SENTENCE OF THREE YEARS
THE HERMANN CASE. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Reo. March 22, 9.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 22. Following upon the trial of Joseph Earle Hermann on three counts of forging and utterinß promissory notes involving £17,391—'1 ie jury found Hermann not guilty of forgery, but guilty of uttering, and strongly recommended bim. to mercy on account of his being the victim of intermittent epilepsy—the. prisoner has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The Judge, referring to the jury's recommendation to mercy, said that it seemed to him from the facts that the epileptio fits were the consequence, and not the cause, of Hermann's action. Hermann had talked of suicide. He did not seem to have enough courage to do that, but hoped to escape by pleading Insanity. Before being_ sentenced Hermann had two fresh indictments read to . him, charging him on three counts, in each case, with the forging and uttering of promissory notes, involving £13,034 sterling. The offences were alleged to have been committed during June and July. The Crown announced that it was not proposed to proceed with the cases at present.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2416, 23 March 1915, Page 7
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185SENTENCE OF THREE YEARS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2416, 23 March 1915, Page 7
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