A CLEVER SWINDLER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3485, 15 April 1890, Page 2

A CLEVER SWINDLER.

A _ young man named Reuben Cefri was recently arrested in Mel- - ourne on a oharge of forging the. laine-of Sir Arohibald Micbie to an irder for L 2,600. -Soveral :otber barges of forgery are alleged against lim. Keiri has bad a remarkable lareer, having for some time aoted as i missionary ih connection with the Presbyterian Church, He was apMinted to a country congregation, uid for a time made himself a general favorite. He was fluent, energetio,' - Jiid to all outward appearances very energetio in big work. Diffioultießf'k however, soon arose. It was hinted f* 1 that in his desire to be conversation* ally entertaining, be was not ai regardful of the truth as his profession demanded, and several serious. complaints were made about bim.' he prevented any. inquiry info them \ by resigning his position. One of parishioners was bo Satisfied that' Keiri had bpen a martyr to misrepresentation that he presented the young man with a parcel of ebares as a parting gift, These BbarejL. subsequent turned out to be a very successful speculation, and Keiri sold tbem for more money than be"' bad ever bad in his life. With this capital be commenced to study as a medioal student; but the land and silver booms were then at their ' .height, and ho abandoned his professional career for one of speculation. ■ The fever of gambling seized upon him. He was well-known on 'Change and also at racecourses, where he was generally understood to be successful. His luck went out r$L cantly, when he .became part' pro- ■ prietor of a sporting journal, and lost ■ all his spare capital. The speoifio oharge on* which he has been arrested is in connection with bis oper§tions as a promoter of the Preston Railway Rosegrove Compauj. Irregularities having coine'to the knowledge of the company Kieri was taxed with tliem and admitted bis guilt,