ORGY OF FRAUD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17237, 17 April 1930, Page 10

ORGY OF FRAUD

YOUNG MAN'S OFFENCES "OFF THE DEEP END" (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. "He seems to have gone oft the dec)' end all oi a sudden, and allowed credulous landladies to keep him. while he committed these offences," said .Mr. \\'. K. Leicester in referring to t lifiurd Sedilon Drummond, 21. a driver, whci appeared before Mi. K. I'a.ue, S.M.. in ;!,e Police Court 10-day on three charges of then and two nt incurring debts by I rand.

Sub-Inspector Ward said the an used arrived from Gisboinc early in January and stayed at a boardingbouse in Thorndon under the mime of l)a\ is. He told the proprietress that a service ear driver had sent his luggage cm In Auckland ly mistake and that his cheque book had gone with ii. As a result, he was allowed lo incur a debt of £7> 5s fen; hoard, the woman also advancing him money. It was then found that accused was not winking in town as he had said and lie left the house with a promise to secure money to pay his debt. After he went, two hair brushes, valued at £2. were missed from a boarder's room.

Accused next went to I'clone under the name of Duncan, where he negotiated for Hie purchase of a soft drinks lounge. He was allowed to live in th" simp, ostensibly lo learn the business, and, while there lie was given JJ2 lis by the woman owner to pay an insurance premium. The amount was nut pa hi in and accused kepi the money, lie seemed oil and petrol valued at. C 6 13s 6cl from a firm on the representation that he was conducting the lounge. Later, accused went I" another hoardinghonse. where there lived a working jeweller, and he stole watches and jewellery valued at £lB from him. Most of this had been recovered, but there still remained £l7, lor which restitution was asked. When arrested, accused was sleeping out. A remand for entenee was granted until this morning.