ARREST MADE IN SYDNEY

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1931, Page 7

ARREST MADE IN SYDNEY

RETURNING AUSTRALIAN

FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE LAID.

MANY AUCKLANDERS COMPLAIN.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night.

On the arrival at Sydney yesterday of the inter-colonial steamer Marama from New Zealand detectives went on board and arrested Edward Louis Schneider, aged 36, on a charge of false pretences at Auckland. The warrant upon which Schneider was arrested was issued by the Auckland police. The charge was that on December 12 at Auckland, with intent to defraud, he obtained from. James O’Neill Hewitt £lOO by falsely representing that he had a large business and was making huge profits. Schneider appeared later at the Police Court in Sydney and was remanded till February 26 pending the arrival of an escort Loin New Zealand. On Friday a Wellington constable will leave for Sydney with the original warrant, and he will ask that Schneider be extradicted to Auckland.

This morning the Auckland police stated they had received IS complaints from persons who alleged they had been defrauded of sums ranging from £6O to £250 by Schneider. The total amount involved is alleged to be over £lOOO. Schneider is an Australian who recently spent four or five months in Auckland.