Pet Yourself In His Place: A Jury’s Decision

Northern Advocate, 18 July 1939, Page 7

Pet Yourself In His Place: A Jury’s Decision

[Special to “Northern Advocate’’] PALMERSTON N„ This Day.

In the Supreme Court yesterday. Sydney Herbert Hume, a buttermaker, who was charged with the attempted theft of two totalisator tickets, valued at £GS 5/-, the property of Archibald McCorkindale, of Wairoa, was found not guilty. It was alleged that on the last day of the Fcilding races, McCorkindalo bought two £5 tickets on Lucullus Boy, which won .and paid £6 10/6 Discovering that he had lost his tickets, McCorkindale reported the matter to the racing club and then returned home.

Tickets Presented. Cn the following day, it was alleged, accused went to the office of the racing club with two tickets on Lucullus Boy, and endeavoured to collect the dividend. fie was asked why he had not presented them on the previous day, but said that he had to meet the Auckland express. When the police made inquiries, Hume said that his small son had found the tickets and that accused, .after cashing them, intended to look for the owner In his address to the jury, counsel 'for the defence contended that the average man who found a winning ticket on a racecourse would endeavour to cash it. He asked what chance Hume had of knowing that he could find the owner. The Judge Sums Up. Mr Justice Blair asked the jury to consider what they would do if they came into possession of tickets which had been found. Would they take the attitude that finding was keeping, or, would they make inquiries from the racing club? The jury then returned its verdict of not guilty.

BOXING

Foster Outpoints Mudgway

[Special to “Northern Advoca t'e’T AUCKLAND, This Day. Neville Mudgway, of Auckland, holder of the professional welterweight championship of l New Zealand, was beaten on points by Johnnie Foster, of Canada, in a bout last night. The match was of ten threeminute rounds. It was a disappointing exhibition right from the start. The professional preliminary saw Bert McKay, the Auckland lightweight, maintain his sequence of victories by a technical knockout, his opponent on this occasion being Fred Finnigan, of Wellington.