Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-05
GOT NEW LONDON WOMAN
 TO SIGN NOTES IN BLANK


 Gordon Foster of New London was bound over to the superior court from the New London city court Tuesday morning under bonds of $1.700. It is claimed that he frauduIentIy induced Mrs. Mary J Rogers of Bank street tc sign in blank number of notes, on the. plea q, taking her into partnership in a stock company.
 The controlling factors alleged Tn Fos-s ter's scheme was the obtaining of a se-l ries of blank notes. set forth by the state as 12 and whittled down by the defense Ito six. from Mrs. Rogers on last Dec I15. all Of which notes were endorsed by Mrs. Rogers and later filled in at differ ent face values by Foster and scaissreo ssl among his debtors. The notes varied n value from s1oo to s1,2oo and totaled
 Made Her treasurer
 Last December Foster called upon Mrs. Rogers and offered to take her in. 1 to a new stock company which he al ieged he was forming. He had previ- ousiv had business dealings with Mrs Rogers. who at times had endorsed notes I for him. and for the "aecomrnoda dation l had received the sum of s15 on each note. On Dec 15. Foster related to Mrs Rogers that lie proposed forming com pany. consisting of himself as president 4 Mrs Marie Fosferl his wife, as secre- fary and Mrs Rogers as treasurer He called upon me three times with regard to the matter and I was not inclined to enter the partnershipr was the gist Of inc testimony offered by Mrs. Rogers. l s.TFe was so convincing that l finally tsfgned the blank notes for him. for he said that needn't he alarmed. that 1t was all rig1ls. and that I incurred 10 .lia, fbiiities. He told me that all that ha q to do was sign the checks, that there Iwould not be much work to the positlnn I of treasurer and that if I found it bur Idengorne his wife would <help me. H. talked so convfncingly that I agreed T but nothing was nut on paper. was one-third stockhoider in the company HLater it was changed and was to be
 one-quarter stockholder
 I Mrs Rogers then testified that aftel
 she had thought of the matter over pig11
 she sent for Foster and the day follow d ing. Dec. Is. and stated that she had 6e Il cided not to enter into the partnership T don't want to go into the deal. wan
 to get out of it. and I bold it is my privi Iegef to get out this very moment sh claimed to have told Foster. Foster 1 1 lreported to have agreed to release tn lwonan and taking frem his pocket Ipacket of papers took out bunch an Ion the top was a note, one of those whicl she had signed the day previous H 7 said: 9Here are your papers. will de <troy them' and he tore them. MT:
 Rogers testified that she asked Foste . for the scraps of paper to burn up,s bu Inc waved her aside and showed tn
 scraps into his pocket saving that h would throw the scraps away later. Thought the Matter Closed. Mrs. Rogers considered the incider : closed. But ere long notes began to ar : rive against her at the bank. They cam in various amounts and the last one wa
 on last Saturday for S1.200 from cor ' cern in Willimantic It then develope that instead of having destroyed oRl
 one of the note and that the rest of tn slips in the bundle he had torn up, wer : unsigned slips The state alleges ths f Foster has kept possession of the signet 9 but unflled-in notes, and that Fosts : had issued, these notes to the value ( 2 figures inserted. by his own hand. I'll ] state, showed that the face of the note 7 displayed different ink. and that thei was indications that the dates had bee T changed on two of the notes Bank o Ificials of at least two banks were draf
 ged into the case as the notes came U
 to their banks. and a maze of fnancii l. details were unrayeled to find out Il r 1 full details of the scheme pursued. l. was revealed that the scheme was to " "a great thing for Mrs Rogers for !, 1 Foster is reported to have said, and A
 torney Morgan, counsel for. the accuse
 admitted hat Foster had pictured tn; > money was to roll in" Foster entere Q a. denial to this statement.
 The defense admitted that Foster fa
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