SOLICITOR DEFRAUDED

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 606, 7 March 1929, Page 1

SOLICITOR DEFRAUDED

SALESMAN’S CLEVER RUSE

THREE MONTHS’ GAOL

After a short respite spent in gaol Robert Vernon has again put into operation the scheme by which he has defrauded more than a few solicitors in the Auckland Province.

His success in extracting £5 from a city solicitor was rather tempered hv his appearance in the Police Court dork this morning. Vernon, a salesman aged 31, was charged with obtaining £5 by fraud from Mr. Hall Skelton, representing T hat he was R. Olsen, a land agent, a nd that lie had recently sold a farm to a Mr. Quinn for £4,750. Mr. W. ''•King entered a plea of guilty. Chief-Detective Hammond reminded 'He court that Vernon had used the ; am e system before, lie would say that he had put through a big land :>ale and borrowed money after assur- ; n S the trusting solicitor that ho would Putting the transaction through. ' , ernon has been out of gaol only a fortnight.” concluded Mr. Hammond. According to Mr. King, Vernon had held a good position in Te Aroha. the firm had unfortunately closed its branch there and he had yielded to lem Ptation. Counsel asked for leni*nc*' as Vernon was now prepared to down. "Times are hard,” co: iMr. Kins:. , Mp - F. H. Levien, S.M Hard for m 7 .Solicitors or Vernon? •™ r King: For the general community. r - Allan Moody, v ho was present in -irt: \ think niv friend should point ou t that all solicitors w*u..;d not fall so *asij y for £5. e rnon was sentenced to three -oaths' imprisonment.