OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES,

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 48368, 29 September 1894, Page 3

OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES,

i|•|| Committed for Trial, erday afternoon Thos. Halsall ought before Mr T. Hutchison o answer a second charge of ng by falso pretences board Iging for himself and wife, . O'Mcara, of Masterton, from ill of August to the 22nd of iber. pli Wm. Poynton was the first s examined and gave evidence • to thatgivenintho other case t accused, mialiQ'ileara,boardiiigliouse- ■, called, stated tlmt on Tuesle 24th August, the accused n wifo came to the house aud led thereuntil the 22nd of iber, upon which date he ed a bill amounting to LB,ask- • immediate payment. This was pursued in consequence of i's wife, who had been to gton, informing witness that sband had not a penny. Heno payment upon demand. >d the accused to remain at his without payment as he underthe accused had been be,ed a legacy of LIO.OOO upon atli of his father. Upon beIced for payment the accused 0 could get no money for a jht, bnt that when he did he 'allow witness L4OO at 4 per iterest, as the money at present uly fetching 31 per cent, Acled witness to believe that Mr on was coming up every day he could draw on the LIO,OOO. Ed came one evening to witness'

Ih a telegraph form and enlich lie said was from his ' Mr Poynton, who could not ' ked accused for a loan of £4OO, accused proffered the it four per cent, Accused iked to bo allowed to stay •ing time. Understood that Isall was going to town for not for a child. Accused <ed that his wife he allowed in at the boarding house went shearing. If he had fc would have aroused his i n the legacy. ,Nt McArdle gave evidence had received a document e Department of Labour cused had admitted to have The document was a prorefund to the Department of 19s fid, and amount for • for accused and his wife rton from Wellington. This t, was dated the day prior : coming to O'Meara's • house. Witness proved jst and said that when accused said "He was exhis," meaning tlio warrant t. Accused had no quesisk, /as the case for tlio. prose- ' being cautioned accused to made any statement, 'orship said that this case ie dismissed, there was not ! pretence disclosed by the adduced. 8 fix-st case there was no prima facie case had been it, and acoused would be

committal 'for triul at tlio noxt sitting of tho Supreme Court at Wellington.