NO THIRD CHANCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 639, 16 April 1929, Page 11

NO THIRD CHANCE

PRISON FOR YOUNG LABOURER FRAUD AND THEFT James MacPhersort, aged 26, had two chances given him in his previous appearances in Court. Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., would not give MacPherson a third this morning. Instead, MacPherson was sentenced to imprisonment for six months, to be followed by probation for two years. He had been found guilty of false pretences and theft. The charges against the young man, a labourer, were that, at Auckland on January 28, he obtained £l7 5s from John Carr by false pretences, representing that lie owned a Northern Terminating Building Society passbook and had four shares in the society, and that he stole money totalling £29 Ss Gd from the Takapuna Dairy Company. Detective-Sergeant Kelly explained that the charge of theft was really an old offence. It had been raised again because MacPherson had not made restitution. TOOK FATHER’S PASS-BOOK Mr. Kelly said that the young man had taken his father’s pass-book to the society. He obtained money and left the book as a security. Later, when the father missed the pass-book, accused became alarmed and went away. Mr. Kelly said that, in 1927, MacPherson had received probation. He had been convicted on two charges. In 1926 he w r as found guilty of forgery and was admitted to probation for three years. Mr. W. Campbell, probation officer, reported on the accused’s conduct, aud suggested a long term of probation for punishment. Mr. Hunt: Can you do anything with him? Mr. Campbell: Nothing at all. Mr. Hunt: Well, he has had two chances and he cannot have a third.