ALLEGED FORGERY.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 239, 25 January 1898, Page 2

ALLEGED FORGERY.

(by telegraph.—own correspondent). Auckland, Last Night. At the Police Court to-day Mary Hall and Wm. McDonell, alias McDonald, were charged with forping au entry in an Auckland Savings Bank pass book, issued to Nathaniel Hall, purporting to be an entry of a deposit ot £405 7s 9d. Evidence was given by the accountant and the cashier of the bank, who stated that Nathaniel Hall's ledger account showed a credit of only 2s Id, at the time the pass-book was presented by accused, who, it was stated, wished to withdraw £SO. Detective Kennedy deposed that the accused (McDonnell), when arrested, admitted having altered the book. In answer to the charge, McDonell said about the time the account was opened Mrs Hall led her husband to believe he had a ceitaiu sum of money in the bank, and to cover the deception had induced him (McDonuell) to alter the book, also getting him to alter it each year by adding a certain sum for interest. The book was in her possession, and he never had the handling of it except when entries were made. Accused further stated that, he had signed the withdrawal slips in the inmo of VV. Hall, aud obtained sums of money from the bank, the latter having an authority in the name of N. Hall to pay over money to W. Hall from the account. Nathaniel Hall stated he had never given his wife or anyone else any authority to draw money from his bank account. It was nine years since he last withdrew any money personally. He had then betweeii £250 and £3OO. The case was not finished.