RINGING-IN.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3573, 4 March 1924, Page 5

RINGING-IN.

CASE BEFORE COURT. PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE [Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, March 8. The alleged ringing-in case commenced in the Lower Court before Mi H. W. Bundle, S.M., the Look-Out case being taken first. William Williamson, William Percy Capes, Charles Hopgood Capes, Walter Medley Hulston and James Golding were charged that on or about December 17, 1923, at Christchurch, they conspired with each other by fraudulent means to defraud Wyndham Racing Club by entering a trotting horse named Willie Lincoln in The Diggers’ Trot Handicap al Wyndham on January 1 under the false name of Look-Out. There were similar charges in respect of the Oretl Harness Trot and the Roslyn Harness Trot on January 2 and 3. Walter Medley Hulston,* Charles Hopwood Capes, William Percy Capes and Alfred Tucker ware also charged that on or about July 27, 1923, at Christchuurch, they did conspire to defraud the Poverty Bay Trotting Club of £l7B 18/- by substituting the trotting horse Willie Lincoln for Eulius.

In respect to the charges in -which Tucker was charged jointly with Hulston, C. H. Capes and W, P. Capes, a remand was granted till to-morrow. Bail was allowed Tucker £2OO with one surety of £2O. Robert Gallagher, railway clerk, produced a waggon order for the car riage of a horse from Hornby to Invercargill. The truck should have been available for December 27, but was not sent to Hornby. Two men called to inquire about the missing waggon and arrangements were made to place a bogey horse truck on the midday express. The men stated the horse was being taken to Winton. Witness said one of the men was Charles Capes. The other he could not identify.

William Stanley, shunter, stated that on December 27 a horse was sent away on the midday express. He assisted in loading. Charles Capes was present, and he was in charge oi the gear. Another man brought the horse.

Edwin Billing, railway porter, produced a consignment note which was in his handwriting, save for the term “sulky” and the name ‘‘Golding, Madras Street,” Witness remembered a horse being sent away on December, 27. Charles Capes was present. Nothing was said as to whom the horse belonged. Charles Capes paid for the horse in the parcels office. He did not know who signed the consignment note. He noticed at the time that the signature was "Golding.” He asked: “Is that one of Golding’s horses?” and Charles Capes replied; “Yes.” Harry Carson, parcels clerk, said he collected an overcharge for the horse from Charles Capes. Charles John Halsey, formerly a railway porter, said Charles Capes handed him the consignment note and paid £4 14/8 for the carriage of the horse. Five or ten minutes before the express left Capes discussed obtaining a refund on account of the confusion the Department had caused by not sending a truck to Hornby. After hearing further evidence the ease was adjourned till to-morrow, pending the arrival of the North Island witnesses.