THE "LOOK OUT" CASE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1924, Page 8

THE "LOOK OUT" CASE

FURTHER INFORMATION

OPENING OF HEARING DEFERRED.^

(II TIIKRAPI.— PRESS ASIOCIATIOK.)

, OHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Later information received by the police has ,led to another remand in the trotting case. The five men arrested were before the- Court this morning, Willjam Williamson, WiUiam Percy Capes,;. Charles" Hopwood Capes, James folding, and Walter Medley Huktbn. 7hT^l^d^ h con*PWng to defraud the Southland Racing Club by entering t, th. nng rh« ree named Walie Lincoln* "TntVf° ary nmdet the false nam! . Look, Out- ,_ Williamson .was charged separately Wlt h attempting to obtain i 153 from by representing that the horse Willie Lincoln was a trotting horse, known «fe LookOut lrouiDS Chief Detective Cameron asked for a diurch lst February afc Christ*iwi, A h' Hobbs, who appeared for tL'th aCCv Sedi °biected- He etated that the police had informed {he Magis--I™,? H:1; P"ne^ ln *¥«• t"e final remand would be to Duhedin on 31st January, cJ^A Stl'* De'eclivre they had refjf. information that mornin and in accordance with the wishes of the Du^edinipohce, as ked for a remand tiU Fndayn? X t when, the date of the hearii? ?^ n?^ln would Probably be fixed. The Magistrate granted the remand. Mr. Hobbs asked, forv bail; and in view of the number of remands, requested that the amount should .be as light as possible. , ° r ,i,Tbe« Magißtir3se Baid ihe seriousness of the offence, and not, the number of remands was the test of the c^uantum of l-{ r%t? bnsed wou]d be admitted to bail at £200, and one surety of £200. On the second charge against Williamson, t a. second surety would be necesaary. .- . : - . a/-r;^° tbs t asked if -GoMwg could: be admitted, en his own recognisance. He had received bail on those terms in Dunedin. sureT Magistra(;e said he* mußt find a