ALLEGED BETTING CONSPIRACY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3185, 8 September 1917, Page 8

ALLEGED BETTING CONSPIRACY

"NO REPLY" TELEGRAMS AT THE RACES PROCEEDINGS IN COURT SOME HIGHLY INTERESTING EVIDENCE The hearing of the hotting cases was resumed yesterday morning by Jir. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., in the Magistrate s Court. ' . , „ The defendants were Frederick Campbell Fraser, David Hodges, .John Edward Fitzgerald, and John Jl'Williams, wno were charged with having, on July l<. with intent to defraud by false pretence, attempted to obtaia from lle . nr L™ a j: tindafe and others the sum of m money; also, with conspiring togctlier, and with other persons unknown by fraudulent means; to wit by la s? telegrams, to defraud Henry •^ l ' l . n William Byan, Eobert Law, irthi r lα*. David E-oss. and William Whelan ot divers sums ot money. „ . . Mr. V. S. K. Macassey, of the v-rown Law Office, prosecuted and - 1 - JJ c ave represented Fraser, Mr. '1. Wilfoul apknown tho accused J ras « Xser you in reiScV to these tol«gr.H«f Hβ did some days later, when he told m tha inquiries wero beins ma<e »ilh ioplci to the correctness of the time. Tn Mr Neave: Frasor asked lor tne lilfti Lei on more than a and tho matter- was not presseu.

Secretary of Raoinfl Club Examined; Arthur Edward AVhyte, «*sffl* U'Williams-went on to relate toi 'U'.nesf. hat on Friday night he receive message asking.him itJie ««' ™A». 'Ita message, he Mid, came from t'iUKerald. There was eome ud ft was arranged that, he woe to Mβ "tVerald the next «* e 7 o Ln« F&Hd if that was the horse his t el^rfc^^^t d th^^t siid it was 'not immediately after tlio the witness-box he would tell the \Mioi. tr To' - Mr Gray: The attitude .taken m bv M'AVilliams was such as to ,nd.cat Hnl- hf thoii"ht the transaction vat inquiries at the post ofli «-..>»?„."^ "'S'j'i , , mi«m )!«»»■ «»• k «Vsir.«t rtSTi..is anw in Taking steps to compel pa H, I,S tin M-IMll«.n. to • "™; K-BriA'a-seaa nKS ' Martindale's Evidence. Hcnvv Martindale, oomtnission wont, Handle" was the code name for I'llz eenld and "Little Job" ) vas th cod( iame for M'WilHame. Fitzgerald eav him o. Friday, July }\ «1 d "^ Td Fit gerald'explained that ho mißlil he iii a hurry to 'got out to the race: '^tn^d^^f^ i^tt^rhoi^ntim^t sepond horeL The bets were .620 eaol on San Sebnetian, and if he had pan °t it would hiive meant paying 4860 that is, JOX on each telegram. Ho re ceived the telesvams about U.lO u.m, and immediately telegraphed to liU gerald and M'WUiams stating tha; h« would not accept any further bnsine* The telegrams were sent to the town aa dresses of the two persons named. Hf put an end to flie transactioa because the telegrams wore taking too long tf rearh Mm. He mado inquiries at th( Pest Office on. the following Monday and on that day ho received » lctle from Fitzgerald regarding payment ol

the bet, and later Fitzgerald came to see him. Fitzgerald said he had expected to receive a cheque by the mornIng's post, aud wanted to know why it was not sent Witness eaid he was not satisfied with the telegrams, and had to eeo the Post Offico people as to the timing of the messages. Ho saw Fitzgerald about a week later, about, .Inly 23, when the latter again asked for payment. Witness said ho ™s sliU not satisfied, and that.the. Po.t Olhce ad been requested to inquire into the matter Fitzgerald askeZl the reasons, ?nd witness eaid that ho wag not eatisfied. Fitzgerald said that the whole amount was not for himself, and. that hTehare .was small. Ho also said he would make witness pay. About August 2 he again saw Fitzgerald who eaid that from what lie had heard he did not think witness should pay out. M WUiams saw witness on Monday., and he told M'Williaroe that inquiries were being made about the telegrams heme in order. M'Williams said that, as far as he could tee, they were nil mht. He saw M'Williams again some time later and again told him. that he was not satisfied with the < wires MW - liame said: "I think you.will find theu all right." Witness again saw M'Williams about August 2, and told him that the telegrams were "crook-" and he had refused to pay out. M 'WiUjaim. *as surprised, and offered to bet Sm to £100 that the telegrams were all right, telegrams were in order. . He had not been afraid to make the was quite prepared to »« e P£ Jf." J He knew a man named Zc,, t»uhad had Fitzgerald the privilege of i2O no *££¥%%&£&;. was going to the 1 aces cni'i . . ooo 0 "?! reply" w> e with witness and transaction was genuine.

