DUPING A COLONIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9553, 28 July 1909, Page 3

DUPING A COLONIAL.

CONFIDENCE TRICK VARIED. A remarkable story of a racing conspiracy was told at Marlborough Street on Friday, June 11th, when William Makein, of Piccadilly, and Charles Doyle, staying at Bailey's Hotel. Gloucester Road, Kensington, were accused of conspiring to obtain £734 from Thomas E. Inglis, an Australian, boarding in Bernard Street, Russel Square. Mr Percy Robinson, who proscuted, said this was a form cf confidence trick, Makein being represented as a geutleman from Smith Africa, Doyle as a wealthy pquatcer from Tasmania, and another man not in custody aw a jeweller from Australia. Detective-Inspector Fowler said that when Makein was searched, in his inside waistcoat pocket was tound a bundle of Bank of England notes - £1,060 in all. Makein remarked. "There is more than enough to pay the man his money back. Can't you do that and let me go?" Inglis, a tall, well-built and bronzed man, said he was formerly a bark j merchant at Albany, West Australia, ! and came to England with bis wife ! and family on April 17th. At his j address in Bernard Street he met a ; man named Peterson, and later on j met Doyle at the Russell Hotel. A : motor ride was arranged, and he j went with them to the Royal Auto- ! mobile Club, where he met Makein. : Makein asked them if they would like to hav-2 some money on the horse Woodhall, which he could guarantee to win, and they said they would have £25 each on the horse. The witness got the money, and put it on, believing the transaction to be a genuine one and that the race had not been run. The following day he went to the club to see Makein, and "pick up" his winnings. He did not, however, pick up his winnings. Makein spoke of the Derby, and said he could get them 10 to 1 on Bayardo, suggesting that witness should have £IOOO on that horse. Doyle and Peterson put £IOOO each, giving Makein chequss for the bets. The witness was told that the following day the price would be lowered, and that they could "hedge off," making a good profit. At that time Makin had £125 of Inglis', so he obtained another cheque for £375 to make up £SOO, which he consented to put on. Subsequently Makein said that Bayardo was not going to run. and he advised that the money should be put on Sir Martin at 10 to 1. The witness agreed to put £IOOO on that horse, and Doylp and Peterson put £2OOO each. Makein said n profit of £166 was then in hand, so the witness sent him another chtque for £334, making up £1,1)00. The next time he saw Makein, Doyle and Peterson together wa-3 on May 2th, when they lunched at the Hotel Russell and went to the Automobile Club. Makein said he had hedged off the money, making £I,OOO profit for the witness and i double that amount for the others. \ Mjkein suggested that he should j put the £I,OOO on Baron Solway and | Captain Kite, one of which was J bound to win. They were to start at 4 to 1 Makein left the room for the purpose of telephoning, and, returning, said he had fixed the matter up. The witness paid he was not a wave, cf course, that he rr.ee had j by that time been run, and that the | horses had lost. The next day, be- j coming suspicious, Inglis informed the police and the accused was ar- I rested. j Makein was sent to pri=on for j eighteen months on three charges, ! ar.d Dovie for twelve months, th \ police being complimented. j