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"YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY TO FORGERY CHARGE," Toronto Star. June 1, 1943. Page 32. ---- Lindsay, June 1 - Carl Coulter, aged 19, of Minden, pleaded guilty of forging his father's name to a $50 cheque when he appeared in Magistrate E. A. McGee's court yesterday and was remanded for a week.

According to the evidence of Provincial Constable Hendron, the cheque, made out by A. А. МасDonald, a cattle drover, in favor of James Coulter, was endorsed by Carl Coulter, who signed his father's name. The constable submitted a signed statement which was signed by the accused.

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"CHARGED WITH FORGING WIFE'S NAME TO CHEQUE," Vancouver Daily World. April 9, 1913. Page 3. --- Warren Briley, who is charged with forging his wife's name to a cheque for $267.35, and cashing it at the bank of British North America, was again remanded until Friday, owing to the absence of bank witnesses.

With a view of securing further evidence, the prosecution again adjourned the cases of Mike Chopyke and Nick Mabro, accused of attempting to rob one of the city foremen a few nights ago.

4The case of G. M. Gibbs and James Armes, both charged with having obtained money under false pretences, were adjourned until next Tuesday.

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"CHARGE OF FORGERY," Ottawa Journal. May 16, 1913. Page 1. --- William Sherman Accused of Signing Woman's Name to Cheque. ---- Willam Sherman pleaded "not guilty" in the County Court this morning to a charge of forging the name of Miss Catharine McHugh to a cheque on the Bank of British North America for $200.

Miss McHugh testified that the accpused, who roomed in the came house. as she did on Laurier Avenue, asked her to lend him $140 on March 25. but she refused. Later when she went to the bank she found that her money had been drawn and found a cheque with her name on it which she had never seen before.

Cross-examined she said that Sherman could give no security and although he offered to pay 10 per cent, with interest, she refused to lend the money.

George Greening, accountant in the Bank of British North America, stated that Sherman had presented a cheque with Miss McHugh's signature, and the ledger-keeper's initials. Sherman identified himself by some letters which he took from his pocket.

Mr. N. A. Payne, an expert in identifying handwriting, stated that the handwriting on the checque was not Miss McHugh's.

William Sherman, the prisoner, told a hard luck story, in which he stated that on March 25 he asked Miss McHugh to come into his room, and there asked her to lend him $140. At first she refused, but after leaving the room she came back with a cheque in her hand, and sat down at a desk in his room. He asked her to date the cheque March 26, as it was his birthday, and he wanted to surprise his wife. She did this, and then left the room. He secured the money from the bank and paid his debts.

Sherman was found guilty and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.

[Sherman was born in Troy, N.Y., was 35, a carpenter, and had no previous criminal record. He was convict #F-601 at Kingston Penitentiary, worked as a carpenter, and was never reported. He was paroled in July 1914.]

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"FORGED NAME TO GET DOPE STICKS," Hamilton Spectator. August 30, 1912. Page 14. --- Youthful Devotee At Shrine of Lady Nicotine ---- Shocked To Learn It Was a Very Serious Offense ---- James Carson Charged With Stealing 91st Rifle ---- "Now for a drag on a cigarette. Just watch me weave me left lung around this dream-stick," sighed 11-year-old Jimmy Murphy as he strolled along Barton street east and produced a package of cigarettes from his hip pocket.

But fate was camping on the trail of the youthful Jimmy, and just as he poisoned the air with a cloud of smoke Constable Hay, of the eastern station, loomed up and demanded to know where the "nails" were purchased.

"Why, I was croaking for a pill, so I wrote out a note and signed the name of Connors on it. Then I gave me messenger the price of the smokes and sent him to Souter's. He brought them back to me and dis is one I'm smoking now. That's all there is to it," smiled the infant worshiper of My Lady Nicotine as he took another pull on the smoke.

