Alleged Forged Signatures "Simple and Obvious": Too Uniform to be Natural Evidence by handwriting experts was heard by Mr. Hamilton and Magistrate Loh at the Mixed Court on Monday in support of the charge against Victor S. Elliott of forging in hig mother's name 16 cheques amounting to G.$5,600 upon the American-Oriental Banking—Corporation.
Mr. E. T. Maitland appeared for Mr, W, S. Fleming for Major C, P. Holcomb for Mrs. Elliott; and Mr. L. K, Kentwell for the accused man, Mr. Cook, formerly connected with the Asia Banking Corporation and the National City Bank, New York, produced a number of en-Inrged photographs of the signatures on the cheques, and those admitted to be genuine. The alleged forgeries were simple and obvious. They had cither been traced or carefully copied.
Cross-examined by Mr, Fleming as to why he did not appear-to evidence in the U. S. Court on the matter, witness said that he saw that the cheques were forgeries and Being in the banking business did not wish to appear in the case to give evidence against the America Oriental Bank, He admitted that hho was not requested to testify by the other side,
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