FRAUD CHARGE

Opunake Times, 25 October 1935, Page 4

FRAUD CHARGE

ALLEGED WEDDING HOAX ORDERED CHICKEN Allegations that a married woman said she was going to marry a fire-brigade chief* and ordered a wedding breakfast, to include “the best champagne and chicken,” were made to the West London Magistrate. In the dock, charged with stealing a cheque book and obtaining goods to the value of £34 by false pretences, was Daisy O’Neiil, 28, of liulmer Place, Kensington. Mr H. Pierron, who prosecuted told the Court that O’Neill rented a furnished flat in Bulmer Place. From there, he alleged, she stole a cheque book. She made the acquaintance of a woman employee at a Kensington store, and told her that she was being married shortly, and that she wanted to buy a number of things for her wedding. She added that she had considerable means. Cave Worthless Cheques, 'She ordered clothes and other articles for 12 departments at one store and further clothes from another. She obtained altogether from the two stores goods to the value of £34, and gave instructions for other purchases to the value of £4O to be sent on to her. Detective - Sergeant Welsby told the magistrate that until *,ecently O’Neill had been living with her husband and two children. After taking over the flat she made the acquaintance of a young fireman, went to a public house in Netting' Hill, and stated that she was going to marry a chief of the fire brigade. “She ordered a wedding breakfast,” continued the officer, “and directed that the best champagne and chicken should be served and that no money should be spared. “Run Away With Life.”

“As a deposit she gave a worth less cheque for £‘lo. She also "ordered three motor ears and chauf fears for the wedding, gave another cheque for £5. She has just run away with life these last three weeks.” Det.-Sergt. Felsby added that he had recovered most of the property obtained by O’Neill, and she wished the Court to take into consideration four other cases. In 1929, before she was married, she was sentenced to four months’ hard labour at Marylebone for theft. She first came under the notice of the police in July, 1925, when she was bound over for stealing money and obtaining it by false pretences. In October, 1925, she was ordered to be detained at Borstal for three years for stealing jewellery. , , . . , O’Neill’s husband, it was stated was willing to take her back. The magistrate ordered remand in custody for a week. “This was a mad thing to do, he observed to O’Neill.