JEALOUS OF WOMAN
REDIRECTED LETTERS UNUSUAL PROSECUTION. Ter Press Association. DUNEDIN, June 23. Knowing that a woman with whom ho had boon keeping company was receiving Utters from a man in America, Ernest Rasmussen forged a redirection order, so that the letters would come to his hands. Rasmussen pleaded guilty in court this morning to a charge arising out of this action, and was committed for sentence. The woman, Vivienne Beach, married, but separated from her husband, stated that she had known the accused for three years. She had received financial help from him. The accused’s statement was that
in a redirection order. Had he got any letters he would have sent them to her after getting the information ho wanted. ' Counsel for the accused commented on the fact that a magistrate had not power to deal with a case like this, where there was no motive of material gain, yet he could deal with like cases where there was intent to defraud.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12485, 29 June 1926, Page 5
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