DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 August 1925, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS.

AUDACIOUS PLOT. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Aug. 18. An audacious plot to communicate with prisoners in Mount Eden goal and to carry out betting transactions was revealed in the Police Court to-day. David Hugh Lloyd, aged 39, and Edgar H. Scott, aged 39, warders at. the gaol, pleaded guilty to causing tobacco and letters to be unlawfully conveyed to the prison, and F. W. T. Redler, aged 26, another warder, admitted causing three letters to he delivered into the prison. The offences were committed on July 31 and April 30. Mrs Ada May Bleasel admitted causing to be delivered to Lloyd three letters and a parcel of tobacco, to he conveyed into the prison, and denied two charges of publishing a document containing a totalisator dividend and of laying totalisat-or odds. Remarking that they were foolish men, the magistrate (Mr J. W. Poynton) imposed a fine of £5 and 7s costs in each case, hut refused a request by Scott for the suppression of the names, saying it was too grave a matter, especially as they were in public positions. In regard to the case against Mrs Bleasel, it was stated that she had already been fined £SO for receiving stolen property. Mr Tong amended the plea to one of guilty on the betting charge. The chief detective said the' woman had declared that she would still carry on.

Mr Poynton: “Oh, a fine to her would he" onlv a fleabite.”

On the first charge Mrs Bleasel was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, and she was fined £2O on each of the two other counts.

DIED IN BED

TAUMARUNUI, Aug. 19. C. Lane, a well-known resident of Otanghvai, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. Deceased had been managing a farm for the last two years, and at the time of hie death was awaiting the arrival of a successor prior to taking up his own farm at Otorohanga. He leaves a wife and eight children. ALLEGED FORGERY. . GISBORNE, Aug. 19. Erai Te Toron, at the Magistrate’s Court to-day, was committed for sentence on a charge of forging his brother’s name to a Land Board voucher for £4l.

At the Hawena. Magistrate's Court to-day judgment for the plaintiff by default with costs against the defendant wa,si given in each, of the following undefended civil, oases-:—B. R. Long v. J. Barrett £4; Fiarmiens’ Co-op. v. H. W. Ei. Pinfold, £2l 15s lid; E, T. Eden v. T. L. Evans, £122 14 s lOd; Joseph Mathis v. Duncan Hepburn. £5 8s 6d; F. Baiiley v. Jack Tapp, £3B 10s Od; A Yin-ten v. Joe Hokio, £8 10s Gel; Wm. Hawkins v. It. Clarke, £2 5s Od; J. MciLeod v. Etangi Aim, £l2 7s 6d; J. McLeod v. T.wi Wharennutia., £1 10s Od; same v. Harry Ngarewa., £1 ; R. A. Keys v. Rob Whaktvhih.i, £l4 2s; Halliwell, Spratt. and Thomson v. Kavamagh and Boylaii, £1 l,s 0d; Li. A. Taylor v. H. Nga.tie.wa. £27 12s 7d; IT. Rodger v. A. Pickering, £ll 10s 0c!; same v. N. Chadwick; £11; A, Martin v. M. Zadoni. £7 14s Od: same. v. J. Palmer, £lO 7s 4d; J. McKenzie v. A, CL McDonnell, £1 8s 0d; D. S. Hurley v. Fred Muir, £l2. Ordensi were made in judgment summons cases as follow: —L. Slinger V. Gate, £7 16s Oil in cliefault 9 days’ impn.somnent: H. L. Abbott v. R.ipene. £7 10s Od in default 9 days’ imprisonment; CL S. Barclay v. H. Ngarewa. £8 Is Od in default 10 days’ imprisonment; A. W. Buckla.nd v. W. Tumiaihuld, £7O 13s Od, in default 72 days’ i mpri sonment-.