TO HAMILTON AND BACK

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 678, 1 June 1929, Page 16

TO HAMILTON AND BACK

LONG TAXI RIDE BY FRAUD LABOURER GAOLED Telling the tale to a taxi-driver and securing a free ride to Hamilton and back, resulted in the appearance of John Albert Samuelson at the Police Court this morning. CAMUELSON, a labourer aged 24, pleaded guilty to obtaining credit by fraud by incurring a debt of £ 7 10s with Joseph Stone for taxi hire. The offence was said to have been committed on May 26. Samuelson also pleaded guilty to breaking the terms of his release on probation. According to Chief-Detective Hammond, Samuelson had gone to the taxi stand in Victoria Street and prevailed upon a driver to take him and a girl, whom he said was his wife, to Hamilton. His story was that he was employed on Public Works and had some money due to him. They went to Hamilton and returned after leaving the girl,” continued the cliief-detective. “Samuelson gave the driver a promissory note for the amount owing. He had been working for the Public Works Department but had finished up on May 15 and there was nothing owing to him.”

The chief-detective repeated Samuelson’s explanation which was that he had £23 due to him as a result of his winning a double, but that he had been unable to collect from the “bookie.”

Mr. W. J. Campbell, probation officer. said that Samuelson had been placed on probation for theft on March 18. He had failed to make the restitution ordered.

Samuelson was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on the second charge.