TITLED LADY CHARGED
PASSING WORTHLESS CHEQUES Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 24. In opening an adjourned charge of passing worthless cheques against Lady Esther Makgill, aged 30, the prosecutor said 212 of her cheques had been referred to the- drawer. Such a long history of worthless cheques was impossible without a certain amount of charm and distinction. Since the summons had been issued all except one firm had been paid. DEFENDANT GIVES EVIDENCE. LONDON, , September 24. (Received September 25, at 11.10 a.m.) Giving evidence in defence, Lady Makgill said she became friendly with a man now abroad, who got £4,000 from her. “ I admit that I was careless beyond words, having the comfortable feeling that my friends would meet my liabilities. lam now working as a secretary at £5 a ■week.” The case was adjourned.
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Evening Star, Issue 22143, 25 September 1935, Page 9
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136TITLED LADY CHARGED Evening Star, Issue 22143, 25 September 1935, Page 9
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