A PLAUSIBLE RASCAL.
-&■ (Per United Press Association.) BLENHEIM, July 21. At the Folico Court this morning Archibald M'Ncill, who was arrested at. Waimate a few days ago after escaping from custody at Wellington, was charged with obtaining £20 from an Awatero family of settlers by representing himself as a, rich cousin, who had recently sold a eattlo ranch in the Argentine, and was now worth £11,000. The accused had in reality just l>ocn discharged from tho neighbouring Dumgreo prison camp. The family—a most respectable one—was deceived by the man's plausible story, and actually permitted ono of the daughters to proceed to Wellington with the pseudo* cousin. He was convicted and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 5
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118A PLAUSIBLE RASCAL. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 5
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