BETTING MAN IN TROUBLE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10594, 25 October 1910, Page 1

BETTING MAN IN TROUBLE.

\ ARIOU c CHARGES

:Q 3 ER l\l!ES&. ASSOCIATION.):; .: . . .. Wellington,- October-24." -, At the Magistrate's Court this 7 morn-. nig 7 beftfie ifr ~W G RidcLcll,'S M ,~a joung mun -aimed Victqr M'DufF, alias lloboit" Walter Watson, as'chrfiiicd oh fUy? separate informations: (1) With' obscene language- at ;I>rentharrf 'raCefcoursc on Satuiday, 02) itli 'theft of £1 at Trentham ;rac6o(Jnrse, : the . property ■ of •James Marshall; -(8) the nrojjertj' of :J:rNorth ;• (4)_wiilr theft of £2jthe-priperty of George -Murphy : and- (o) with* theft of ;£2,<.the property of". lildhard Regan..* -Accused; for wfiorqMr J. -M'Grath appeared, deftied "all the'allegations. ■ ' ' •; MJ-'- : M'Q rath: said ' that. he' - had wily . ■ been.' mstrueted. in .the- -cafees'/a' little 5vL o i.le:::prevKSnsly, 'ahd "he asfaid -for'a . remand of a'deused" for a short'periods t<j . 3uit ..the'convenience of, thfe/police. Accused . Jias only been arrested on Satur- . da \V .andhad consequently, been uuahle.,to make arrangements for ?bail : or to consult'a solicitor, ■.w. Ghief-Detectivo:-' Broberg,' who .prosecuted,,said thg.t so far- as the charges o£t.th.eft-."were concerned':he:' was prepared -to go on then,, but the application of coiriisel was a: reasonable <Jne,and he would not. oppose it. There was,-however., one witness for the prosecution- who,-- was leavingshortlj' • for Gisborne, and the prosecutor asked that the evidence, of .this -nitiiess be takeu.-. His Worship agreed. The informations were then read to M'Duff, who answered- ' 'Not Guilty' ' to. each.By. agreement. betweeli the prosecutor and counsel, for the defence it \v-is decided to ( take the charges-together so as to avoid repetition, of the evidence. " ■ James Walaqn,, residHfig . at Mixamar, said he was: a; .racecourse, detective-. Oil' Wednesday and.:Satur(jay /last. he <was employed ; .by - .the'. Wdlmgtpn 'llacmg Cljib. .Accused, dfdnot haye.a license to bet for tlic' Wednesday .meeting, but oti-, Saturday he came to. witness and asked if he could get a license. Wit-, ""ne'ss.said, ''Yes, \\hat is your Mi TM'Grath objected to any of the circumstances- under wluch the license h.a r d'been'obtainpd l bo,mg detailed. They had nothing to do with the cucumstances of the alleged thefts. It was admitted that M'Duff had-a license on -Saturday-. , . ....

' Chicf-Ootcctive Brobeig ..suti, jested that it might: bo evidence to show m- ; tehtii/li- on -tho-'part of the. -accused. If ho got a license, undor-a fictitious name, a f n'd--= bis: conduct' showed that he /intended to commit fraud,. tlien; lie. submitted the evidence was admissible., r Tho Magistrate thought-'tha.t .such •evidence might be used ill -rebuttal. The. mere fact that he possessed a "license was' Sufficient evidence that the Club considered him at that particular time a suitable, iicrson to act,-in the capacity for which.tho license was intended. The particular - • circumstances of the obtaining ol the license \\c.ie not relevant. . „ :':C()ntnuting, witness, said l-hat M'Duir obtained-the hcense under the name oi H \V Wilson. Witness,felt doubtful aboutvthe- license, and made inquiries concerning accused.. A tiiend went to investigate and lie came buck and sa-id nrcused's name was M'Duff, not- at- • Pon: M'Dufl . liadi' "scaled',',- the Wanganui-Hunt Club meeting. Witness went outside the course andiCalled Xvl'Puff; off . the,.stand,.' and said, "Xou have obtained a license- under-Jalse..,re- . .■ ac.cußed., M-Duft of having, ",'scaled" at Wangaliui. The, latter ; did .not deny it, but said, ''You have spoilt my connections.'' Wi+tiess warned defendant he had bet- 1 tcr do nothing «Tong, and tlieii left| him.- ; , , , . ... - To- Mr M'Grath: Witness, him self granted M'Duff's license That was part of. Ins . duty. Witness knew nothing against accused .previously,. had,"ni tact, never come m contact with him before'. - , ; Mr M'Grath asked that bail be fixed, and MfDuff . was remanded ,tilL. 2.15. p m. on.Wednesday, bad being allowed in-tho sum of £2O and one. suit ty of a like 'amount. It was also agieetl that t-lie charge of obscene language should bo heard' on- ;■ Wednesday . -