ROBBED HIS MATE
OF GAMBLING GAINS
HAMILTON. This Day. A half-caste, Jack Manfel Wilson, a labourer of Manunui, was charged at the Supreme Court with assaulting \ and robbing Jack Goodall at Whangaporeto, near Manumii, on August 4. Evidence showed that the parties were employed at a bush camp and attended a gambling school. Wilson lost his cash, but G.oodall won a goodly sum, including a new £10 note. Accused approached Goodall for a loan, but the latter put him off. Early next morning Goodall went to the stable to attend the horses when he was violently struck and rendered uii- [ conscious. On coming to he ascertained that he had been robbed of most of the previous night's winnings. It was subsequently ascertained that Wil- ■ son had cashed the £10 note. J I A verdict of guilty was returned and i sentence was deferred. The prisoner j ha'' a bad record. —Press Assn. i
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19251125.2.55
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 25 November 1925, Page 5
Word Count
153ROBBED HIS MATE Northern Advocate, 25 November 1925, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in