Other Evidence, Kobort Law, commission agent AVellington, said that on Saturday, Jii ylf. sSrsautw -Jsj « thfi teleerams to his brother. t Arthm- Law; Wellington, said that he had had letting. transactions witfc Kme^tL7^r a M-Wil.ia| we witness on Monday and yasked fhe lißfl received any telegrams from him. h To T Mr.Gr fl .y: r He did not hoveM.ny "no repl ? " aiTangements with Jμ zge artriafc^h^it^a^n fcarafV^oftl^n commission agenl, Wellington, gav. c - donee as to receiving certe > fclp ßW with respect, to San Sebastian, winch theyv regarded with .suspicion and on which they had- tbiuskl to pay out. David Hoss, commissinn agpnl, «eilington, stated that the Iμ l ™ l ™ 6 in his employ, and on Sahirdjj, Ju > U showed him a telegram from iams.- Hβ saw M'WiUiams nhou *> or three days later. At thaU'rne M JVilliame was in his debt. then indicated that the *m he had over e telegrams could be set nfl agaanbt the debt Later M'Williams told him I w the flrrangement was off as the »i.c» were not in order. . . , William Whelan, coinnufision cShurch! eaid 'that a client of his «nd wagered in tl »» made on the wrong race.

Fitzgerald's Statement. fSateS; KaMlad \L made ]~v Vraeev To this KitageraM replied. I s:r¥S%vv€ ! i^ lent when MaH.m latter asreeil. 1- ga™ tn J- , ~ ,ut 8 . to I'rascv." M'Williams's Statement.

Detective Rawle said that in company with Detective Andrews he mlemeired M'Williams on tho same day, and aflei ■ ailing over to him a statement by lfrawr which was to the ellect that he had arrayed with M'Williame for tie se of his betting wires.in the nnmw o John Jl'Williams and "Li lie John with the bookmakers-one with E- Law and the other with "Bob Law,» one w, n Fred. Thomas, Auck and, all signed "John M'Williams," and one with E. Scott, Wellington, add one with. A\. Whelan, Chrietchureh. and one with P. Burns, Wellington, all signed Lime Tnlin " Frasor further slated Hint tuo 'tetgrams eve all Hlled in with the «- oention of the horse's name, and that M'Willmins to receive one-third of the- winninßS for the uRe of his wires. Mm Fitzgerald said. \l «-•» 'lh > Kf-'.-e"-U& woS «.id the on y t h, nß tn Iγ '" . ale lllM ;, out I aj-aui W'lo get tho name of the horse, «.y-

ing that if told no one could possibly know from mo. Praeer eaid, 'I promised and cannot; give the horse's name.' I then wrote the six wires, omitting tl.o name of the horso and handed them to Fraser. Frasor asked mo to nuko tho wires urgent. I said, 'No, put them in lour or fivo minutes before the race, and nut this wire to It. Law m one hour before the race.' I was to get one-third of the winnings." Detective Sergeant Andrews gave corroborative evidence, and this closed the case for the Crown.

Court's Decision. When asked to plead, Fraser pleaded not guilty and was committed to the bupreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed as previously. „ , ~ Mr. Wilford, on behalf of Hodges, said there was no evidence against his client and there was nothing to answer. AU that Hodges had done was to give Iraser the result of a race after the race had been run. 1 TUo Magistrate agreed there was iiething against Hodges, and dismissed the information against him. Mr' Gray, for Fitzgerald, also contended that them wns nothing for his client to inswer He traversed the evidence Vieflr in support of his contention, but h' Magistrate held there was a case to answer Fitzgerald pleaded not guilty ind decided to tender evidence. With raped- to M'Williams, Ihe Magistrate ntao held there was a, case to w> before the Supreme Court, and Mi. O'Leary said he would call evidence Tho case was 'accordingly adjourned till 2.15 p.m. on Tuesday.