One Hundred Pounds for a Shilling.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6237, 9 June 1890, Page 3

One Hundred Pounds for a Shilling.

An application was made to the magistrate for West London, for his advice by a servant girl living in Hammersmith, through a friend who accompanied hsr. He said the girl’s mistress received a book of tickets from Belfast for a prize lottery, and sold one to her servant for a shilling. The number of the ticket proved to be a prize entitling the applicant to £IOO. Application was made for the money, and a reply was received stating that a cheque for the amount had beea forwarded. The magistrate was informed that the cheque had never reached the girl.— Mr Ourtis-Bennelt directed an officer of the court to make inquiries, and observed' that she was a lucky girl to get £IOO for a shiling.—ln the afternoon Poliooconstable Beady said he had not seen the prisoners’ mistress, as she was away from homo, but her husband, who kept a railkshop lold him that his wife had a book containing 13 tickets. She sold five or sis, and the girl agreed to take one, and to pay for it when her wages became due. Ho also said the girl never had the ticket in her possession tnd never paid for it. Mr Curtis-Bennett : Ohe girl admits not having paid for it. The officer further reported that the husband informed him that a cheque for £IOO was received in q letter addressed to Alice Hickie, care of Mrs Batchelor. The letter was opened by his wife who sent to a jewellerin Belfast who had the distribution of the prizes, and received the money.—The girl, in answsr to the magistrate, said she had possession of the ticket for a week. Her mistress asked her for the ticket to show her sister, and sht gave it to her.—Mr Curtis-Bennett: How did you know it won the prize ?—Applicant: 1 had the numbor.—The officer slid the prizes were drawn before the girl’s wages were due. —Mr Curtis-Bennett thought Le could not recommend criminal proceedings, but advised the issuing of a writ in the High Court of Justice for £IOO.