FEILDING COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9079, 20 February 1908, Page 5

FEILDING COURT.

Before Mr|Thoxnsou,. C3.M. (Thursday, 20th February,) At Feilding Court to-day, L. H. Pearpoint was charged with forging and uttering two cheques,, one in the name of Mr Bristol and the other in the name of Mr W. Simpsou, for £2 and £l‘Tos respectively. Mr Carty appeared for prisoner and maintained that as the cheques were both signed “Mr” and the names were those of persons living at Wanganui' and. Huuterville respectively, who, were not_ likely to have accounts at a Feilding bank, the charge should have been one of false pretences and not forgery. The cheques were cashed on the' credit of prisoner and nob on their face value. It was a case similar to the English of Queen v. Marton. His Worship said in this case the names of someone else had been placed on the cheques by prisoner believina that the signatures would be taken as genuine and therefore the offence contained all the elements of forgery. Alfred Jefferson, of Upper Ttitaenui, stated he had cashedphe-cheque in the name of Bristol, prisoner stating at the time it was the signature of a butcher at Feilding, He had known prisoner six,; mouths and would have lent llimi £2;had he asked him.

Mrs B. H Whitehead gave evidence that she cashed the one* with the signature of Mr W.. Siinpson. Prisoner pleaded guilty and was committed to take his trial at the next sitting of Wanganui Supreme Court. Bail was allowed anal fewosureties of £SO each. F, O. Wilson was fined 20s and costs for disobeying a maintenance order;. . , ,

fn the following undefended! cases judgment was given for plaintiff with costs: —Oroua County Council v. H. E. Ivey, £4 18s, costs 10s; same v. F. W. Duley, £2 18s; costs 10s; Red ward and Co. v . H. Bottcher £3; Us, costs 10s ;, W. Toose v. H. Simpson,, £4 8s 3d, costs Is; John Jacobsen v. R. Mclntosh, £2 13s, costs ICsW.. B. Walker v. A. P, Potter, £35, costs £3;5s;R. T. Storle v. John Toy, £6, costs £3 3s 6d ; R. J. Thompson v. T.. Noffke, £0 9s 9d, costs £2 9s 6d ;W. A. Bell v. E. Dooley, £ll 10s IGd, costs ?£1 IGs 6d; W. Clarkson v. E. Dooley, £8 19s 6d, costs £3 9s 6d; same v. Cora Duffty, £3 10s, costs 10s; E. Gladstone v. F. H. Reterkin, 8s 6d, costs sgs;F. Pirani v. Mrs A, Erayn,*£l, costs 3s. In a judgment summons case Whishaw v. Ed. Watt, an order 'was made to pay amount (£B 18s 8d) forthwith in default 3 days’ imprisonment. _ In the case fo F. Pirani v. E. Fitzherbert (J.S.) an order was made to pay the amount (£3 16s 3d) by instalments!