THE GOOD END.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 49, 3 April 1914, Page 9

THE GOOD END.

AND THE WRONG ACT: ' Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 2. "This man had a sick wife who was dying in Auckland, and he was in Aratapu without money, consequently he was driven to this act in order to get away to see his wife, who has since died." Such was the pitiful tragedy told in a sentence by Chief-Detective M'Mahon when a man of 35 years admitted a charge-in the Police Court this morning that at Aratapu on February 18 he obtained £3. 0/6 from Michael M 'Greal by means of a valueless cheque. 11 The man was in dire mental stress,'' continued the detective. 1 "He was without money when he got word that his wife was dying at Auckland, and he had to raise the money„ necessary to get to Auckland. He tendered a cheque to the landlord of the place, where he was staying, and got it cashed. It was, subsequently found that the.cheque was valueless, but before the issue of a warrant for his arrest became known to him he sent £1 to M 'Greal and in-

formed him that lie would make good the rest of the money as soon as he could. There is nothing in the nature of a previous offence against him, and his character is good. ? ' ✓ "Even a good end cannot justify a wrong act," commented Mr Cutten, S.M., "but I suppose that the man has been sufficiently- - punished by being brought here. He will be convicted and ordered to r come up for sentence when called on,, under condition that he settles up'payment of the money." \« , • ■ V