“WANTED A SALESMAN”

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11303, 31 August 1922, Page 4

“WANTED A SALESMAN”

CHARGES OF FALSE PRETENCES. ELDERLY MAN SENT TO GAOL. An elderly man, named Henry George Walmsley, described by Chief. Detective Kemp as an agent, appeared before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, on a charge of obtaining £5 from George S. Taylor, by falsely representing that he was in need of a salesman and required a deposit of £5. A further charge of obtaining £2 from James Kirk by a similar fake pretence was preferred against the accused. Chief-Detective Kemp explained that a short while ago, the accused had established himself in business as an agent. His offices were in Boulcott street, under the title of “The Universal Agencies.” Accused had conceived the idea of engaging salesmen and had received, in answer to an advertisement, five replies, four of which each contained £5 and one £2. The accused had engaged three of the applicants, hut had failed to return the £5 and £2 whioh were enclosed in the remaining applications. Walmsley was a married man, with a grown-up family, and he had previously been before the court on charges of theft. Acting-Detectives Tongue and Murray were responsible for the arrest. On the first charge, the accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. to be followed by fourteen days’ imprisonment for the second offence.