EARLE HERMANN TRIAL.
ALLEGED FORGERY AND UTTERING-. *, MANY THOUSANDS INVOLVED, j By Cable—l'ress Association—Copyright. Received 15, 9.55 p.in. , , Sydney, March 15. The trial of Earle Hermann on three counts of forging and uttering yromiai sory notes involving £17,391. has commenced. The Crown produced evidence that defendant had conducted company; formation and. managing investments. In April, 1(114, Hermann discounted three promissory notes with Hermann! Wallrall', manager of Router's banking department, purporting to have beeX sent and signed by a certain Triggs, oi well-known grazier. Counsel stated' that Triggs would swear that the dpcu, mcnts did not represent transaction* with him, and that the signatures were forgeries. Counsel for the defence argued that defendant had no knowledge o£ the promissory notes. He admitted that if lie had, then lie must be guilty. He had knowledge that defendant had been' suffering from a violent type of epilepsy,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 237, 16 March 1915, Page 5
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144EARLE HERMANN TRIAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 237, 16 March 1915, Page 5
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