LIVING BY TRICKERY

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1923, Page 1

LIVING BY TRICKERY

| TWO "SPIELERS” CAOLED. WEI.LIXOTOX, June 2fi I "They are both euiilidoiieo men, am ja- loiiy as they tilli <tel ii living b; i trickery they will do no other work.’ I ilecliin 1 l)i itciive Cooper, in civim j evidence against two young men. Wil i ham Patrick' Ryan, aged ";i, am (vi' (it.mi, alius Jack (trey. :■ It a William Ryan, aged 2-'. who appeares In tore -Mr E. Is. Hunt, 5.. M., at tin Poiiec ( • uirt yesterday. Tile neeii-ed were jointly eharge< with consorting with t.hietvs. Hot li men were labourer- lie occupa lion, - aid ihe detective, and accord iiiy to Ryan's su-.ieinem-. he had wandcrcd around ihe eoiinuy earning :• living liv running side-show- ai various i.-drs held in tii" towns. Winiiss had known mu-h m the men tor da and eighteen months respectively. Some lime a .. Rya'i was iavin;; at fln- Tro- adorn Hotel, and at die tun. the thefts were entniniUed. While at the liolcl. eoiitiliiiv’il uitllesS. R van had a rood deal to do n ■' m iwo men, lli'ett til'd I’itrrnr Mi A. li. Sicvwrioht tlor die no. aeri'i : Who are Rich and I'arrar Auckland showmen. ami time are n similar c!:t -s a- your client’. lIA V IXO A DRINK'.

Maurice •Tamos Matthews, a carrier, declared that oil Thursday. l!i!i inst, ho was invited hy a hall'-raslo .Maori to have a drink ai the Masonic Hotel. After they laid boon in Hie liar for some time the two accused ■cutorcd. ITrinks wore “shouted,” aitid after some time one of the men proposetl that they ‘'soil a horse.” This was done, lint vtinoss and the Maori hoth losi, and the two made C'll 17s (ill out of the oaiue. IX HAD COM PA XV. Hetcci n-o Harold said I?van was tnterviowod in regard to another offence, and in the course of his statements he admitted being with Omul. On [die day of their arrest they were seen together in Courtenay Place, in C'atnliriilge Terrace. and in Manners street, ••doing the rounds-, of the lintels.” At t I.:!(') witness went, to the ('oluinliia Mote!, where in room - J!t. ftr,nit was lotind in company with Leslie Don Voiino., a ••(•ootidence man,” and a repined ihi - - Sutherland is ul-o a eonlidenee man, reputed thief amt "spieler." and Pi.hard Smith is also '- eonlidenee niaii.” loliviiied of forgery and utiering. The room had been booked by .Sutherland, who declared that lie had not given them p-r-----iiii'siini to he there. Die reputation of the men was oi the worst. Wherever they are, there is always trouble: people are taken down, and l belt' are committed,” declared the detective, "and they are simply chased around from one ioivii to another. I know that the-e men get their living !,, i rickery in 1,.-.tel bars. The ae-i-11 si.(| have been iogethei for some I tinto oil this business ’’ When I! van was arrested cardmade in imlie.-.ie Hi's or .ticks. as oe-j sired. I Mr sp.-, iv|-1 rip ; Why did you not at- j l est. Ihe IWo men I o.n-t 1 -These |

t in- < 1 ;is~ i iiiri' .ire. As Ji V.'n" (.nun had t,i ho .-hrooi ah.mi lo< Mil’ll.-. I .Ol I-r> ’ Ilf \V!I • -’ 1 HL! !i. SKI.I.INC T\VKKDS. ( uniimiiiif, witness <ii‘i laved :ii.i Ryan !i;ui lepre-eiit ml liiniseli' ns ; seller el iv.vm!and \irx ;>;«iinyr limloi tli" i ;>iiu ei William .T'llm .Moran. .Mr Sievwrif'ht : Tin! yon know ilirl Ryan ha- reeeipls ini’ I non I- I’m atHi in 111 - ini;111 i i!■; Cl 2'2 '? ■ ■ «•«. Win- <!iil s■ •11 ii"; hriii” ihcm inti -nur! '? Thi'V (an easily he proilureil. I lake it ilia; you nnl\ him;; Ila Inn - itiln e,mn v iIiI-Ii uill ;;n apaiSl'l I man: lull i i !;,• pi is-e.-:-es Ihi ups v!iie!i v. ill a.: in hi- I'avoiir yen leave hem ei'.l. S ue. vs ill Met pel a ■ i>n•ietiiiM m iiiis ea.-e. II is Woi-liip : lie I nil; In pile his videnee. RYAN'S i' \ I I. VXATION. Ryan, in Ihe Imx. ,-lateii I hit i lie rriveil in Welli lly.l nil al'nlll a IHnlllh i;n wit i i (_'•"> I -II liemev. lie lia;l heel, .nrkinp in -hows ;:i pnrls iiieeiiiipI’ellla j ihe ei iii in ry. I 111 ri ne (he .■ had paid everyl hill;;, and did not We a I:. 1 ! Ii; . Till- a ale a i I lie .Maimie 11 ni el liar ua s earried uni quil c lirly. and l!ie nriplmil -tlppe-tnm el lie pa me ua- ina.de h\ Matthew-. lie ad iwiee la-en eonviefeil Inr vapranev .nine a! Wanea nui and me e ;:i ('murid pe. The eliiei-del eci i is-. I lie re wa,- no ili'st i-tn ni "-i-llmp horse-" ai your

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