BANK CLERK ACQUITTED
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WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. Not guiltv on all counts was th-e verdict of tlie jury • in th-e Bupreme Court today after a rctircmcnt of oue ,110111', to consider tlie case of Peter Edward iUlllett, liank clerlc, aged 24. iiiillet-t was charged with three counts of f orgery, three of uttering forged documents and one of theft of Goverm ;nient ■ oertiikates of.:a total iace value iof £10,000,. frotn the Eoserve Bank. I In b rldcr i/life jury stated they viewtfd wi-th'nlrtinl-jathe laxity in the handling 6f' ;fpekp£nts and carelessness in safegjiarding valuable securities, particularly in the case of ineffieient lockers used which were opened by members of the jury during their iiispection of the bank. A cabiiiet do.or was opened by members of the, jury- eyen thoiig'fi locked by one of twin locks.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1947, Page 3
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