CHEQUE FOR £8000.
_ *S»~ t CONVICTED OF F&RGERY* . [BY TELEGEAPH-—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHEISTCHURCH. Fridsy. At the Supreme Court, Charles Francis Riley was charged that on May sbe made . a false document, namely, a cheque for £8000, intending that it should be acted upon as genuine, and that on May 23, with intent to defraud, he attempted to obtain £50 torn Don. Harvey by falsely stating that he had sold the r.ights of » ;- patent to Merfnie, Ltd., Auckland, withe sum of £8000. Accused 1 was found guilty of forgery*; with a recommendation to mercy. ~, Sentence was deferred until Tuesday.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18173, 19 August 1922, Page 8
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97CHEQUE FOR £8000. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18173, 19 August 1922, Page 8
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