ALLEGED RINGING IN

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1924, Page 4

ALLEGED RINGING IN

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. [by TKEKORAIMI —PER re ESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, -March 5. Detective Knight, of Auckland, said that on February 21st. lie took possession of a. black hide. From it he had cut three pieces and handed them to an analyst. On November 23rd. witness

was present at the Otabuhu I lotting C lub’s meeting and saw All Smoke run. no took particular notice ol him. He also saw him run on the second day. ■J'hj horse at the back ol the Court was not the horse that ran as All Smoke Otahiihu. it was a different type ot hois<*. Kenneth M. GriUen, Government Analyst, Auckland, said that on February 23ul he had received some samples from the black bide in Court. Three pieces were cut from the hide. 'Witness had found that there was copper in all the pieces taken. Witness had separated LW( layers of the hair, black and hay, mid had found that the outer or black layer; contained about lour lime* I.inch copper as the inner layer. His inference was that the hair had been treated with dye containing, copper. Copper was the common ingredient of many dark hair dyes. He examined pieces of another hide, which lie believ- , i W ;is a natural hide.'and lie found no I.aces of copper. David Bennett, horse trainer, said

lie drove All Smoke at (Hahului. He vail second in about limiu -lbsecs. He was engaged on the day that the i.ni-.s were postponed. Capes fold him on that day that he would try to get a drive for him. Witness did not ash what the horse was. He next saw Capos mi the day of the races. He did eo! know until lie saw the saddle cloth with the number on, what horse he was driving. 11*' had not.- seen All Smoke before. In the race the horse did not ■o well, lie wits breaking a lot and ii<. could not hold him. He had no iiuuiey on the hor.-e. He got only the ordinary scale fee of £3 for driving. Williamson took the hoi so from him. After the race, in the birdcage, he remarked that the horse was a hard puller and that he could not hold him. When the horse pulled up he was lame. He could not say that lie had seen All Smoke since lie lelt Auckland, lie did not think the horse at the buck ol the Court was All Smoke. The Magistrate (to witness): 1 am not impressed very much with yoiu e>idence! Frederick Jones, tiainor. of Addington, said lie knew All Smoko, lie trained it at Timani when it belonged to George King. On one occasion the Imrsc had kicked a cart to pieces and had suffered a cut on tile leg. He Pad recently examined the lim.se at the j dice station. The horse was All Smoke. All Smoke was the horse al i lie hack of the Court. Tin* horse had pot raced in harness when lie had it. It had raced in saddle. He did not think anyone knowing anything about the horse would attempt to lace it in harness.

William Kelsey, trainer and dealer, of Epsom, said that on the night ol November I.'itli. lie instructed an employee, Fairley, to go to Otahiihu and gut the Poise Blue"ood. On the second day ol the Otahiihu meeting, witness met \\ illutiuson on the course. Witness paid hm, £1 which he said witness had overcharged him mi Blue"ood. Williamson asked him if lie could leave a horse in his paddock. Witness said In- could. Williamson did lint say "lint the name the horse was. That wits all he saw ol William on a! the meeting. Alter Ihe Otahiihu meeting, witness s' Capes. That was ahold three weeks alter the meeting. Capes went to witness's house. lie said lie had come Ini the horse tlotL Williamson had put in his paddock. Witness told Capes to

pay the grazing fee to Mr Coyle, owner o! tile paddock. Next day witness saw Capes with a black horse that hud a in on. He asked for bred. tie said In

wax leaving by train. Hie hone that t'apes had walked freely, lie did m l see Capes or the horse afterwards. Witi'css could not swear io the horse he saw with Capes. Ho would not swear that, the horse at the hack of the course "as the one that ('apes had- Witness had never handled any horses for Capes. !!< had never arranged with W illiamsc,n to ship a horse to bytldlon. He h.i.o never seen Tucker in his lile tili he saw him in Court.

James .McDonald mid that he knew hotl> Cap.e.s and Tucker. Witness owned Wild ?doa, hut the nomination form was not tilled in with his authority. He had not trained All Smoke, and i.-el got it from Frances on the day that Detective Gibson took it. Tucker told witness they led used his name as trainer of All Smoke, and had .nominated Wild Moa. They asked witness to say lie trained Wild Moa so as to protect Tucker, who told witness that the

horse was suspected. Detective Gibson said he went to McDonald's home and took possession ot a Mack horse, lie saw Charles Capes at accused’s shop. Capes told witness that they had never had a horse destroyed. He saw Tucker who said that All Smoke was his property. Williamson had taken the horse to Otnluihu. but did not bring it back. It came back three Weeks’ later. Tucker took it off the boat, aiul denied having anything to do with Look Out. lie denied sending a wise to his wife that he had gone to Tvaikoura. He did not know Welcome Home and had nominated Wild Mna. Tucker came to the police station with a man who. he said, could prove that the horse seized was All Smoke. When he seized the house it was quite sound. William Lnrcombe said the records shewed that All Smoke was purchased by Tucker on October 20th.. 1923. George King, of Washdyke. had at one time owned All Smoko. The horse was unplaced in its one start in 1922-23. The nomination form produced was in Gapes’s handwriting. Witness and Norris interviewed Capes, who, he thought, tin (I denied going to Auckland. The accused pleaded not guilty and were committed for trial.