ALLEGED “RINGING IN"

Evening Star, Issue 18541, 25 January 1924, Page 8

ALLEGED “RINGING IN"

A FURTHER REMAND GRANTED. [Pek United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, January 25. Later information received by tho police has led to another remand in the trotting 'case. The five men arrested were before the court this morning—William Williamson, William Percy Capes, Charles Hopwood Capes, James Golding, Walter Medley Hufston—charged with conspiring to defraud the Southland Racing Club by entering a trotting _ horse named Willie Lincoln in the Oreti Harness Trot at the meeting on January 2 under the false name of Lookout. Williamson was charged separately with attempting to obtain from the club the sura of £153 by representing that the horse Willie Lincoln was tho trotting horso known as Lookout. Chief-detective Cameron asked for a remand till February 1 at Christchurch. Mr A. L. Hobbs, who appeared for all tho accused, objected. Ho stated that tho police had informed the magistrate in Dunedin that tho final remand would be to Dunedin on January 31, when the police would bo prepared to go oh with tho case, Tho Chief Detective said they had received later information that morning, and in accordance with the wishes of the Dunedin police ho asked for a remand till Friday next, when the date of hearing at Dunedin would probably bo fixed. The magistrate granted the remand. Mr Hobbs asked for bail, and in view of tho number of remands suggested that the amount should be as light as possible. Tho Magistrate admitted the accused to bail in the sum of £2OO and one surety of £2OO. On the second charge against Williamson a second surety, he said, would bo necessary. Mr Hobbs asked if Golding could be admitted on his own recognisance. Ho received bail on these terms in Dunedin. Tho Magistrate said ho must find a surety.