GUILTY OF FORGERY.
ENGLISH IMMIGRANT CHARGED. 18 MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Monday. Among the prisoners sentenced today was Harry Valentine Rousham, aged 25 years, who came to New Zealand a short time ago under the immigration scheme. He was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment for forgery. Counsel said he was an English public school boy, and had been incited to the offence by poverty. Mr Justice Smith said accused had two previous convictions, and had indicated that he had a dishonest streak in his nature.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 8
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