A TROTTING CASE.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1923, Page 4

A TROTTING CASE.

| IDENTITY OF 31 ARE QUESTIONED. STAKE .MONEY INVOLVED. DUNEDIN, April 20. In tile Police Court a cose of interest to followers of trotting was heard, Archibald Campbell Sim and James Procter Nicholson being jointly (barged that at Brvdoue on February Ist.. 1922, they conspired with each niher to defraud the Tapanni Racing Club by entoiing a trotting mare named ])orn Derby in the Dominion Handicap und o- the fa be mime of Travlece. The t .v<» uiim were further ( barged that on February loth, they obtained Tom the same dub to I by means of false pretence-. to v.it. representing Dora Derby to he Travlece. -Mr (.'. J. White, appealed for Sim, and .Mr Bannetman ((;«.;• o im- Ni.!: !-on. .lii.-enh Dl.i k. secretary of id'-.- Cioucestor < lul., Christclnirch. and also in tercsted in trotting, stated that prior to May. 1921. lie was owner of a trotting mare named D■ rn Derby. 1 lie breeding was Lord Derby, out of Dora. He nominated the mare for two memile races at Forbury on May oln and 7th. 1921. the lest race on each day. .lu-t before the race on the la-i day. he was approached by me accuse-.!, Nicliobv.il. whom he had previously i met in I'hri'-tchtirr'i. Nicholson asked j if Dm a Dd-b.v was for side. Witne s j «.y ; . s< a t a price." Continuing. I V. inn— said he told Nicholson he cmild I 1... i.- the h .v-e l.ei'in eI be .-. j I Th.-V ne'L lit die i-orner »■!' the si md j lan. r. and be iiureduccd cm. reel j i. V. iuiess as ‘-Ml- Davis.” Witne ••• j ‘-hi- Davis.” Sim ashed what he j warned I'm- Dora Derby., rod y. duos- j ] ); *t il.c £2OO ea-li, but would give | Cl CO down. £10*) ..at of the first win. | j and ClO out of the secmul win. Ib' j could u. t remember whether Nich-ds nj j was pie.-eiu dining thus con versat wn I 1,.,t lie ihoiighi lie had walked aw a j before. Dm a Derby bad not won ti last race. Sim said he didn't liiin ii would lie long holme witness wool get the money, kecau.-e he was going t Humiliate the hor-e lor Flumpton. \\ ' ness accepted the oib r. and 1 hoy mi al the Ciiy Hotel in tl e evening, wiiel j ihe deposit was paid by a cke(|i I signed by .1. I*. Niched'- n. Nichols.: was mb present, but a man named l‘> | Was the:;-. The icreipl was signed I. I .--in, a, levs. He -aid he lived : Beaumont. Witness afterwards a-te turned that the burse had not ho" muuinaied for Plum) ton or I'u.bur; After this, he wrote i i * E. Davi Beaummit," sending re.i-t ratio paper-, hut tile letter came hue through the dead letter offi--c*. Hr alI'ommunicated with J. I’. Nicholson a Brydone, asking for inlormali oi i.iuii the marc, ami why she laid no! lee tloniiea I■d. He got a reply aya-.; i , the mare l ad hroketi her h-g. and I. to he do t roved, anil that -me-. >. gone in .1.1 .iiaiia. Wilum- had neve received the l.alance of Cl 10 duo I him. lie was. pie-imi at tmi ,o;r in ( m'i-l'-hiiivh on January lljtb !a am! bad a <l : -ei.-siou veil ii Xi-holsi.: I bat : ■ d : I m i think ! > a I'm’ e v. • lu, -a c h" woo'd ! al." 1•. r b Witne-s lejimd IV.. -he would 1 .-. m O-I I;' him. a- -S' bad I ceil disip-ali ' "I lha! -dm had got him half-drunk c'-J d- : .:.•<! tlk- 'cam- p; him. Before b lag Id. ii.,;a Derby had I- t a haudiage,| 1,, ', mare « hen -. 1.1 c; gim. N I'V Her! Il.d Tl: Ming V oeiatioc. -'.id I !"■ 1 I e I'..' oil cil an jippiical ii II oil November 1.-;.. 1921. lor liic rcgi-l :n- ---. ion of Trayh-ce. ami the iv.arc w - Inly miN.'ivd, In <i nvm-.uimi wiih ■ti111. alter the cliljuit-y. tie- lai! a 1 >!•! 'it m - Iha 1 til" no re had been placed ■ta e i:i.' human baud- ee-uhl I rneli ' ' ' !'!•" " ted , hat " | ■ - -ON m had t -hi \mb-'f:. o iha i he (Shut go! • iid t hat he co-.ihl ii nil the ma re i my i ime. Sim went on t i • iy t "at si• -i, "! . a la d -i ..led iha I al the r--i.-l o! Sim be bad -ign <1 a h'lf : e (be I-!!' cl lb:' l the hr I ha i bn Ill'll - icg. This loiter bad !,.. "II -cut on » B!a !.. Nichols n -aid ti*.:i he h. >1 a';! ■ gr :t mistake ill doing this. lit In ! -et ; a ill licit about the I ime that a [ fati.'o !:;i• k into hi- hands. Sim ad t bl him that he wis going i<. ring m” the mare. File had -oli! ■ goo’ ear and bad the tail d died. Align,ins Matiynid, -or retaiy i f the apanui I; ,n ing Club -a id that he redyed ike i eoiti mi i 'mi o'. Trayh'cc lor J oia «!•••'.• run mi Fe ; aery 2‘uh. and V same. Ti -y'.-ea v-.ni the D 'minion j r-t. and c .la.ye for £!S v.a- sent j •t hiaiia Mob i!!c Sim. In :b r of lit • | •,"1-0.1 -aid rhat alter Ibe emptily in in i-ii hurdi. Nil be!-am i Id him that to lieac was a-.cHv Dorn Dei-I.v. is. 11l (tel' I cr 2:;:i.i. v. ime. -'s I roid'cr iriie'l I lae mare on i. and e-da ,1 him , >! her it! Tib. lie said -'e lia.l ru'ic'l (It wo. Willie.' ; -old the mare i a dn vci . Alfred dimes. b imLciip: . r i'»r ihe i:iri flub. :-a'd that lie hnm'icnpi ed ;v| ar a ill l'c .':7,0 ehl's. Had D V I ai'!iy i'oall m minidod. he would have Detective Beer hr. tided in a signed dement lay Sim. who said that Nichol|iegia ed the nilt' liil e ( f ihe wave. 1,1 v.iis X I he re wait I out of th-> winivel milling, as Ihe oil'eti «' ■' ed. I. fbe pa efii Ow- ing to strong moill— as In the idetduy of t'e berse ichel-em and lie had d<-< id'-'d to p“t i of the way. N'i m'-un was e,s i.c viewed, and stated t!ud be la d thing whatever to ‘1" with the Imrse. yoii l advancing Ihe deposit money to in at 7 per cent, interest. Accused reserved their defence, and ■re committed for trial, bail being i wed, self Cli'T). and one surety of DO each.