FORGERS SENT TO GAOL
•■?'■—'"■•♦■ — — — IMITATING LORD ROBERTS'!* SIGNATURE. By Telegraph .—Preis Association.— Copyright (Received December 5, 10 a.m.) . LONDON, 4th December.' Towards the end of September an attempt was made to obtain £1750 from Cox s Bank by the forging of Lord Roberts's signature. The attempt, however, was frustratedj and the police arrested a man named Powys, described as a financier, and Burke, a music-hall artist, and charged them with the forgery, of which they have now been found guilty. Burke has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment and Powys to six years. Hundreds of opened letters were found in the prisoners room, many being addressed to the colonies. Lord Roberts, in his evidence, said the forgery of his signature was an admirable imitation.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 136, 5 December 1912, Page 7
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124FORGERS SENT TO GAOL Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 136, 5 December 1912, Page 7
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