BOGUS TATT’S TICKETS.

Shannon News, 27 June 1922, Page 3

BOGUS TATT’S TICKETS.

CIRCULATED IN AUCKLAND

The issuing of bogus Tatt’s tickets is the essence of the offencei alleged against a young man, named George Joseph Silva, who was arrested in Auckland by Detective McHugh and Acting-Detective Johnson on charges of having obtained the sum of 5/4 from each of five different persons by false pretences. The allegation against accused is that he had printed a number of tickets approximating in style the well known Tatt’s tickets, and setting forth on the face of them that they were tickets on the Caulfield Cup, first prize' £3OOO, second £IBOO, third £IOOO, and a number of other prizes. One block of these tickets found on the accused was numbered up to 700, and each ticket was sold, it is alleged, for 5/4. It is believed that a considerable number of the tickets have been circulated at that price, for there is reason to believe that at lease! one man had been engaged to sell the tickets on commission.

Silva, who is 23 years of age, came before Mr J. W. .Poyntdn, S.M., and was remanded till next week, by which time it is anticipated inquiries will have much increased the number of charges. •