A SENSATIONAL STORY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 848, 2 December 1905, Page 5

A SENSATIONAL STORY.

•ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD. ATOi FORGED BY A WOMAN. United 'Press Association—Per Electric : Telegraph —Copyright. Received 12.42 a.m., December 2nd. SYDNEY. December 1. The an est of a city solicitor and another man on a charge o? attempting to defraud a solicitor named Wilson of £4O Ini.s led I'i the disclosure of ;i sr-nsatir.uaJ stow. The arrests were made on the strength uf st document placed in the handi* of tha : police by Wilson. According to "Wilson, early in the year a retired sea captain made the acquaintance of a, -woman with irhom he ebciuue closely associated. A few Heaths ag* the captain died suddenly and shortly alter his death, the Trroman handtd «sq>tstin's -will -nnder which ska fras Jeft all his property amounting it is alleged

to about £20,000. to one of :be arrestees. It •was "witnessed by a woman, a friend of the beneficiary, in whose handwriting it was made out. At this stage, the nephew of the dead captain, who resides in New Zealand came on the scene and disputed tha will. He produced oue made by his uncle jears ago wherein he the sole heir. Wikon. alleges that the ca-c was set down iOr hearing at uc.vt The woman, tiic two arrestees. ,73r 1 the woman who witnessed the wiil <hould have sailed for New Zealand last Tuc«-dav. the money for their passage? >£4o: in connection with which the arrests were made, )»e----ing advanced by Wilson who was shown the will as a guarantee of repayment. The woman, iowever, took ill and during her illness sent for Wilson. She confessed that the will was a forgery, further alleging that the arrestees were aware of the facts. Wilson demanded a confession in writing, and handed it to the police. The arrestees were bailed out.