MISAPPROPRIATION CHARGE

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1938, Page 10

MISAPPROPRIATION CHARGE

: RACE TIPPING SHEET. SYDNEY. July 28. Henry Arthur Jones. 69. a retired, military officer :nd pensioner. was bound over in Qmiriwr Sessions yesterday on charge of having fraudu-l 1< nt.lv inisuppropvktit <! Cino, im, property.of John J.’ranci.-. Coimidine. His ilotior said if tin? accused thought fit lo appeal against bis conviction. l.'o would be. prepared to givea certificate. Jones, it was staled, was managing director of Punters’ Pic. I.id., a rel gisiored company, •.•. b.ich issued "Punt(ers’ .Pie,” a race Upping sheet, lour

times a week. Considine, a. clerk, said he paid -£ 100 cash as a. Ildelity bund when Jones of-; t’ered him a. position ns otlice manager ol “Punters’ Pit." for U months at .C 5 a. week. The £lOO was to be returned when his serviceworn terminated. He drew the 8 5 a week for about six vecks, ami then Jones teld him that he could nut afford to pay him the salary. Ho. asked for his

£lOO back, Inn mA received it. COLLECTION OF “REST BETS." Considine. in answer g, Mr. A. Mcigher (for ih,. defence L said ho knew it was tipping biisiimw,-. bur. i.’muid 00l ufierwards tlml it was mere

l>i'<.:s(-.’i?t.''.t;O!i oi “best bets" coin clod from other tippinr- sources. 1 His Honor: When you I’miml iimi ,ye-(i were not. golfing inform;:; ion by bribin'’; stable boys, you were disgu;-;!-'-.d ? —I was no!, -disgusted. A--; long as I got. my X’s a week 1 v.;i,; sutisfiml. Cum idine said that Indore beciiming associate:! v i'.h Jones Jie 'mid an “outmdc. ’ 1. now 11 -dye of ra<ing, Ji i.v'n;.. been cl'-t!-; to a. bookmaker. Bis Honor Go A!;,-. Meagiier): T.he Crown Prosecutor Ims said this man is simple, and ho says hinieli' (hat iio was mixed up in racing. Is there ic'dly any tlilTeizmce? (Lau.'-thlei'. > Jone'-, giving (.‘valence, said “i'-’unt- (■!'.' f'i<?” uont.aim.d a •■iimmary oi' all t.'ie ri4.-.abli.: tips from varums .sources I in •Sy<!n<-\-. | llis Iloilo l '.' is i 1 is l l j;; 11; ■ ■ lip. pmo iH;:i y ; ..|> ihink Gw public tnJicve? 1m - i in.-, ;• h:.’d been ba-.!, he -“■’’■d'-.i, Ir-.-a-c- ... (j - |.;.p. - ;l ;,[ ihm-.-; n-i. cc prosp’.-t is of Icyis/nCoo (e re-l I ■■ : -ri<‘( 1 ippinr jviti'-,:. I '-im- it. busfnew., A!! off wiicn! u’f Were ■ fm iimo ~u; of I-mir tiir:? —i m Ver ::i.iggested Ghai. If ••ou have burn iii (hi; Im-'iim s-: us; Ion;; a.s I have. wouM know Kia!.' you cannot win money by bncki’ig nui es. Moat I h"d io do vas io ihu ptibli-- v. (mi they 'samed. ! _ P-. was slated tinn Jones’:; -nil’., !iad; ueeu killed in an air rub! on Londmi. [-'•od tlml. two of hi.; .:on-,; imd been I “.i!!<(! in m tiou. i

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