A WIN IN TATTERSALL'S SWEEP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 65, 17 March 1910, Page 4

A WIN IN TATTERSALL'S SWEEP.

> PEIZE OF £23U 7/9. - f . ' : AST ALLEGED PAKTSTEBSffIP. ) A young man named Harold PermeD ' -was brought before "®r James Stitcibury. • JJ»-, at the Police Court this morning "on > a charge that he had received £771 9/3 - from Hr. Brown, tie manager -of the icai tional Bahklai. Waihi, on terms requiring " him to account .for .or pay tie same to ' one CJharfes""Harnian r which he had omit 1 ted to do. The case for tie police was conducted : by Chief-Detective Marsack, and Mr W. - S. Hackett appeared, for the accused. s Tie story told by the police, is that i three mates, named respectively Harold - Pennell, Charles Harman'' and'--James ■ Bowman, purchased three-tickets in one ' of 'T*attersall's sweeps, the tickets being taken out by Pennell and in has name. ■ but' with the distinct understanding, that . if any of these tickets won a prize the i money resultant therefrom was to be i equally divided between these three men. • One of the tickets drew a prize, tie net ! value of which was £2314 7/9. On tie ! 13th inst. Pehnell went to the "National ' Bank of New Zealand. at WaiH,"accbm- ' panied by another man named vvdlram ' . Kneebone, who, ,it is alleged, represented to Mr Brown, the manager -of the bank, that he was a partner in the successful ticket -with Pennell, and- both - received ' the full, amount. Pennell and .TCTigrivma • then came down to Auckland, and book- • ed-steerage passages by tie s-s. MaienOi - -which left for Sydney .on tie-night of tha : 14th inst.- ..' .' :- - 7 -\ '■' Knee Done -was arrested iy Detectives Cos and Sweeney, "before ; tie steamer ; left,, on a. charge of false pretences in ' connection with. this money, and then Pennell decided to remain m Aucklana, instead of proceeding by the steamer. . East -.night, the. same- detectives also 1 placed Pennell under arrest on a charge '■ of 'failing- ■■*>. account to his partner^ ■ j-Harmaii Bowman, for the money ' "which-,should "have come? to. them,.and ! which 'was drawn by him. ';,.,,/ Both accused .wfll;: appear. ~hefbre;'i.the ' Magistrate's Conrt at Waihi on the 23rd ■ inst. i-Each-of the three --shares-came 7 to ' £771 9/3. ;It •is-.'uridEistocA'.aaistbe ' defence is, that neither-Harmannor Bow- \ man ever placed themselves on tie-fodt- , ing of partners-in the- transaction, inasj much thatalthoiujrh they had agreed to ' j "come in** they never tendered any ; I money -i or. tie'.pjireiase; of the tickets.. ! This case is said to be the first-of its I kind in the Dominion. Ii is expected ■ (-to-be- interesting*--not merelyM«i--account j of its' inherent peculiarities,; but because ' : it involves a nronter of la-w- poirrts;' the ' | argument . . which should be worth ' I hearing. ~ < . ~, ;