MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1952, 8 January 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

I FORGERY ADMITTED ,' YOUTH WHO WANTED TO MARRY. ' SCHEME TO RAISE FUNDS. ' , HE ISSUKS PROMISSORY NOTES. Thomas Ryan, a young man, appeared before Mr. J. S. Evans, S.M., in'the Magistrate's Court yesterday, charged (1) with having forged the namo of;W. H. Atack to a promissory note for £15, payable to tho Empire Loan and Discount Co., Ltd., (2) with having forged the name of L. Blundoii as an endorsement to a p.n. for £8, payablo to the Empire Loan Co.: and (3) with having committed theft by failure to account for tho sum of £10-45., received for'.). J. Niyen and Co., Ltd. Mr. M. J. Crombie appeared for the accused. "".' Walter 13 Taylor, accountant for the Empire Loan and Discount Co., was tho first witness .called. Ho stated that on January 8, 1913, Ryan called at tho of!ico and obtained a loan of £6 from Wm. M'Lcan, secretary of the company. On January 15 Ryan borrowed a further sum of £8. The interest charge on tho £6 was to be 125., and the.interest on the £8 was to bo £I.'. On January 15 Ryan handed in a promissory note for £15 125., drawn by accused, and alleged to have been endorsed by W. H. Atack, of tho Press Association. On February 20 a_ man. Riving tho name of Frank E. Weston, called, and arranged for a loan of £7, for which £1 interest was to bo paid, and which sum was to be repaid at tho rate of £1 10s. per month. Tho borrower in this case also was tho accused, who handed in a promissory note, for £8, signed Frank E. Weston, and endorsed "L. Bhuidell," the name of oho of tho proprietors of tho "Evening Post." William Harrington Atack, manager of tho United Press Association, said that Ryan was employed in witness's office for several months . as a cadet. Witness had never endorsed a' p.n. for him. Louis Proctor Blundell, part-proprie-tor of the "Evening Post," denied that tho alleged endorsement on ono of the notos was his, though the signature resembled his. Herbert Edward G. .Thomas, accounta.nt_ for Messrs. J. J. Niven and Co., engineers, Wellington, deposed that from September 15 to October 15. 15)13, Ryan was employed as a junior clerk in witness's offico. Ryan was then dismissed, and an examination of tho firm's books showed that Ryan had failed to account/for £10 45.. which lie had collected. "While with Messrs. Nivcn the accused gave his name as Edward Ryan. Detective Andrews said that ho inter- . viewed Ryan on December 16. Ryan examined the promissory notes, and said that he had caused them to be prepared, and had put Messrs. Blimdell's and Ataek's names to them. Ho said ho had wanted money to got married with, and had thought that he would bo able, to repay tho money before the forgeries were discovered. On December 17, Ryan asked witness if a statement made by him (accused) in writing would go before the Judge who dealt with his case. Ryan thon stated that ho obtained the loans from tho Empire Loan Co, for tho purpose of marrying a young woman to whom he was very much attached. . Tho girl was a. good , deal sought after-by others, but sho preferred him. He was annoyed at having no monoy, and he knew that by getting soma he would place himself in a better position. Ho at first thought of asking Mr. Atack to guarantor a p.n., but was told that if ho paid tho money back regularly at the rnto of £2 per month, no word would even be sent to Mr. Atnck. so ho forget! his signature. Ho stole Messrs. Niven's -money to repay others. Ryan pleaded guilty to all three charges, and ho was committed to the Supremo Court for trial. GRAND HOTEL ROBBERY. John Hobbs and George Davidson, both vory little more than youths, were ' accused of tho thoft of a suit-ease containing £50 7s. worth of clothing, jewel- < lory, and money, etc., belonging -to Frederick Walter Hewlett, a waiter at tho Grand Hotel. Hewlett deposed that Hobbs had been- '■ employed at tho Grand as a pantryman, ] and Davidson as'a kitchenmnn. ' Wit- ' ncss occupied Room C, on tiie sixth | floor of the hotel, and the property was - stolon from that apartment on the night' ■ of August 14. Tho property still miss- < ing was a watch, ring, chain, and sovc- .' reign-case, pin, and £5 10s. in money, representing a total value of about £15. Constable Gordino gave evidence to ,; tho effect that at 12.15 a.m. 'on August 15 last ho found Hewlett's suit-ease, ; with some clothing in it, :'n a right-of- ''" way near tho Singer Co.'s premises, ' about three doors from the Grand Hotel. • Constable W. B. James, of Auckland, j stated that he arrested the sccUEed in , Auckland on December 2 on another ' charge, and found .some of Hewlett's t jewellery on thorn. The pair afterwards s confessed the theft. Davidson signed a statement as Bowles, which Was his ■■ correct name. -.' j The accused pleaded guilty, and they . were committed to the Supreme Court • for sentence. ■ ■ ;' SIX COUNTS OF THEFT. ■ ;'■,.'<■*' -j An elderly man, Martin James Chris- .■ topher Cusack, pleaded guilty to tho : thuft of tho following articles:—(l) A 6 brief bag, valued at £1, belonging to I John Mansfield, on December 1(3: (2) t carpenter's tools (£1 Us.) belonging to ! William Byers Rowntree, on December * 23; (3) a saw (os.), belonging to Arthur fl Francis Horner, on December 27; (4) {; a portmanteau and contents (£2), bo- \ lodging to Harold Joseph Rule, on Dc- icenibcr 27; (5; an umbrella, belonging f to James Henry Whittakcr, on Decern- ,v her 17; (0) threo costumes (£3 65.),. be- n longing to Phillips and Co., on Decern- S bor 10. ■■■!'' Most of tho property was disposed of to dealers for smalt sums of money. ? Cusack, it was stated, had thirteen pre- i yious convictions for theft, commencing I in 1007, and relating to various parts h of New Zealand. . " . a On tho first five charges accused was tsentenced to threo months' imprison- c ment, and in connection with tho sixth J charge, which was indictable, His Wor- .J' ship decided that tho Supreme' Court " should deal with the matter (although r, Cusack had expressed a wish that the v Lower Court should tako tho case), in si order that if it so-desired that tribunal could consider accused as an habitual 't< criminal. This charge was then sot ." down for hearing on December 14. :;,.v;:- j] RELATIVES AT VARIANCE! o> «. Henry Edwards appeared on a charge- n j of insobriety, and on a further 'charge '1 of having trespassed on and refused to :ni loavo the promises of Kate . Tier, .a- fi relative. ■■< ■ ai It was'stated that Edwards had 1 been «' before the Court recently, and was then .- 3i required not to interfere with-his rela-. ."! tives. 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