SWINDLER IN UNIFORM
'A GTJISE TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE. Sydney, March 17. William Evans was sentenced to sis months' imprisonment at Newcastle for wearing a British officer's uniform with two rows of ribbons, obtaining a cheque book and giving a valueless chcque. Evans claimed that he was entitled to wear the uniform, but the Magistrate said that the uniform would inspire confidence and enable Evans to rob the publio.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2412, 18 March 1915, Page 6
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68SWINDLER IN UNIFORM Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2412, 18 March 1915, Page 6
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