IMPERSONATING A JOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 872, 19 July 1910, Page 4

IMPERSONATING A JOCKEY.

A PLAUSIBLE YOUNG MAN. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.; ' Palmerston North, July 18. At the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. D. Thomson, S.M., a young man named George M'Douald, who was previously before the Court on charges of obtaining money by false pretences by'representing himself to be the jockey "Len" King (for which' he was sentenced to four months' imprisonment) was again before the Court- on charges of false pretences and forgery. Dr. J. D. O'Brien gave evidence that, on the evening of June 29, a man rode up to his house on horseback. He wanted the doctor to do him a favour and stated that he had an urgent wire from Gisborne. .His employer, Mr. Buick, was away, and he was short of il. He added: "You don't remember me, doctor; I am 'Len' King; I rode Mr. Buick's mare Taugimoana in the Manawatu Cup." The doctor said: "No you didn't; 'Sid' R-eid rode her." Accused replied; "I beg your pardon; it Was in another race." The doctor, being suspicious, made out a cheque to "Len" King, and made it payable to order, saying: "This is made payable to order, and if you monkey with it, you will get into trouble." \ . Mark Dumbleton deposed to cashing the cheque after it had been endorsed by accused as 'Len' King. Accused pleaded guilty, and desired to be dealt Nvith summarily, but the S.M. said that he had no power to dealt with the case, and accused was remanded to the Supreme Court in Wellington for sentence. ' •