A DEALER’S ROSE.
A MISLEADING DOCUMENT. INDUCING PAYMENT. BY FEAR. [Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Oct. 21. Herbert Ford, a dealer in jewellery, was called upon to anwer a charge at tlio Police Court to-day of having delivered, to a lady customer a document intended, or likely, by reason of its wording, or appearance, to cause, any person ignorant of the law to believe that it had been issued by a Court or Magistrate, or some Court official, or that its delivery would have some legal effect. Chief-Detec-tive Marsack produced the paper in question, blue of color and surmounted by tlio Royal Jt -was couched in legal phraseology and, the detective said, was likely to deceive' any person ignorant of the law and fnake him or her believe it to be a legal process issued by some person in authority and induce the belief that unless tho goods were delivered Court proceedings would follow. Tlio Magistrate said there was no necessity to- resort to documents of; this kind. It was clear that the object was to frighten people-. As this was .the first prosecution of the kind here lie would impose only a small fine of ss.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2328, 22 October 1908, Page 3
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195A DEALER’S ROSE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2328, 22 October 1908, Page 3
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