SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1924, Page 3

SUPREME COURT

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TIIE KING SHALE; CASE

RINGING IN TRIALS.

DUNEDIN, Mav fi

At the .Supreme Court, the hearing was begun in connection with the S charges of conspiring to defraud, preferred against .John Milliards and Walter Leonard .lames Cameron, [ which is tile first of a series of alleged ( "ringing-in" cases to he heard in the t Dominion. ! There are some 2d witnesses to give I evidence on behalf of the Crown, and the case is likely to last the whole ■i f to-morrow. 11 is Honour intimated that this was a case in which it was wise for the jury to lie kept together until the nearing of tin* case was concluded. The* jury, therefore, were locked up lor the night. Tin* Crown Mrosecntor addressed the Court at length, and evidence was given for the Crown liv Mat rick McNeill. farmer, l.uuriston ; Johanna Eitzgerald, postmistress at Dunhack: Francis Walter Allan, railway porter at 'Waitati: Henry Albert White, •Chemist, of Dunedin; Harold Outram, chemist ol Dunedin; Constable Connor of Waitati ; Isaac .McQueen, railway porter at Lauder: Allred George Austin, clerk in the Railway Goods Office ut Dunedin: Harry Logic Janies, secretary of the Dunedin Jockey Club; John Donald E’orbcs, secretary of the Oamarit Trotting Club; E'rank Young, secretary of the Gore Racing Club; David Brittain Cameron, farmer, of Outram; Henry Thomas Ticveima, saddler of Dunedin; and William Francis Janies, totalisator proprietor. COURT CROWDED. DUNEDIN. May <>. The Supreme Court was crowded this morning on the. resumption ol the trial of John Richards and Walter Leonard James Cameron for conspiring to defraud the Gore Racing Club and the Miiblie. Tin* jury slept at the l.eviathiau Hotel last, night under 111lirc guards. Eairlier in the evening limy went to tin* theatre under escort. The eviileiici* this morning was on tin* lines ol that heard in the Lower Court.

Elvi,lonic was given hv William E'raiu-i.s Janies, totalisator propietor. Detective iloan. Arthur James Gibbs, handicapper. and James Martin Samson Trotting Association represen fat-

WELLINGTON SESSIONS. WELLINGTON, May G. The criminal session* of tin* Supreme Court opened this morning, heroic AL*- Justice Chamuaii. Reginald .Nelson White pleaded guiitv to a charge ol willull.v destroying or damaging eight plate glass windows of the value of L‘5(H). Counsel said that accused was lahiiniing under considerable stress at the linu*. anil had received three or four drinks of whisky from a friend, lie did not remember lining tin* Haitinge. The Judge said that In* could not decide what to do with tin* prisoner at 1 hi* inoment. and In* would consider the .seutetieo.