HOLIDAY GIRLS DUPED.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1924, Page 2

HOLIDAY GIRLS DUPED.

EX-CONVICTS MARRIAGE PROMISES. I.ON DON. Sept. 23. Alt ex-convict'*, frauds on girl holi-day-makers were described at Brighton yesterday when Samuel David Xiebolls. 2:). builder and decorator, was sentenced to !) months’ hard labour for stealing rings anil a watch from three girls, valued together at £(> l*>s. Miss Nellie Bates, a domestic servant, said sin* met Nin-bolls at 10 o’clock at night on August 23rd. as she was walking along Grand Parade, lie walb'*d with her. anil asked suddenly: “Will von marry tin* as soon a* you can ” Till* girl replied that she wa- engaged to another buy. lie put her engagement ring on a linger and said be could not remove it. and wben they both failed to pull I’ll' In* suggested that she should see him again. They met on several occasions. but lie tailed to keep the last appointment when she told him she would want tbe ring back. Miss (.htoonie Glibbery. ol Almastreet. New North-road. "Shoreditch, who was on holiday in Brighton, said slie met Nicbolls on tbe front on Sent, (ilb.. when he examined her ring and said he would replace a missing stone, lint did not keen the aiqmint meiit.

Mi-s Ada Worsley. a London holidaymaker. said she mot Xieholls on a Sundav morning, when he told her the works of her watch were had and said lie wo’dd get it repaired. lie did not kee;> the appointment. Tnsnoetnr dunp said that Nieholh "id another eirl a few months ago and lt,» proposed marriage to her The ’ banns were put no at Si. Nicholas Church. Xieholls de s-rihing himself as a widower named Hamilton, lit' obtained various sunt' of money from tin* eirl. which she hat borrowed from her friends.

The wedding was arranged to taki place on July 3th.. hut a few days fore she discovered he was a marned mao.

In 1919 he was sentenced at Sussex Assizes for making a false oath to obtain a marriage certificate. “tor

several months.” said the inspector *ty;,.’...p • has proved on girls on holi day in llrightnu. stealing their jewel lerv and money ami then deseiTinj: them.”