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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10891, 4 March 1914, Page 8

RESERVED. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. London, March 3. Cora Minnefefe, cross-examined, denied practising hypnotism, hot admitted that she advertised herself as a clairvoyant and entertainer. Questioned concerning William White, who lent £378.000, she denied commencing letters “My dearest Willie.” Counsel produced copies of the letters, bat Minnetb repeated the denial. Finally the originals were brought and Mlnoett said she had forgotten writing them. She admitted that a foreign countess subscribed £SCO, and W. M. Spence, an Australian Parliamentarian, and an old friend of her father’s, subscribed £2OO. Counsel asked the Judge to say that Cora Minnett had no fraudulent or dishone t intent.

Mr Shearman, ou behalf of the Commercial Bank, contended that Minnett’a career was on the borderland of criminal enterprise. Cowell was her dupe, and masqueraded as her brother, lived Sn the same house, and she kept him. He was a dummy director in one of her com panies. Judgment was reserved.