CHARGES OF FRAUD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18075, 25 October 1920, Page 4

CHARGES OF FRAUD

remarkable allegations, A YOUNG WOMAN'S ESCAPADES. (X j eb United P-ess Association.) October 22. m t , of fraud were T C-hS fi ,r USed r° btalned 28 from Ras "Miss ■' ? euvo her made '^ lfc(xl , ll,s *nd once of Imh n„ indicating- a credit balproperties she had selected ,Dspect £2000 upwards r> n „ r ' ran S ln S from her own teLlf S . I'n " lor £12d0 > on iroinn- tn ~ Q fT 1, x ffice ' sa y in S she was fe Tic, to meet her trustee if f oi. » arcade, and wnnU u* u i• „ he Sfcn^ T, s r his dalgfir Fcb ™ ai 7 accused, saiH lifr 4 ° iuS th« and thai- l->™- t ( L name was Ravgodtez, chajit in K~. v yVj'J! "a? a diamond merm£s&J£^ money for J* upkeep Jt grc's M >r£ifW| u. I'-rSy SS/fe S,L a %t Sd sr;£?S FWtsa; prictisiniT =; n a 1 sud was a doctor practising ,n Auckland:, had met with a dlthn \ ,<?h ®.^ id thai Mir Meredith, a eljugton solioitor, had como ud to arrange about the division of 24 houses octween Wlf and her brotto- Roy thflnT<f fTtT 7 ! P off art to secure failed ITa' Jei T oiß road, but railed, lie paid her two gunneis in Mav for money expended m executing a doS£ ment m connection with the lelsa T showed him a letter referring to the loral position that purported to como from Mr IW£-"' and Jeffr °y Arnold, F ? a^ U ' ™ d .Mr Merediitih, members of legal firms. On Icr asprance that everything in cxmnection with the Jcrvois road house waa practically >n order, h 0 gave nStico to landlord of the house. He was at thai time residing in Ligax plfico. Mien Frances Chatfield said fiiat in April accused told her sho owned a number of shares in South African diamond irunea. She said that if witness cared to buy a share for £10 it would bring- her in a quarterly dividend of £15 for at feast two years. vv decided to buy a share. and paxl accused £10 for it. She was given \ receipt for £10, signed by A. Elliot, saymg she waa giving her another cboxe .-is a present.

In r6ply to Mr SulHvrwij witness said accused seemed peculiar at" times, and on one occasion after this she spoke of being drugged or made drunk by a man. Florence Catherine Cliatfield stated that in April Miss Goertz told her she had £3COO to lier credit in a Gorman bank in Ncrv York. She asked witness for £29 to defray a _ certain bank requirement in oonnectioa with tho transfer of £3000 to Auckland. Witness gave her the money. This amorait had not been refunded by accused. On one occasion accused was ill, and said something about a drug. Detective-sergeant Issel gave evidence that accused, when interviewed, admitted she had obtained the money, and that aha had given it to a mem. Acou-sed pleaded not guilty, reserved h« defence, and was committed to {ho Supremo Court for trial.