"That's not all there is to it. Mr. Souter will have to explain to his worship why he sold cigarets to minors," replied the constable.

Souter, who keeps a tobacco store at 767 Barton street east, explained to his worship that he was not present when the lad bought the smokes, and that his wife sold them. She explained to him that the boy brought in a note signed by the name of Connors, and she thought it was all right to sell the cigarets.

"Who is this man Connors?" his worship asked young Murphy. "Why, he used to run a barber shop on Barton street, but he moved away. I just signed his name to the note to get the smokes," replied Murphy.

"For a forger you are indeed candid and truthful. I must say," smiled the magistrate, "Do you know that men are sent to jail for life very often for doing just what you did?" asked his worship.

"Hully Gee, is that right, mister? Believe me, I'm goin' to cut out smokin' for keeps," replied Murphy.

After considering the circumstances surrounding the case, his worship allowed Mr. Souter to go with a warning to be careful in future about handing out cigarets to minors.

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL After an absence of many months, James Carson, jr., 93 Park street north, returned to renew old acquaintances with the court officials. Carson was charged with the theft of an army rifle from the 31st Highlanders' regiment. George Buckingham, color-sergeant of the regiment, identified a rifle which the police located in a pawn-shop on York street as one which he handed out to Private Dunning some months ago. When Downing left the city for the west, the rifle was not returned to the regiment.

J. Cohen, proprietor of the pawn-shop, stated that Carson entered his store last Thursday and so highly explained the merits of the rifle that he paid him the large amount of 60 cents for it.

"I don't know anything about rifles, but when he told me that it would shoot from here to Kingston, I thought it might be worthy 60 cents," explained Cohen. Later, when he attempted to sell it to a customer for $3.50, he was told that it was the property of the 91st regiment and that he had better report it to the police. Downing formerly boarded at Carson's home, and the police claim that he left the rifle there when he left the city. Carson was committed for trial.

CONTRACTOR FINED $10 Inspector Anderson is still on the warpath against contractors who refuse to comply with the building by-laws, and this morning Thirby Dowell, 40 Fairview avenue was nominated on the explain why his employees ... were mixing five wheels barrows of sand to one small barrel of cement.

....When I left the job yesterday I gave the men strict orders to mix five parts to one. If the wall that was put up before the inspector came is not stronger than the by-law requires, I'll forfeit $100," said Dowell.

"You say that Mr. Anderson did you a good turn by calling your attention to the breach, so it is only proper that you should reciprocate now by paying a fine of $10," smiled his worship, as he glanced affectionately at the large moss-rose that adorned his lapel.

COST HIM $1. Thomas Launders, 80 Chatham street, allowed the precious city water to trickle along the roadside into the sewers, and the attention of the police was called to the little breach. Launders was fined $1.

DISMISSED CASE. When Mary Bigamont, of Sherman avenue north raised an objection to her little girl being mussed about by the daughter of Brusquili Mostacco. She testified that Mostacco rusted into her house and informed her that he was going to kill her. Mary naturally objected to having a funeral in the family without her being able to hear the choir sing, and she told Моstacco so, but he grabbed her by the throat and threw her on the grass. This was her story. Mostacco's was sadly different, and the magistrate, with the wisdom of Solomon. wisely dismissed the case.

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"CHARLES JEEVES IS GUILTY OF FORGERY," Kingston Whig-Standard. June 23, 1933. Page 8. ---- Toronto Man Is Convicted by Jury in Stratford Court --- STRATFORD, June 23 - Charles Jeeves, Toronto, last night was found guilty of forgery by a jury here, and was remanded for sentence.

The name of J. E. Ferguson of the McLagen Furniture Company was forged to the cheque last April, it was shown during trial, and the spurious paper was passed by Betty Davenport, who is now serving a term in Mercer reformatory for uttering forged documents.

C. B. Stanton, a handwriting expert from Toronto, testified the writing on the cheque was the same as samples samples of Jeeves' writing. No witnesses were called by the defence.

