"PERSON OF SMART APPEARANCE."
■ - "HIS OTHER , LESS i v;l^;^; i ■■■SMAß.T./■^^.^ i .■f ;:■•■,::.'; .■.'(BTTBLEOEAPH—SPECIAL COnRKSr-OjiEENTi) /. > .:'■>' : ; 5;■' : • 'Auoklahdi February S.-'f ";V'A. youthful; gambler,:'. James ;Gos"sett,!'.. a. personof smart 'appearance,,came before Mr. C;,G. Kettle, S!M., at. the Police-Court.yes-terdayvos:,n;;Helf-cqnfease'd viotim;'- of- : the gambling : habit. He was .-charged. wifh-hav-ing stolen from, .his ■ .employere. \ (Messrs. Heather'and;E6berton)r6everal.sums aggre-■ gating 1 £180. .-Mr:- A:!. B.'.Hoberton,: partner in.the firm;iiamed, : stated.that accused joined their staff.':Wo years' agoras : a.1ad.0f.16.r It was pari.of bisidutics (as-Customs' clerk) to. make out. JthoOustoins entries. In ; Augustj 1007;. accused waVhanded a. cheque for £86 to. pay the : Customiv duties , on"a quantity;, of goods.;.' Further cheques for ! the same; ■ purpose were given the accused between September 23. 1907;'• and January 14. 1909. to wit, £105, £161188.; £43,165. 9d/, £3018s. 'fid., £119.165., ; ,' and £320-16 si : , In connection with , tho. last;amount witness made inquiries and ascertained that thero, was ,a shortage of £43 IGs.-; -Upon;.being. questioned,, ■■:' necused said, that he had' tho money at■ home, and, shortly, afterjf brought. £43 back. . Reductions were also'discovered, in tho other.Oust toms ontries.>.Tho.total.shortages ; wero £180 Bs.;6d>, but this included' tho £43155. which had been -recovered. -Witness hart wason: to believe that\Gossett;)iadgon^in;for bookmaking oh-a small' scaler, ■':-: /-.-•'-.;;■. '■■< '■'. ■ ■:■.■ Detective:Millar;handed■ in. : -a.written confessionjby the , aceusedi; iThe .latter'had,told witness that he had spent the money in baclcing:l)brses.;f '-.■ ■■ :/ ;-, V^ ; .■■"'■'■:■'•■■■:;•:,. ',]'..■' Mr: Kettle:; Did he -spend it , on the total-''lßator?-W-'.'.">''/'■:.'■';''''":'"-'"■ '. : i.v; : i '.■-, ■-..'. .'.-'' , -'-:: : -■.-.• Witness: : l'could not"- : "sayi ; :••'.--. '■';? .'■.' : '-;V ■>: i. Mr. , .- Slarsaek ?, ; Th«-. borikmakers may have some of it.-:' ; '.";''?;.;■;■;;::.. ; .- ■•■.„■ ■:--.■ ■'■■;" Accused had hothirig'tosay; stid was com« rnitted to the Supreme Court for Bontenco.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 9
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250"PERSON OF SMART APPEARANCE." Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 9
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