ALLEGED "WELSHER."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 956, 25 October 1910, Page 4

ALLEGED "WELSHER."

■ : .y};:': ;.—- —-«►— —-. '; : "- : ' : ;- BOOKHAKEE CHARGED WITH,, . \ •..,;- ; ... •-.-•.■■ THTiPT. . . A case of alleged "welshing" at TretKy tham taces-oa- Saturday,' resulted in- a;) young man, named Victor M'Buff,: alias Robert Walter Watson, appearing at ; thg Magistrate's Court -; yesterday morning,: charged (1) with using obscene language; , (2) with theft of £i> the property of Janies . Marshall; (3) with theft;ot'-'.il, the. pro-' pert}- of J. North; (i) with'theft of .£2. ' tho property of Georgo Murphy; and (5) with: theft of .;J2 ( the property ol Richard ; . Regan. ' ~'-: "- .-.-■': ::,'<■' !':■.'■•-.>■.. Mr; J; J; M'Grath, -who. appeared; for;.• accused, applied for a remand, as he had only-just been'instructed in the-case.-Chief, Detective Broberg remarked that he was quite prepared to go on;with.all the charges, but, as counsel's request was reasonable, ho would not oppose if. Bs would ask, : however, that' the evidence of.; ono witness be ■ taken, .as his business would call ; him away to Gisborno in the ; ■ morning. ■-,-. ':-' ■■■'■'■ ■■'■'■' ' : \ "" ' ' ; . ''■'■'■'. ,' 'This course was agreed to, and it was decided .16 tako all. ihe .'charges' of theft together.' Accused pleaded-not guilty. • . James Walden,.racec<nirse detectivo, re- 1 ; siding at Ifiramar,'stated that he was employed by the Wellington Racing Club on :' Wednesday and Saturday, last, ■-.'Accusea-; was not. licensed' on Wednesday,; but 1 was ■ licensed on Saturday,- under- the name ot : Robert Walter Watson.;' Witness granted-, the license to accused, whom he had not ' : known'previously. Later!, -.on iaccount of/ something'whioh witness heard, ho went up to, accused, told him: of. ;what he had . heard,, and - warned him to be careful as to how he.cohdncted business. /Accused remarked y'.'Tofl'ihayo my connec-.,-.;. tion'"' ■'.';'■■>'',-';. ':.'■': ..."v'-:.-';''-. ,'... : '.'.'■■ .'■ During.the.courso,of his evidence,. wjt- '■■, ness; was: proceeding to state the method..;'■ by .which' accused obtained' his.jlicense,,. but Mi 1 .-M'Grath objected,'and the magis-, trato ruled' that'. the' evidence' was -irrisle-,'■■..' vant at that stage, as the fact, that. ao- . ' cused had been licensed showed 'that .the r olub. considered'';him' a Suitable-person at that time.' ',;.:' .■.■.',:'■''''.'';■.]"■■■'.■"'■■'■'..'? - Accused :'was;.'remanded on 'theYfoiir charges of theft,; and, also.on th'e.charga of obscene -language until, 2.1S p.m. ,on October 2G.i r ;Bail wasl allowed in .£2O, and. one "surety' of -Mb.' ... ' : :.-;. : i ■;.,.