“A BOGUS JOCKEY."

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1924, Page 4

“A BOGUS JOCKEY."

FTUUD AT TI'EXTHAM. AVKUTXGTOX, February 2. 1 Through accepting tile a.ssurnnce of ‘ two young men ot diminutive build iJiat oik* uf them was a jockey and 1 proposed riding on the first day of the recent Trentdiam innounsj. a taxidriver was the loser to the extent of .02 -Is, and the manner of Iris loss was 1 du»iribed at the Mo-gist rate's Court, when life two offender's, Stanley George Clibh and Arthur Paulsen. appeared on charges of misrepresentation t before Mr K- I’age, S.M. The pair • also had to answer to charges of vng--1 lancy and of trespassing on the roeo- • ioo’sc, During the hearing of the cate the defendants made repealed : llega- • (ions against the j olive of having re uivod i.,ugh treatment prior t:> then '• statements." These allegations '•vert denied by the ohicers concerned. Senior-Detective ( aircren a; pea ret ;-a- the police, and the accused were not : e U'scented by totiose!. William Henry 1 rengruve. a inxi ['upriotor, aid that the ao-ii-ed spoke to him at l.ambton Station, asked him if he wore going out to Trenihinn, and niqi'i.if-d hi- fare. Witne-- replied I- that lie was going in flic course, and Gibb i lien repi-e.-. :;l -d tbat l’aul.scn v:,, a j.-ekey wiio had about tot) to t draw from hi- employer when !.. reachi ett the con:so. The | air had been “out on the rani eii" the p rev in its night. huw- ■ over and uon'd not be able to pay • the Jar • mu il I’aal ■c n ps ! i money. The;, agreed to allow v. itness to take - sever.'-! oils I ia- .mgers. u.f.J 1 i . parly - event Hally arrived at Ti'ettlh: ;n. 1! •re. • la lore leaving Gild- proud- d ilia Pa nisei: Would '‘ I > s !' him 1.-l in a | <■ [IIi iters.” little hue: 1'.." "me ; liiirriedlv Oji to v.itncs- am! id. "Oh. • the boss is looking after t'le ni,t:i jus! a moment. I low mm-h have you got on you '? I most got oil ibis race and !'■! give you another pound for a loan ■ oi wlia I even' you've got. You'll do well oni of us to-day. but burry up. been use I've got- io ride.*' “1 thought, that he in. a jockey and every thing would be all right." '.Vein on the witness, ''so ! gave hint shillings llt a I I had eolh'i.d from the oi he, farc-n lie hurried away, but I later thought that il was a bit inn good SO (old Detective Walker after 1 had wa i led about an hour aml a half.’’ Detect ivo Walker. .leM-nlied id- nr- | re-1 of t lie mS o-cd. and added that v. hen interviewed; I'm! --n admilted having i cjireseiited himselt (o be a jockey. Me had no money In pay for the him of the taxi, and bad no “I 0.-s" Irom wham !• - was lo ■ died t'e /’.'() j mcni iiine.l. lb- add. i t 1 1:: l he a lid << I libs hit. | been “doing the hotel:-." !’.i ll ls■ ■ll himselt saying .he wa., a jockey and was tiding at Trentluim. ]iv this avails, they admitted they bail obtained A'JIO from diliVreot per-ons. The "Itnews lead the written -lateatenL-. Detective Sinclair, who escorted the! focused from Treittham. said that j Paulsen a.tlcmpteil to osea| c at l.amh- j ton Station, but he was iccapl tilt'd j and taken away safely with hi- m-o-j riuie. I The Senior-l teteet.ive liainlcd up -ub- j staniial ii-ts of the previous convictions j of i- uii iin.ui and ivforicil to the bad |V-U:]-| ay 1 Iley were io Ihe habit of j j opinion i lei; but li non had a.-ted in j I ' oncer: to defraud the com; la ilia lit j ’! ■i ng love, aml on this , -barge 'an . | 1. 1 mil c' ; a 1 1 to ,-ix mouth-' inn t i-oc • , | month, v,a- impo.-ed mo the vagiamy ! < I'-arge in tla- ■ of eoh defend;.lit. ' it 1: lines if “I" do‘:iu!i one