EXTORTION CHARGE BROUGHT
MAGISTRATE MENTIONS BLACKMAIL REMAND TO NOVEMBER 1 GRANTED A charge of attempted extortion was brought by the police against Joseph Dyer in the Magistrate's Court yester- ■ day morning. It was alleged that during November, 1933, and on divers 1 dates between that month and August 6 1937 with intent to extort money Dyer accused a man of a crime punishable with five or more years' imprisonment—indecent assault on a ""Detective-Sergeant T. A. Holmes, who conducted the case for the police, applied for a remand until Monday, N ?S b kmaii, is it?" asked the Magistrate, Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., who Pr Mr d J d A. Niblock, who appeared for Dyer a"sked for bail when the remand % g e r a e n ar d e two other charges pending against this man, though not of thf same nature, and I. ask that bail be made very substantial," said De-tective-Sergeant Holmes _ Bail was allowed at £3OO ana one surety of £3OO, with the added condiflnJr *Via+ Dver should report daily to &c fpJtoß the case is called again on November 1.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22231, 23 October 1937, Page 5
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