KNOCKED MAN DOWN: THEN FORGED LETTER.
(Special to the "Star.”) AUCKLAND, December 9. A motor accident in which he knocked down and seriously injured a man and the forgery of a letter in which he attempted to settle the matter—these facts led to the appearance in the Supreme Court this morning of Leonard James Monk. “ This man was driving a motor-car and knocked down a man named John Salle at Ruakaka,” said counsel. “ Then the foolish man wrote a letter offering to settle the matter for £IOO, and he signed the name of J. F. Salle, posting the letter to Salle’s solicitors. The letter stated that Monk had already been fined £SO in connection with the acci dent, and authorised the solicitors to accept £IOO from Monk in full settlement. Mr Justice Smith (looking at Monk’s list) : On your list of previous convictions you have a criminal character, and you must be treated as such. You will be sentenced to one year’s hard lab-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18939, 9 December 1929, Page 9
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