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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 24, 1939.
Bank Manager-Forger
'Village Was His
Your fus Waterloo'
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PROMOTION and a Sussex village were the ruin of fifty-three-year-old, John Frederick Perry, bank man- ager, jailed at-the Old Bailey recently for forgery.
For thirty-five years he had been with the Westminster Bunk.
Three years ago promotion came his way. He was appointed man- jager of the bank's branch at Crow- borough, village In Sussex, HIR salary then became about
£700 Д year.
Recently he pleaded guilty to five cases of forgerý involving £300.
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He bowed to Sir Gerald Dodson, the Recorder, when he heard his sentence of nine months' imprison-
THE PROVED ment. INSECTICIDE punishment. Hin crime had also
His jail sentence was not his chief
Teost him the loss of a £300-n-year
BUT IT MUSTĪBE}KEATING Spension that he would have been
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due to draw in seven years, aui disgrace among his wealthy friends.
"Crowborough proved Perry's Waterloo." said Mr. Laurence Vine, his counsel, in n plea for leniency. "A number of wealthy and retired people live there. Perry mixed with people in better financial position than him- self, and it has really led to his | downfull,"
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BROKE IT-Josefina Veve dumps a whole gallon of rum (doggone it) into the pool at opening of the Puerto Rico building at the New York fair. Man alongside is none other than Don Grovere Gualen, Tair president,
With The Big Guns Now
Mr. Hore Belisha, War Secretary, who began his politicn
career in
Chips Fly At Fast Clip
Augusta, Me. Perry Greene is justinably proud He years Perry, popular Devonport 17 years ago, compara-of his wood-chopping prowess. bank manager at Crowborough, hadively unknown, returned there re-recently chopped through an 8 x 8
17 When he ently and received a salute of lived the life of a forger. found that he was spending
more Kuns.
This was the first time than his Income be funk plunge into crime.
the
kiln-dried lord pine timber in 15 3/5 seconds. Using a 10-pound axe, had he severed the timber with six the "clips" on one side and four on the
Arst made an officlal inspection of
Devonport garrison as Secretary for [other.
and it was the first occasion in
One night, when the bank Was closed, he went downstairs from his flat above the counting-huse and stale some money.
A
rory that any Secretary of
State had received a salute of 17 With guns on such an occasion.
He covered it by forgery. the specimen signature, of bank ellent in front of him, he made clever imitation.
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continued his life as П honest man. He was
The salute was fired by the guns in the Royal Citadel, which red 21 times to salute the King on his birth- day.
seemingly honorary treasurer of a local tennis hand
Phonograph Lures Snake
BENDIGO, Australia. A new field and market has been for the phonographi keys. Discovery opened here
trade. Some boys, unable to induce The Recorder told Perry: "For-a snake to come out from its hiding
and croquet club. His accounts followed. were impeccable.
Dyer his
An inspector from the London gery is a sinister crime which office arrived, to examine the books quires and accounts, and Perry had to cunning."
deliberation,
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replace, brought a portable phonograph and and played records until the snake Anally emerged and was killed.
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