FALSE PRETENCES
EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT AUCKLAND.
■.'■ PEP'S AS'SQCTATIOK. ■■ '''■■!;! AUCKLAND. Fohrnary 18.3! ,' An extraordinary ease of false pr«< fences, by ■ which an old man named Welsh was duued info parting with cnthi of money to'the total amount of £)'oi "as licaH before-Mr Justice Conner toi day. • The accused, James Robinson] pleaded not s">!ty. ". ' '..'?■% From the evidence it appeared thai urisoiHM', pretending to he a. had charged Welsh with immoral pras tire-;, but offered- to let him off in return for .£2O. which lie received. •Subseqiirtitly. with another mail, he : hall again viiited Welsh, and saying a friend was in trouble, borrowed ,£2(l from, him' Not satisfied • with this, he returned again a few <lav« later, and. producing; ii iurr of hsudoitflc. sail!, he li"<l .~ot. into trouble and loft his Lillet through trying to get Welsh out. and that it would talta .£IOO to clear the matter Tin. Aftejj some nwsnasion Welsh parted up. ■:, [i To-day's seonol for Robinson wasthrci years' hard labour. y.;\
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7057, 19 February 1910, Page 1
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163FALSE PRETENCES New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7057, 19 February 1910, Page 1
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