THE LOOK OUT CASE.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1924, Page 3

THE LOOK OUT CASE.

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BFNKBLV, Feb. 8

The eases against the live men. \\ illiam Williamson, the two Capes, James Golding, and Walter Medley llulston in ciinneeliiiii with the alleged LookOut ringing in. "'as proceeded "'it l ' this morning lielore Mr Bundle, S.M.. Mr Adams. Crown Prosecutor announcing that after the day’s evidence ho might apply for a remand to Christchurch. The amended charge, hrst proceeded with, was that the five accused at Christchurch on Bee. 17th. conspired will, each other, by fraudulent means, to defraud the Southland Pacing Club by entering the trotting horse Willie Lincoln for the Pnslyn harness trot in the Club's meeting on Jan. 3rd. under the false name of Look-Out. Detective Breer slated 'hat on Jan. 4th. nt the Dunedin railway station, with All Samsoli. the Trotting Association's representative, be entered ~ Dorse box on the Dunediu-Oamarti train, finding Williamson with a horse which he said was Look-Out, the winner ai the Invercargill races the day before. The horse was seized and impounded in a southern stable where it w:i* stH‘U bv Mr Youm: of (liristelmmi. Williamson later made a statement in the detectives’ office in which he salt, that he had obtained the horse Look--0,,, Golding lust W" r( ; the nominations closed lor t Southland Club's .rotting "'oetuig. Ho rode the l. U r>e at Wyndham, Inns. - third but was disqualified for lailto weieh in. The horse won the first .lav at Invercargill, paving £4 Bs. YViteesses did not back him as they didn't expect him to win on the second dav and they were surprised to tnul Look-Out still handicapped on 1 - lt> limit. He was .scratched lor the imle. saddle, after winning the Roslyn nrnu cap. He understood that when LookOut won at Invercargill, it was the first occasion on which he ever won a race. I.ook-Out was first raced uic-er the name of Fnele Jim. but was always a bad starter. Williamson turt.ier stated that J. McLellan. Oamarti. knew tie. horse well and would lie able to idontifv the horse in the box as Look-

Out. . . , Detective Beer, in continuing said i hat after making the statement. Wdliamson stated he was going to tele<r,;.ph Golding, saying that he had got iiim into a mess and that he had better come and get him out of it. Witness pointed out that if the horse was really Look Out Williamson was in „o mess. Williamson did not reply. On January 8, Detective Rovcroft,'wit-r.i-ss, and Samson met a goods tram from Christchurch and hoarding a horse hok seized one or two horses which was aPo impounded. Witness interviewed William Percy Capes on January Lthwho said lie had leased Willie Lincoln from lies and Young and run him at New Brighton, in November. The horse did not go too well so lie turned him out.