A VALUELESS CHEQUE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13736, 28 October 1908, Page 7

A VALUELESS CHEQUE.

FORGER PLEADS GUILTY. At the Magistrates Court yesterday before- Mr C. A. Wiay, S.M-, » young wan named F. J. Slow was charged with forging and uttering a. cheque for £lO. yub-Innpector Green outlined the case, and called the following witnesses-: — (Jeorge Finch gave evidence that <lefenilant had been travelling an entire horse for the season and be owe<l wilnest, £5 10s for accommodation. On October 21 lie present**! a cheque for. £lO in payment of that, dfbt. Witn<«-s guy-e him £4 1C» change, in cash. Accrued said the £lO cheque- was one hj» had got from Mr Geoige Hamilton, of Claytoo Station. Witness said he did not think it looked like Mr Hamilton'* writing on the cheque, and accused i-uid the cheque was made- our by Mr Hamilton** manager. W. A. Johnstone. scorekeep-r. Cave, said he had known accused for »oine time-. Last Wednesday evening accused asked him for a blank cheque on the U-ink of New Zealand, as be bad an account to settle-: told he lytl _'t»«t_ one. hL« hunk wat> the> National. accUsed «,a'd he could alter "National Bank" to "Hank of New Zealand."' to he gave him the one produced. iForm identilied by block number). Accused ir.it, perfectly soh-r. wirnrfi.t bad had ilealings with him. and hud no reason to donbt his honey. Conutabter Hammond, who arsested him on the- evening of the 22nd. t>aid act used when iwked if he know anything about the cheque said. '"I <b». It "is no good. I expected to see one of you about it." He said he mtrmied to ve Mr Finch and nettle it.

Sub-Inspector Grern stated that the accused, after arrest, baid that he got the blank ami tilled it himself. b-cau«- he «r.6 abort of money. The cheque hail li t-n presented at the Bank and letunied, marked *" X» Account." Witness did not know where Mr fJtorge- Hamilton hanked. Accuhol on being asked the nsttal question. «ai.l b* pleaded guilty, and he was therefore committed to th« Supreme Court »t Christcburcb for sentence.