VALUELESS CHEQUES
FOUR CHARGES ADMITTED . PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR Four charges of obtaining a total of £ll bv the issue of cheques at Wark■worth, which he falsely represented to be gooci: and valid orders, were preferred against Carl Phillip Turner, aged 33 (Mr. Aekins), in the Police Court, before Mr. C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., yesterday. Detective-Sergeant MtHugh prosecuted. Accused pleaded guilty. • .v, j • Detective Snedden said accused, in a statement to the police, had said that if he had not been drinking he would not have issued tho cheques. Detective-Sergeant McHugh said accused was formerly a farm manager, but he was at present working in a store. At the time be cashed the cheques he had only 10(1 in the bank. Accused had not been in trouble be-, lore. ; , , Mr. Aekins said" it was rather a sad case, because all the cheques had been issued while accused was drunk. Accused was convicted and admitted to probation for one year. He was ordered to take out a prohibition order and to make restitution to the amount of £7.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23226, 21 December 1938, Page 18
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