CONVICT FOR TRIAL
CHARGE OF FORGERY SPUMOUS NOTES IN GAOL
(Reed. Aug. 22, 2.50 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 21
A message from the Isle of Wight states that Horace Stone, a convict in Parkhurst prison, was committed for trial on a charge of forging bank notes in gaol. It was stated in evidence that the prison authorities found photographic material in Stone’s cell and also negatives and prints of 10s and £1 notes.
Frederick Caplin, a warder, was fined £5 for conveying photographic material into the gaol. It was stated that he kept Stone supplied with hypo and paper.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 7
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98CONVICT FOR TRIAL Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 7
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