The jury deliberated two hours.

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“ACCUSED GIVEN YEAR IN JAIL FOR FORGERY,” Montreal Star. August 22, 1930. Page 3. --- Henry Clement was given a year in jail by Judge Millar here today on a charge of forging a cheque and trying to have the document accepted as authentic. He was arrested when he endeavored to obtain goods with it from the Maison Gauvin, it was charged. 

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“Woman Is Remanded On Forgery Charge,” Toronto Star. September 19, 1930. Page 02. ----- Defence Counsel Argues That Onus Is On Husband Not Wife ---- Annie Clark was charged with forgery in women’s court to-day. She elected through her counsel to summary trial and pleaded not guilty.

‘She put another lady’s endorsation on the cheque because she knew that women had an account at the bank,’ Detective Credduck said.

‘There’s no forgery here,’ defence pleaded. ‘Her husband’s name is on this cheque. I want him here. He’s the man. She had his authority. It hasn’t been shown he didn’t give it. The onus is not on us.’ ‘You should have brought the husband to clear you client,’ her worship insisted.

‘I’m remanding her for sentence until September 25. In the meantime it ca be investigated.’

‘It won’t need much more investigating,’ said Mr. Malone. ‘No. More proving. I should suggest,’ defence smiled.

Dorothy Kempt and Elizabeth May were charged with assaulting May Chambers. They elected summary trial and pleaded not guilty.

Complainant was paled and nervous on the stand/

Over 50 Cents ‘What started this?’ the crown asked. ‘It started over a 50 cent piece. I owed it to her.’

They attacked her, she said, after they had words. Dorthy Kempt had struck her first, but Elizabeth Maker had beaten her with a broom, complainant said.

‘Did you grab a handful of hair out of the head on one of the accused?’ asked W. D. M. Shorey, defense counsel. ‘I don’t think so,’ complainant said, tremulously. ‘It was such an awful mix-up.’

Mrs. Kempt took the stand. She told a much different story, in which Mrs. Chambers was the aggressor - and a very violent one. Mrs. Kemp showed hair that had been torn from her head, as she alleged. She showed a bruise also. And Mrs. Chambers, who had retired from the box, bared her arm and showed a rival mark.

‘How did she get these bruises?’ Mr. Malone asked. ‘She fell down stairs.’

Mrs. Maker took the stand. She, too, blamed Mrs. Chambers for the battle. And then there were two daughters of Mrs. Maker who saw Mrs. Chambers whom they called the aggressor, beat Mrs. Kemp with a broom.

‘Nevertheless,’ said her worship, ‘I’m ordering these people to pay the doctor’s bill, and binding them in the sum of $50 to keep the peace towards Mr. and Mrs. Chambers.

‘Now stop talking,’ called Mr. Malone when the accused protested. ‘This is a courtroom.’ ‘Is it?’ asked Mr. Shorey. ‘I think I’ll appeal this case.’

Gets Six Months John Conson, charged with bigamy, who earlier asked for a remand, signified his desire to plead guilty later in the session of the court, and was forthwoth sentenced by Magistrate Patterson to serve six months definite and a period not to exceed twelve months, indefinite.

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“Gabriel Ostiguy Given Two Years for Forgery,” Ottawa Citizen. February 25, 1938. Page 01. --- MONTREAL, Feb. 25 - JUdge Jules Desmarais sentenced Gabriel Ostiguy of Ottawa today to two years in penitentiary for forgery.

Ostiguy was arrested in a bank here last week when he presented for payment a check for $4,000 in the name of Mrs. A. P. Timmins. Suspicious of the signature, bank officials called police, who discovered the signature of Mrs. Timmins had been forged.

Evidence showed Ostiguy had represented himself as a charity collector and had obtained a $15 check from Mrs. Timmins. He copied her signature on five checks for $1,000 each and cashed them all, it was claimed.