"BORDERLINE CASE"
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) MASTERTON, This Day. Adrian Lowther, alias Adrian, Lowther,. Rodney,' appeared in ' tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Miller, .S.M., charged with obtaining credit by falsely representing that Dougall Sutherland, of Pirinoa, wouldadvance him money to pay a taxi fare of £8 from Palmerston North to Pirinoa. The .Magistrate, after hearing the evidence, dismissed tho case, stating that it was a border lino. one. 'The accused had worked for Sutherland and .hrtd had money advanced to him by Sutherland before, and the accused could have really believed that Suthcr-, land would advance money for tho fare. The Magistrate, however, warned tho accused th.-rt if ho continued going round tho ..country getting money by these means he would sooner or later find himself in trouble.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 11
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129"BORDERLINE CASE" Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 11
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