FALSE PRETENCES
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL VICTIMISED By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, July 25. George Edward Owen Cross, aged 40, a salesman, was charged in the Police Court to-day with obtaining from John Sydney Stringer, a Customs official, £75 by falsely representing that he was an Intelligence Officer attached to the War Office and had a secret invention, which was being purchased by the New Zealand Govevimient. Stringer wa p induced to part with the money, regardless of the fact that accused refused to disclose the nature of the invention or his private address. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.
Evidence was given that accused was arrested on the liner Mariposa at Auckland. He had assumed the name of Captain Bradley. Mention was made of a statement by accused alleging that a certain o'her party was implicated in the case, and that if there was anything in it, it would probably have some bearing on the sentence. The Magistrate, Mr E. Page, suggested that counsel should submit the matter to the Judge, who would deal with the matter, and a Detective-Ser-geant said that a report concerning the matter would be furnished within the next day or two.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19861, 26 July 1934, Page 4
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200FALSE PRETENCES Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19861, 26 July 1934, Page 4
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