THIS DAY. (Before Messrs 8. Johnson and A. St. Glair Inglis, Justices.) G. J. Doller-Eden, with a number of aliases, was charged with obtaining £7 7s 8d from Mr G. Clark, by false pretences. Detective Benjamin appeared for tbe prosecution. Tbe following evidence was taken George Clark, storekeeper, Kaikora,de posed I know accused ; I saw him on 26th September ; be bonght goods to tbe value of £4 7s 8J ; I gave him the ac count and ho went to the hotel and returned immediately with a cheque in his hands ; he asked mo for pen aod iok and I gave it to him ; be wrote something on the cheque ; he then said he had made a mistake and asked if I had a blank cheque ; I gave him one ou the Bank of Australasia, Waipawa ; he strnok out Waipawa aud altered it to Napier aod then filled it up for £7 7s 8d ; he signed the cheque produced, marked A ; I gave him goods and £3 in notes ; be told me he had £4OO in the Bank, and I believed the cheque to be good ; it was iu Napier aud would be transferred to Waipawa shortly ; he then left, taking goods and money ; I sent the cheqae next morning to my own bank, Waipawa, paid it into my account, and got notice of dishonor on* the following day ; I then laid an information ; he came back after getting tbe goods and pat tbe robber stamp on the cheque. Witness declined to cross-examine.
