A FICTITIOUS TELEGRAM.
[PRESS ASSOCIATION TELERRAM.I
GRE YMOIJTH, September 6. John Scott, a resident of Brunnerton, was charged before the Resident Magistrate this afternoon with sending a telegram signed with a fictitious name, being a breach of the 31st section of the Electric Lines Act, 1884. The telegram was to his wife, who had left him, and purported to be signed by the Rev Mr Anderson, Presbyterian minister, requesting an interview. Defendant had been several times to the minister to ask him to use his influence to get his wife to return to her husband, which she declined to do. Scott was fined £5, or given the option of a month's imprisonment, and ordered to pay all the costs.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18870907.2.53
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6850, 7 September 1887, Page 6
Word Count
119A FICTITIOUS TELEGRAM. Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6850, 7 September 1887, Page 6
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in