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FORGERY.

TAX COLLECTOR LOVER.

JUDGE IMPOUNDS DOCUMENTS.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1931.

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A seances with him and acted na tho medium. She denied writing Mr. Silverthorne that she his spirit wife and that it was his duty to look for her.

There was i sensational ending at the assizes at Monmonth to the will dispute in which spiritualintic and hpnotic influences were alleg ed.

Miss Cissie Wall, aged 30, of Cly-| Tard-crescent, Newport, sought to

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Counsel: Were you his spirit. child? was supposed to be, but

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·SERIOUS CHARGES.

ALLEGED FORGERY OF

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Before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy. yesterday afternoon, two Chinese, named Kn

- Miss Wall said that she had lent Wing and Yau Chuen, described as Mr. Silverthorn money. On the being officials of the Li Hing Com Sunday before he died Mr. Silver-

on six different thorde gave her the will and said:pany, were charged

coitnha under the Forgery "You have had a hard fight and this Ordinance, in respect of allegedl will cover you."

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alterations to cual certificates issued by the Government Analyst,

(Car Mr. Lloyd Davies widow): You loved this man 7- Уся.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy appeared for the Government, who are.com.

Mr. F. Miss Wall admitted that she had plainants in the case,

C. A letter Jenkin, instructed by Mr. F. C. E. set up a will in her favour, which written Mr. Silverthorne

her beat Rendail, of Messrs. Russ & Co., de- she said was made by Mr. Silver and addressed him na

She dented that fended. thorne, n 62-years-old income-tax sweetheart. collector, of Christchurch-road, there was any impropriety between The jury found that the will set up by Mats Wall was a forgery.

Newport.

The widow opposed the will. alleging that Miss Wall had used undue spiritualistle and bypnotic, influences over. Mr. Silverthorne.

Mrs. Emily Thomas, the house keeper at Mr. Silverthorne's home. whe was cross-examined ly

them.

In opening the case, Mr. Fitzroy said that he would not be asking for a committal. After defining the particular Section of the Mr. Justice Wright pronounced Forgery Ordinance under which the against the will and gave judg charges were brought, he remarked case. extraordinary for the widow with coats that it was an ment

He ordered The defendants had been

con- against Miss Wall.

Government for all the documents in the ease to tractors to the

and they be sent to the Pablle Prosecutor, sums considerable

seensed in have embarked systemintic scheme of using one of two certificates issued by the Gor- the Analyst, altering names and using the certificates for another kind of eund. It was dim- cult to understand, Counsel said, why they should have descended to this kind of forgery, more diheutt to understand in view of the p sibility always present that the coal Hent in would be examined and re- jected if it did not come up to re- quirements.

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said that when Mrs. Silverthornei was way Miss Wall-come to the house and occupied Mr. Silver,

the thorne's bedroom. Asked if

and? relationship was like father daughter. she replied: "It was! more than that."

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Certificates Altered. Founsel went on to sprak of twb particular certificates issued by the Government Analyst, numbered 2702 and 2120, explaining, ister affe, that tenders sent in to Govern- ment Departments for the supply of cond invariably, and as a neves- were acronyanlest sary condition.

by a certificate from the Analyst giving essential particulars as to the composition of the samples sub- mitted to him. No. 2702 was in respect of certain coal submitted by the defendants on October 20, 1928, us of Borneo-Malayan origin, which rentained unaltered on the copy 9. arnt to the PW.D. in November 1930, but which was altered in the case of the contract with the Kow loon-Canton railway authorities to show a diff

a different kind of coni, of Indian origin, to that certified by

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the

On October 31, 1930, this same rertificate was submitted in con- nexion with another tender, and in this instance the name of the coal do "Exura was again changed Fump

Counsel dealt with the other five charges which had connexion with The the other certifiente. No, 2120. letter accompanying the sample sent for analgals described it us DENIED.

"Myi-0" coat. The certificate re- turned contained the usual details, Trouble has arisen between Mr. and it might have been the fault of Mr. Silverthorne, continued the George Middleton the Socialist

defective typewriter that where of the coal submitted house-keeper, had told her that was M.P. for Carlisle, and his support the name part of their spiritualistic practice.

Mr. Mark Dyer. of Newport, ers over his acceptance of the post should appear there was only a Ecclesiastical Commissioner series of dots. It was found that said that Mr. Silverthorne had told

sent to the Railway him that spirit friend working with a salary of £1,200 a year and in the copy

authorities on April 14. the words through Miss Wall bat informed pension.

"Akaki number one lump" appeared Recently ît was his spiritual

announced,A him that she was

Middleton would not immediately after the dotted line. wife. He replied: "Don't talk rub-that Mr. bish. She has got you again." again contest the seat, pressure of Another copy, sent to the Harbour the altered nume Department, bore "Karatzan No. 1 Lump." Another witness said that on the his new duties being given as the De day before Mr. Silverthorne died use, but it is now stated that this announcement was made Miss Wall went into the bedroom without Mr. Middleton's know. and, putting her arms round Mr.

ledige. Silverthorne, said "Come along, duckie. We will soon get you bet ter. I have seen you worse this,"

Mr. Powell, the party agent, than said to reporter:

Mr. H. A. Angus, clerk at the Colonial Treasury, gave formal testimony as to the receipt by his Department of the tenders.

Mr. J. H. Gelling, who was at- tached to the Colonial Secretariat at the material time, also deposed to the receipt of certain tenders and certificatea marked as exhibits in

"The resignation statement was Miss Wall, giving evidence, said issued by members of the execu- she met Mr. Silverthorne attive without the authority or know- Cardiff, when he told her his name ledge of Mr. Middleton and was the Court.

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Other dates It has since been as until the 23rd Instant. was a single, man. Later he told the facts.

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