"PROFESSOR" ISHERWOOD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2868, 5 September 1916, Page 7

"PROFESSOR" ISHERWOOD

CHARGE OF FA.LSE PRETENCES. By Telegraph—Press Association. ■ •'■'- Napier, September 4. 'At the Supreme Court to-day the Chief' Justice (Sir Robert Stout) before him "Professor" Joseph Isherwood, who had been found guilty on five charges of false pretences, . and who appeared to receive tho Court's sentence. Mi-. Dolan, addressing His Honour, said the remedies of accused had made certain people better, but ha, had made'a mistake in dealing with the Maoris by using medicines he knew very'little about; This was his first offence, and there was nothing of the quack about him. He was prepared to make restitution. ' His Honour said he recognised that the cases wero 'not of the ordinary class of falso pretence. It was mixed up with tbe old belief and the credulity of people. _ IsherwoDd. had taken money for nothing. No doubt some good had been done, but he made the Maoris believo what was not true. He intended to fine accused under the Justice of tho Peace Act. He was not ■of tho criminal class-,-and therefore he would inflict a fine of £150; in default, imprisonment till tbe amount was paid, such term not to exceed nine months. The £150 was paid a few minutes later, arid accused was given his freedom.