ALLEGED FORGERY AND THEFT
JURY DISAGREES
(United Press Association.)
TLMAUU, This Day
James Murray, an ex-postal official, was charged at* the Supreme Court before Judge Adams with having forged the signature of J. lb MacDonald, a farm labourer at Abury, to a post otfice savings bank withdrawal form, by which accused withdrew £2OO from MacDonald? account and converted it to his own use. Accused put forward an elaborate defence, and said McDonald had himself signed the withdrawal form and had lent him the £2OO. Having failed to get the money repaid by accused he was now charging him with having forged his signature so that he could recover it. from the Postal Department. There was no entry in MacDonald's pass book showing withdrawal of the money and accused accounted for this by saying that MacDonald Jind not his* pass book with, him when he signed Hie withdrawal form.
MacDonald emphatically denied accused’s statements and said he had never given authority to anyone to withdraw his money. Considerable evidence was heard, the case lasting two full clays. The jury, after four hours' retirement, disagreed and a new trial was ordered for the August sessions. The Court rose at. 2 a.m.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 8 May 1925, Page 5
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