TAMPERING WITH TELEGRAMS
YOUNG (VIAN GETS EIGHTEEN
MONTHS, WELLINGTON;, Last Nigh*. Thomas Henderson, 'a young man, wifbh several aldalses, was ito-day found giuilty on mime charges cf opening telegrams ■sent from Fired; 3[ewell to T. PMlips. '';■'' EvddJenoe- was given !by two telegraph 'messengers..that- they went;with telegraaas addirfised to Philips, • and not knowing his address, 'went into a tobacconist's sbiop to enquire. Accused was there, and aaid he would tbke the telegrams, as PlhillSpis was his cousin. He opened them, and took •noteiH imi a pocket 'book, and afterwards sealled ithem up with' stickers, wMdh he persuaded the boys to get from the telegraph office. Mr Justice Chapman inflicted a- sentence cf eighteen mcntlhs, wiit'h hard labour. - ' ! ;.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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116TAMPERING WITH TELEGRAMS Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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