FORGED TELEGRAM.
AN AUTHOR IN TROUBLE
(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyrights SYDNEY, Feb. 4. At the Supreme Court to-day the author, Grant Hervey, who is charged by John Norton with attempting to obtain, money by fraud, was found guilty on a further charge of forging a telegram with inteni to defraud. A telegram was sent to Gazzard, proprietor of the Casterton News signed "Livingstone." It stated that Hervey was a bankrupt. Counsel for the prosecution stated •that some ill-feeling had existed between Hervey and Gazzard, and it was Hervey's intention evidently to paye 1 the way for a libel action. Gazzard published the information m the paper, and a. writ claiming £2000 damages was subsequently issued against thej&aper, the evidence given alleging that Hervey was concerned m sending the telegram. Accused pleaded not guilty and denied on his honor before God that he had any knowledge of <the telegram. He was remanded for sentence. .
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13601, 5 February 1915, Page 3
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154FORGED TELEGRAM. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13601, 5 February 1915, Page 3
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