THREATENING LETTER
MAN SENT TO PRISON
Hamilton, June 20,
Mr. Justice Blair yesterday sentenced iCuthbert Sydney Whyman to three months’ imprisjbnmejit with hard labottr for attempting to extort. money by means of a letter containing a threat from Henry Langguth, a carrier, of Rotorua. His Honour, addressing the prisoner, said that according to the police reports he was an excellent mechanic, but a bad husband. He lol’t his wife and three children to . .-i :i living as best they could, ulhyman luid demanded £2O from Langguth, threatening to accuse him of ordering the destruction of a valuable motor-lorry for the sake of the insurance.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3809, 23 June 1928, Page 2
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104THREATENING LETTER Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3809, 23 June 1928, Page 2
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