IMPERIAL THORPE CASE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20743, 14 June 1929, Page 13

IMPERIAL THORPE CASE.

■FURTHER -REMAND GRANTED. REDUCTION OF BAIL ALLOWED. (Special to Daily Times.) .. CHRISTCHURCH, June 13. i-lie alleged ringing in” case concerning the. horse Imperial Thorpe was adjourned again to-day for a fortnight by Mr E C. Levvey, S'.M„ ih the Magistrates Court. ■ Samuel ‘ Bates, of ' Orari, described as a labourer and horse: trainer aged 36,. and Leslie Holland, of East road’ .Invercargill, ■ horse-trainer, aged': 28 years, appeared in custody. , ? !iar se. was that’on June 3, 1029. at Christchurch, with inteut to defraud they-- did attempt to obtain from the f r t .*?n' u - ry Park trotting Club the sum ol ,£ln9 in money by means of a certain false pretence—to wit, by falsely representing .that a trotting horse nominated as Imeprial Thorpe was not identical with the trotting horse Bruce. . Mr R Iwynoham. appeared for Bates ami Mr 9* Thomas for Holland, imperial impounded by the stewards of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club on ’ niie ,1 at the .. conclusion. of j face in which the horse was engaged. • ■ Chief Detective Carroll 'asked for a further remand. He added that he did not think that he would; be able to on \vith the case then. , Mr Thomas said that Holland was having difficulty in getting bail arranged’ It was going to be a difficult matter if the bondsmen were required to come tb Christchurch on the occasion of each remand.

The Magistrate: Can you agree to an extended adjournment? Mr Thomas: It will suit me better to take a fortnight’s adjournment. Chief,, Detective Carroll; : This horse has been running since June of last year 1. cannot guarantee to go bn in a fortnight.

A. further remand for a fortnight was granted.

Mr Twyneham. for Bates, asked if the magistrate was still holding , the men to their bail of £4OO. .

•v« , MH nßistr ? te: Are y°» having any difhculty? » j

Mr Twyneham: Bates has relatives, but they are not in a good way, and thev cannot conscientiously come to the court and say they are worth £4OO. ~e Magistrate; What do you say they could do? * *

_Mr Twynelmin: Two hundred pounds. Counsel added that lie would consent to an> conditions imposed such as reporting daily to the police. b The magistrate reduced the bail in each case to £2OO in each man’s own recoe-?’-!A nce -„ ar l d one surety in each case of i-tiach man was ordered to report daily to the police.