"EASY MONEY.”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10456, 10 December 1927, Page 2

"EASY MONEY.”

CROES-W'ORD PUZZLE ERACD FINE OF £IOO- OR.GAOL. ATM KI..AND. Dec. 9. ,\ fine of Clou. or two liKinflis’ gaol, was imposed by Mr. R. A'.. Kean. S.M., on T. W. A. J. A’aglcr, alias I’oiilton. 38. fer estahlishing a lottery known as' tho Ox ion I cro-s----werd competition, lo be lol’ow’d fy one nientli’s imiirisiniment on one ol 36 charges of obtaining mem . by Jtile pretences. . Accused pleaded guilty to all charges. _ • Chief-Detective ( limmings stated that accused was J.isc-liai’god from, prison on Julv 29 last, and next da'-' advertised the Oxford crossword puzzle. On Septrif'.'ier 1.0 In; piiblisligfl names stated to he.the winners ot llie (ir.st. prize. '£>’!). and the .•eeend prize, £4O, and varmns other prizes. Ko received 800 shillings fi’oai . entraals, and stated that the total suiy. he received was about 640 inquiries .)(-,> the police failed ‘to • locate any n the persons wliose names were puhlishe'd as prize winncr-s. •,mv. In !•• thing was a. fraud. Aoelised had a number of previous convictions before tiiid for breaking and emeriti-.; and tin it. mid was now serving one month's sentence. and awaiting trial in the Supreme. Con -1 on another charge. Tho Magistrate “aid this seemed to !..■ an' easy way i.-i get money by fraud. The prospects of any entrants .winning anything were practically Uil.—P.A.