RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5153, 28 September 1877, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thursday, September 27. : James Robinson Wilson was charged, on remand, with having on the 4th September obtained from Henry Swain the sum of £l9 by means of a valueless cheque. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Gordon Allan. William Henry Svyain, landlord ; of the Union Hotel, stated that , the prisoner came to stay at his house in the latter end of August. Ho gave witness a cheque on the 4fch Septemher, upon which he asked an advance. , Witness gave him £ll upon it, and subsequently other sums. The cheque was for £3O, and ho had altogether advanced £l9, the remainder was for refreshments and board and lodging. Witness presented the cheque at the Colonial Bank here for collection. It purported to be drawn by prisoner’s brother at Wanganui-, whom he had known for years as a respectable man. On Saturday week witness received a notice from the bank that the cheque was valueless. By Mr. Allan : It was after midnight on the 3rd that prisoner gave him tho cheque. Pri-

soner - said he had a cheque for £3O on him, and as he was afraid of losing it he asked witness to take charge'of it. Mr. Allen here contended that the charge of false pretences had altogether broken down. The cheque had not been presented to Swain for payment, but had been simply left in his keeping. Neither had forgery or uttering been proved, as it was necessary the document should be tendered. Mr. Warded was of opinion that the case was a weak one, and dismissed the information. The prisoner was thereupon discharged.