ALLEGED BLACKMAIL
MONEY FOR “THE LADY.’’ London, March 20. During the proceedings in the Waterhouse case a feature of the hearing was Mr. Justice Shearman’s decision to admit three letters written by Frank Waterhouse and given to Lady WilsonBarker for the alleged blackmailer. In the first the writer said: "I have now no capital and only a yearly income. Since I gave the lady £2lOO last year, I managed to have a further £4OO, which I have given her with this letter. If requisite, I will be able next June to give her a further £4OO or £500.”
The letter expressed gratitude for the recipient’s bravery when first she knew of the matter, and also her “kindness to us ever since. ' Waterhouse’s next letter said: “I am sorrv we are both displeased. You will find I can raise £2OOO by the end of the month, which you will give the lady immediately, and more if you wish if. I have never asked your name, therefore I cannot write to you direct. I have taken nobodv’s advice, and feel convinced after all that this time, yon would not cause the lady such miserv as to divulge what onb we three know.” The case was adjourned.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 23 March 1925, Page 9
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206ALLEGED BLACKMAIL Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 23 March 1925, Page 9
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