“HE KNEW A GOOD THING”

Taranaki Daily News, 9 February 1928, Page 11

“HE KNEW A GOOD THING”

PUT £5 ON HORSE FOR FRIEND JIEFAJD WITH WORTHLESS CHEQUE LABOURER ANSWERS 15 CHARGES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. George Janies Cullen, a labourer, aged 88 years, who pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court here to-day to as many as 15 charges, including theft and forging and uttering valueless cheques, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. He 'was charged on two counts with forging and uttering cheques to the value of £45, on five with forgery Involving £96, on six with uttering cheques to the value of £124, with the theft of £3 12s, and with obtaining goods by means of a valueless cheque. One witness said that the accused told him that he was going do the races find would put £5 on a good thing he knew. That evening he said ho had Won £27 for witness and paid over the tnoney by giving a cheque for £37. Witness gave him £lO change and afterwards, at accused’s request, another £5 for investment A few days afterwards he went to bed, leaving his cheque book and money on the table. He found next Jnorning that they had been stolen. Another witness, a billiard saloonkeeper, said that he cashed a cheque for £l7 10s for accused and later found that it was valueless.

Other statements were read from people, in the city and at Nelson and Blenheim, who cashed cheques for accused, and who “never saw him again.” Accused was undefended, and did not apply for bail.