FALSE PRETENCES.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1923, Page 1

FALSE PRETENCES.

(OMAHTTED FOR TRIAL. ROLLINS PLEAD,B GUILTY. GRF.Y.MOUTH, June 20. One charge of forging and tittering, two <[ obtaining money by means ol valueless cheques and on" of common '.lrunxenne.ts were preferred again*,t Patrick Ernest Furlong Collins, a 43-year-old native of Ireland, in the -Magistrate's Court yesterday. Air W. Alcldiuin, S.AL. was on the bench and Detective J. li. 1 oung prosecuted. Collins, a. very hard-bitten and un-kompl-loukmg person, pleaded guilty to three charges and was committed to t. e Supreme Court for sentence, whilst on the charge of forging and uttering lie was remanded until Aluml,ay next. Tho first charge taken was that on .Monday be was found diliilk in Tama. Sued. On this charge he was convicted and discharged. The second charge was that on Saturday last, with intent to defraud, lie did obtain from one Herb. Moore, the sum of L’3, by means of a. valueless cheque, drawn on the Bank ol Australia.

Detective J. B. Young said that the facts of the case were Dial accused came in from Charleston on Satiudny lasi and obtained a cheque from Air Holier t son, of Wild and Robertson, signed it and presented it at Die pastry cook shop owned by Herb. Alcove. Herbert Clifford Abano (pastiy cook) .....ill ih.it hist Saturday afternoon accused vi.-ited bis shop and tendered a deque alihli witness cashed. The bank refused the cinque. He questioner piie accused about the cheque, Letoic he easlid it. lie first saw the ilicqiie which accused had handed to the girl, and it had “bearer" crossed out and •Self" put in. Accused told witness that bis name was William Butler and that the cheque had been paid him for wages. Constable L. W. Alarsludl said the accused made a- statement to him, which he then signed. Accused pleaded guilty. The third charge was that lie did obtain from Vina Reid, on Saturday the sum ol £1 by means of a valueless cheque lor £•> on the Bank ol Vow Zealand. Vina. Reid, licensee of the Union Hotel, said that on Saturday last the accused came to her hotel to stay. He asked her to take cnie of a cheque for him and he asked tor a loan of £1 ", the cheque. 8 e f.tst re u-ed

me was m.,.e..d “nr. i.tenant. by the Bank and returned to her. On the fourth charge, that at l'ahiatua, on March 7, lie did forge a document, to wit a cheque, purporting to lie drawn by one P. Carr, on the Bank of Australia, at Dmmevirke for the sum of £'lo os. and did uttei tlio same to V . Ilicluirdson. he "aremanded on the request oi Detects’,e Young to Monday. 1 lie detective stated that the accu-ed could he dealt with bv the Supreme Court, in (.re,'mouth this week and then could he sent on to the North Island mi the other charge. The accused "as remanded in custody.