FALSE PRETENCES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144360, 26 March 1914, Page 4

FALSE PRETENCES.

AN AUCKLAND CASE. PER PR.ESB ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND. March 26. ‘’This man wont to Wingate and Co.’s and said he had an account with ttie firm, which induced them to givc him household g.uwN on (rodu >:dne of i‘l) (>d, ” explained ChiefDetective M ALihon at the police Conn this morning. iv,;pectl;.g an offence of Charles Wjuson. who pleaded guilty to obtaining goods to die value ol I*l*l 6d from Wingate and .Co. by Ldse pretences. Chief Defective M‘Mahon said that a similar charge, respecting goods to the value of L 9 UU obtained from John Burns and Co,, would he withdrawn. "There are degrees in such offence.-,,’’ remarked Air. Urazer. S.AL: ‘'sometime-. a false name is give.;.’’ "He gave {lie name he usually travelled under." r<q lied the deleciivo. Accused said lint’, lie had been getting goods for three months before vbe Ii) m demanded paymeiu. then when ho couldn’t pay at once they said. ‘‘You’re a thief, and we’ll prosi-cute you.” In the first place lie considered the firm had sent the goods on their own initiative and responsibility. llis Worship: "L* yon got goods by saying you haul an account when you didn’t have an account with the firm, yon eot ihem by false pretences.” Cider DoL'ciive AUALdum staled that ihe accused had bran convicted in 1911 lor false pretence^. • His Wor.-hip ihereupon sentenced Walson to two imKohV hard labour.