HIS LUCK WAS OUT.
"MOTIVES GOOD; METHODS BAD." It was unfortunate for L. H. Crawford, who appeared before Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, on a charge of unlawfully establishing a lottery, that a young lady who had taken a ticket lost her handbag. Defendant, for whom Mr. Hall Skelton appeared, pleaded guilty. Detective-Sergeant Kelly said that on October 21 last a girl's handbag was found in Newmarket. It contained a ticket for a raffle, which came into the possession of the police. The ticket was eventually traved to Crawford. Defendant had been quite frank about the matter. He said that the raffle was to raise funds for a school picnic. The police had had no option but to bring a prosecution. "Defendant's .motives were good, but his methods bad," said the magistrate. "Apparently he had no intention to bring about personal gain, and he appeared ignorant of the law." Crawford was ordered to pay costs 15/.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 304, 23 December 1932, Page 3
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162HIS LUCK WAS OUT. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 304, 23 December 1932, Page 3
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