FORGED TICKETS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1932, Page 3

FORGED TICKETS

attempt to de-fraud tote

MAN REMANDED FOR SENTENCE

(Per i‘itss AsmjcuiUuil — t'opyriynt

•AUCKLjAND, November 8. Michael outlaw* c Lynch, aged 47, a bricklayer, oica-td guiay to-day to a- oil a., ge or anvuipini-g to obtain £7 Ids by falsely representing tnat a totali utor ticket was valid. The charge or forging tu© ticket was Witn-

The police said that three forged tickets were passe4 Ui jriat the SjggVWurns on August at the Ayon.- u ua»e l-aveb in Devober. A special ,i watch was kept with,, the result accrued was found, pjjt-einpting to, effect £7 18s with a forged.. t.cket. De-. lectives had found printing material and inks.

G’ounsel for accused said that he was a man of unblemished character, and had been asked by another man to collect the dividends.

The Magistrate declined to believe this and remanded accu-ed for sentence.

GUILTY OF FORGING DOCUMENTS

WANGANUI, November 8

The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Jabez Will'am Mace Luxford, ex-chairman of the l ©clinical College, and the Eire Board, of forging documents in the name of Ross and Glendining, in order to supply goods to the, Technical College Board. It was stated in evidence that Luxford had obtained supplies,, for bill heads from Hess ana GLmlinihg’s local branch, ■ .

The jury .added a r.der that, in their opinion, Luxtoid had the authority to use Ro-s and Glendining’s invoice and may have thought ,tli,at he had authority also to sign receipts or the vouchers.

In Luxfordt’s case, following on the verdict of guilty in respect of the forgery charge, relating to the- accused’s dealings on the Technical College Board, Luxford pluaded guilty to a' similar charge concerning the Fire Board vouchers.

His Honour, while lie expressed surprise that (people could be found to aid the accused in doing what he did, met Mr Dreadmell’s plea for leniency by imposing a fine of. £l5O and £SO oosts on the first indictment. He ordered the accused, to come up for sentence if o lied on wi’ hin twelve months, on the second charge, the warrant to be. suspended for one month to allow the prisoner to find money. His Honour fixed tile term of imprisonment for default not to exceed twelvemonths. .