John Walker
False Pretences

John Walker (25), boilermaker, pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining money by false pretences at North Shields, namely £2 from John Moffatt on March 16th, and £1 5s 6d and a suit of clothes from Anthony Rutherford between February 27th and March 16th last.

Accused, it was stated, had been previously convicted for a similar offence at Sunderland. He was sentences to six months hard labour.

Hard labour? = Leathercraft?