OWNER AND CAPTAIN ARRESTED.
LONDON, Oct. 29. William James Jones, and .Captain Pluminer havo been arrested on a charge of attempting to defraud tho under .writers! — A. and N.Z.C.A:
A. previous cahle stated: The Board !df ', Trade*- inquiry into the loss of the Glendalough, near Belfast Lough, has delivered judgment at -Cardiff. The court found that the los^was -dueto-a ( wilful act of Captain Plummer, 'acting' m concert with William- Jaihes . Jones.^ owner, - who insured the vessel ior' a£60,000, though the value, including cargo, was only £17,000. "Jones recklessly and' wickedly gambled j not drily for money, bul m the lives of men." He ■was ordered to pa- .the' costs" of the inquiry, namely, £25,000. Plummer's certificate was cancelled: The' evidence >'s being forwarded ty> the Public Prosecutbr,?with a view' tb bringing the alleged criminals to justice.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15359, 1 November 1920, Page 5
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