FORGING AND UTTERING.
WELLINGTON, May 4. ! In order to facilitate a email business deal! which he was negotiating, and to gain tim. 1 for consideration of the details, Trevo. 1 James Phillips, a young man, forged » cheque for £6O in the names of- two trustee. \ of the church hall account of which he wm j the secretary. The deal fell through, and [ the offence was discovered- The police were i then called in , • _ \ To-day Phillips stood his trial for forging f and vttenng. It was stated that tha j cheque was not ashed and that Phillips had given it more to secure time than to obtain the money. He had no intention of using th The h jury returned a verdict of guilty on the charge of forgery and also on the charg« of uttering, without intent to defraud howj ever It recommended the prisoner be ad mitted to probation. 1
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Otago Witness, Issue 3765, 11 May 1926, Page 73
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151FORGING AND UTTERING. Otago Witness, Issue 3765, 11 May 1926, Page 73
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