BACKING HORSES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 8, 3 February 1909, Page 2

BACKING HORSES.

A YOUTH'S DOWNFALL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. i. i,. . Al,eklan <l. Last Night. At the lolice Court to-day, a wellTimc. r » oishtcen >' cars > named J.imcs Gossett, appeared to answer a number ot charges of having misappro--1" d various moneys belonging to bis emp oyers. A li. Robertson, a partner n the linn of Heather, Robertson and ("•. deposed that the accused had been employed in the firm as Customs clerk it being part of his duties to make out the Customs entries. Accused had , v '"' ,ous t'mes been (entrusted with large sums of money, some of which had not been accounted for by Uini ~,n „ g ross nmolmt nf the shortages was 1180 8s fld, of which £43 15s had been recovered. To Mr. Kettle: He (witness) had I'ea-oii to suppose that the lad had been gambling the monev bv bookmak»>g on a small scale. Detective Millar produced a written statement by the accused to the effect Unit he admitted the offence. The accused had in conversation with witness admitted that he bad hacked horses. Ibe accused intimated that lie had nothing further to sav. and was there-j upon committed for' sentence at tile Supreme Court.