A DISTRESSFUL CASS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 April 1914, Page 5

A DISTRESSFUL CASS.

A WRONG ACT VOll A GOOD KM). By Tc-Ic^t:ijili—Press Association. Auckland, Last Xight. "This man had a sick wife, who was dying in Auckland, and lie was in Aralapu without money. Consequently he was driven to this net, in order to get away to see his wife, who has since died." Such was the pitiful tragedy told by ftliief Detective McJJahon, when a man of :!."> years admitted a charge in the Police Court this morning that at Aratapu, on t'eliniarv IS, lie obtained .C 3Os (id from Michael McGreal by means of a valueless cheque. "The man was in dire mental stress,'' continued the detective. "He was without money when, he got word that his wife was dying at Auckland, and to raise the money necessary to get to Auckland latendered this cheque to the landlord of the place where he was staying and got it cashed. it was subsequently found that the cheque was valueless, but before the issue of the warrant for his arrest became known to him he sent £1 to irefircal and notified him that he would make good the rest of the money as soon as he could. There is nothing in the nature of a previous ollence ngamsl, him, and his character is good." •'Even a good end cannot justify a wrong act," commented Mr. Cut'tcn, S.lf., "but I suppose the man has been sufficiently punished by being brought here, lie will be convicted ami ordered to come up for sentence when called on. under condition that he setiles up the repayment of the money."