Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

CONSPIRACY CHARGE

Disappearance Of Wanted Man BOMBAY, March 24. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of J. Woolcott-Forbes, whose extradition to Sydney is sought in answer to a charge of conspiracy. Woolcott-Forbes has appeared in court several times since his arrest here, the last occasion being on March IS. when the hearing was adjourned till March 30. Today the Prosecutor told the Chief Magistrate that Wool-cott-Forbes’s whereabouts was unknown.

John Woolcott-Forbes. who is widely known in commercial and racing circles in Sydney, was arrested by the Bombay police in accordance with cabled instructions from the Sydney police when the liner Strathnaver arrived there in January.

He was released on bail pending his extradition to Sydney. At the same time Douglas Jowett Bush was arrested in Brisbane on the charge that he conspired and agreed with WoolcottForbes and other persons to defraud the Producers and General Finance Corporation and other persons of large sums of money. Bush was remanded to Sydney.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19390328.2.73

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 9

Word count
Tapeke kupu
162

CONSPIRACY CHARGE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 9

CONSPIRACY CHARGE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 9

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert