stated that accused had prevailed upon shopkeepers to cash the cheques for him, and they did so after satisfying themselves as to the apparent genuineness of the cheques. " Accused has never had any incentive to go straight," said counsel, " but now he has a young lady and a man friend who is prepared to give him a job at 3os a week, and to put up £lO as restitution." Mr. Hunt: In other words, you want to make a bargain with justice. Counsel: No, Your Worship. ! put that forward in all seriousness. " It is no use giving accused another chance," remarked the magistrate, in imposing a sentence of six months on each charge, the terms to bo cumulative.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19350910.2.166
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22210, 10 September 1935, Page 13
Word Count
200VALUELESS CHEQUES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22210, 10 September 1935, Page 13
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in