BOTTOMLEY TRIAL.
COLOSSAL FRAUDS ALLEGED. (Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aspciation.) (By Electric Cable—Copyright.! London, May 18. For the Bottomley trial at the Old Bailey, the jury includes two women. The Judgo allowed prisoner to sit a\ his solicitor’s table, in order to keep in touch with tlie experts assisting the defence. Bottomley pleaded “Decidedly Not Guilty.” Air Travers Humphreys detailed the 24 counts of alleged frauds aggregating over £200,000, and said Bottomley had made up his mind to steal £IOO,OOO belonging to the Victory Bond Club. He added: “I say that advisedly.” Bottomley, unperturbed, continued taking notes.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 4593, 20 May 1922, Page 2
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