Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p James Townsend Saward (born 1799) was a Victorian English barrister and forger also known by the nickname of Jim the Penman. In addition to his legal career he forged money orders for almost 30 years.Saward was accepted into the Bar in 1840, became a barrister and had his chambers in the Inner Temple.At the time a normal forging method was to forge somebody's signature and take the money order in to bank. The only hope to recover the money was if the clerk remembered the culprit's face.. }
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- James_Townsend_Saward comment "James Townsend Saward (born 1799) was a Victorian English barrister and forger also known by the nickname of Jim the Penman. In addition to his legal career he forged money orders for almost 30 years.Saward was accepted into the Bar in 1840, became a barrister and had his chambers in the Inner Temple.At the time a normal forging method was to forge somebody's signature and take the money order in to bank. The only hope to recover the money was if the clerk remembered the culprit's face.".