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ON PHILANTHROPIC LADY. A DISGRACEFUL CASE. nr ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —‘COPYRIGHT. (Received March 5, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON. March 4. Hugh Dalrymple, an ex-convict, sued Baroness von Goltz. a wealthy philanthropist, and organiser of a farm for discharged prisoners. Dalrymple alleged that he loaned the baroness money. Ho produced scores of letters from‘the baroness containing endearments. . , A sensational cross-examination by counsel r roved that Dalrymple was convicted o£ frauds on women m 1896. In order to explain discrepancies in the letters Dalrymple alleged that a twin brother was' responsible. Dnlrymplo’s counsel threw up his A verdict was returned for defendonl. ,t. Tho judge impounded a hundred letters' which wore obvious forgeries. Kvidence was given that tho, baroness had £40,000 in tho bank at the time of the blackmailing. _
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144342, 5 March 1914, Page 3
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127BLACKMAIL. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144342, 5 March 1914, Page 3
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