THEFT BY LABOURER
CASH FROM A CHEQUE PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR-'" [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday , A plea of guilty was entered hy Gordon Williams, aged 25," labourer, when.he appeared before Mr. S. L.-.-.-Paterson, S.M., in the Hamilton-Police.;:; Court to-day, in answer ito ; a charge of cashing a cheque for Eric Roy Pratt;---: and failing to .'pay him the money, -;v-' thereby committing theft.' -- oDetective A. J. White said that Wjlliams was employed by Pratt tb sell. posts for him. Williams used to give; " r the proceeds to Pratt. Complainant did not care for cheques and lie authorised accused to cash the cheques. OnuSeptember 21, "Williams. cashed one of Pratt's cheques for £l6 IQs, but did not return the money to complainant. Instead, he went .to Auckland, where he spent some of the money. * • "He has only been ir® trouble once " before," said Mr. White. "That was about two years ago ; w.ien he ,■ r% ceived 14 days'' imprison): iient for _H minor theft." Accused said that the re ison he took << the money was because Pratt owed him- v * £4O. , • .' ■ " . Accused was admitted to probation ' for one year and ordered to make restitution of the £l6 10s. ■; v
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23482, 20 October 1939, Page 11
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199THEFT BY LABOURER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23482, 20 October 1939, Page 11
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