AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
By Telegraph—Press Association.
WANGANUI, May 29,
At the Supreme Court, to-day, a man named-McLean was found not guilty on a charge cf forging a cheque. Tha Judge said that this was the most extraordinary case that had come under his personal notice. Accused and two companions, named Wale and Foster went to a hotel and a cheque was tendered in payment for a drink. The hotelkeeper could not swear which of the three tendered the cheque. Foster said he saw a cheque passed over the counter, but could not say who passed it. Wale and accused each swore that he did not see a cheque tendered. The Judge said that the jury had no option but to find a verdict of "not guilty."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8451, 30 May 1907, Page 5
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126AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8451, 30 May 1907, Page 5
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