BANK ROBBERY
CASHIER COMMITTED FOR TRIAD By Telegraph—Press Association-—Copyright LONDON, December 22. Walter Robson, cashier at tho London office of the Commercial Bank of Australia, charged with stealing £7OOO in bank notes,. the bank’s propertyhas been committed for trial. [Whoa the case was being heard counsel for the prosecution stated that accused’s defalcations totalled £7400, of which sum £270 had been returned, and more would possibly be recovered. Evidence was given that Robson persuaded Mr Wiallace, tho manager of tho bank, to sign a cheque for £7OOO on tho plea that»he required it to pay withdrawals by Lionel Robinson. Clarke and Co., who was a largo customer. Robson opened several accounts at other banks, and paid large sums to Cora Minnett.]
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8612, 24 December 1913, Page 5
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121BANK ROBBERY New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8612, 24 December 1913, Page 5
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