VALUELESS CHEQUES
PRISONER MADE TO REMOVE UNIFORM. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 15. Four charges of obtaining money by means of valueless cheques were preferred against John Brown, formerly a sub-lieu-tenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, in the Supreme Court to-day. The accused was convicted, sentence being deferred. When the Supreme Court resumed this afternoon the first prisoner called appeared in uniform. Mr Justice Chapman at cnce said: “I won’t allow a man to stand in the court in uniform. Take him away and call another case. I have over and over again stated that I will not permit a man to appear in the dock in uniform.”
When the Supreme Court resumed this afternoon the first prisoner called appeared in uniform. Mr Justice Chapman at cnce said: “I won’t allow a man to stand in the court in uniform. Take him away and call another case. I have over and over again stated that I will not permit a man to appear in the dock in uniform.” The prisoner was then removed and the court waited until he had changed into civilian clothes.
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Southland Times, Issue 18618, 16 August 1919, Page 5
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185VALUELESS CHEQUES Southland Times, Issue 18618, 16 August 1919, Page 5
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