MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. TV. G. Riddell, S.'M.i

CHEQUE OPERATIONS,

ESCAPADES OF GEORGE ALLE'Jfc At the Magistrate's Court yestei'da.y George Allen, alias Richardson, ivns ed as follows:—With having, at Wi>}lipi;ton, on June 7, 1912, forged the naiiio of G. i). Dodson. to a. cheque for .£8 lOj. fid., and littered the same to Charles jliepjWlihimes; at Fsatherston, on April b, Jfllj.,. forged the uanie of Alexander M'Lepd so; a c-Jicqiio for .tlO. ISs.; al Mastcrtan;-TO April 10, 1912, forged the name ander M'Lood to a cheque for .811; at Wanganui, on Mav 27, IAI2, forged; the nanio of W. F. M'Beth to a cheque ir>r .£l2 10s. Allen was also charged with,; .having failed to appear at the Wellington, on Mar 6, to plead to.an indict meiit of forgery. Chief Detective Broberg asked permission to withdraw the 'charge that.. Alien; had forged the name of W. F.:':M'Bgth. Leave was granted. s In the course of evidence Alexailaeif M'Lood, sawmiller, Masterton, stated that. Allen had worked for him until, a/e'-v----weeks ago, but no one had bes.n .giyen authority to sign his name to mentioned in the charge. - Charles George lihimes, intreer,. 1U Cuba Street, stated that on June.- 7'; At;, len had selected £2 7s. id. worth of goods at his shop, and had tendered as 'payment o. cheque, signed "G. D.f'Ppdsoil:" Allen had said that he was a ■ the New Zeal ander Hotel, of whic.K'.yMi'.. Dodson was the licensee. then made inquiries by telephone, from Mr. Dodson, with the result tliatiihe'ljadv deemed it advisable to call ia'-fGonsfable-' Favell.

ilr. H. D. Dodson said thatf.'Allej&'.jiad; stayed at the New Zealander Hotel, under the name of M'Mahon, and ha,r:(«:itjfiess)'; had given hima blank cheque. *'.;Allen:\haU told witness that he had night," and had been, .that ~; ' h.9 had not any money by him; an'dfchad-'.iipt got his cheque book. That was' why witness had loaned him a cheqiie^fom'c Constable Favell deposed that. when ho had arrested Allen in lihiniesV shop, accused admitted having which he had presented to EWiive.s;.' , Allen pleaded guilty to all tho 'charges of forgery, and was committed'' :to t.h'eSupreme Court, for sentence On the charge of having failed to appear at the Supremo Court,lie was remanded to Wellington Gaol to appear at the Supreme Court at the nsit. erimiMl session. other cases; ; ■ ' Michael Edward Conway was .Mnte-riced to one month's imprisonment',:f£ij'staying, deserted the steamer Rhnutaka. ■ William Wallace was fined >£2 for insobriety, and a prohibition order was issued against 'him. - 1