Charles Richard MeQueen Muscat was charged in the Police Court before Judge G. W. King on Monday, in that he did by means of false pretences obtain from the firm of Ah Ting & Ca. the sum of $10, and Curther attempted to obtain $240 by presenting a cheque, which had been forged, the fact that the cheque had been forged being known to him. The cheque showed that it had been drawn by one R. J, Anderson in favour of the defendant for the sum of $250, Other charges of the Tareeny of an overcoat and also of several blank cheques were Utso preferred.
Det.-Sergt. Shields, stated that on March 28 a complaint was received from Anderson regarding some miss-cheques. On information MeQueen was taken to Hongkew Station where he made a voluntary statement, to. the effect that after a day of drinking he went to Anderson's house and spent the night there.
After Anderson left the house to proceed to work in the early morning, defendant tok away his overcoat and the blank cheques Which were in an open drawer. 1 the statement he admitted filling tone of the cheques for $250.
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