DEFRAUDED OF £400

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 358, 14 June 1935, Page 6

DEFRAUDED OF £4OO

BET ON RACING ‘‘MORAL? '.’’ ''. MAN DUPED BY TALE OF r . HEAVY BETTING . '/ . '-: ' ‘ •I. > ’ I’mu* , r Press Association —Copyright ' 0 f,..* r'«.i: iAucklandj June 13;, i 1 " Alexander Wallace Copley,' aged 37, .who .was .arrested at '.-Wellington, 'was charged' that at' Auckland on March ;1 5, he conspired ■ with : James 1 Ryan arid ,apothcr, unknown-mail 'to defraud Warncford Johnstone of £4OO and, alternatively, with . obtaining i£4oo ;! by the pretejige .that hei had information that,;the; racehorsb Cadland was a tp, win.r-the: Rangitikei Cup at Bulls, on .March Op-that the : person he introduced: to- Johnstone-in’ 1 a- hotel in Auckland was.a representative of 'Scott an4 v -MjsWtihdal.-',.!allegei to' be bookmak-i ers .at; Wellington,- that" £4ou ‘was to Be plaqcd,. op Cadland and that he' (Copley) had .already placed a 'bet of '• £,450' on horse. ■’' y> ' ■ ", . Copley pleaded ' guilty to the .false pretences - charge-and "was cotnrnittedfor sentence, The other charge ~ was withdrawn. -!t The -witnesses included Henry Martiridale, commission agent of 'Wellington, who said he knew "nothing of the accusedy and’ detective Slater, "who. said that, Copley admitted duping Johnstone, .whom he first'met at the Pukekohe show.' i . Copley, said he shared the money with another man, an' Ettglihhmap,' vrhp had ance^4eft-N6w ;, Zdglar.d.' ' ('Jut ?,fEvid£»ce - "Avas l ' : gWeh by Warnefqkd Johnstone; who said ho was unmarried ■ftiid a -farmer. Mg ,sgid He. attendedthe Pukekohe show oh;‘February 16. He knpw (Sjpley- by sight dnef iriet him at a “balland was,(introduced' by blip to,,a taaft shamelj Pyan.‘v‘ C'. , _ ■ . ,-p h 4 Aftfer : losing 'money ,at (the ‘‘ball; game” JohfiStpnd Whiit; away to borrow, money, Capleyl'accompanymg him. Copley gave ffls%dhiß'^s'James Crawley. ; At the. “bail sßs?’ jjri cphipapy with, Ryam apd Copley; Jdhhsfpne lost'£2l, m»T went to 'Auckland, on business on Ryan and .Copley out-; din »i,:;*;:;:.v , - •• tv.., Jnformgtion’’ ‘1 I^'^hc|y y s^c|'r I thQy ; ;had some, good information,” said Johnstone,,'.“arid', as .their* ,-,was -gjways ■ good, they bet As .they. 1 wduld'get the overnight they said they pjgetjpie at 10 .o’clock'next ■mOrn'ing!”- , u . l ' l r XL \\ .. Was. kept,' said Copley, drinks at an hotel. - Copley ’ thyce Cigars, one'for ' each-math , , went /to 'another ■ 1 thsy Ji#dJhe!‘!%stialiround of drlnks,’V J< ‘ 1 Copley said they had received the ’infosJTstk)|t;;iwAii 061'cphdne call came fdr Cpp]ey ; t>t thtf ihotel.'hftd hfe- asked to Be fe£C«sadiand' r Wah hWhy-TorAb'ogt a ter of an hour. i WOh-hisTHuriPhS' ahklfd' me if. I would like to be in as everything was all right, ’ paid Johnstone. .“I knew-what he was referring to.* I Hesitated but he said Ryan was going to 4 place. o Jpt of .fnopey pn tfd -.so liimeclf. Ryan - ' Said' he was going to place £IOOO on his information, hut no horse was mentioned.” ’ At Copley* met another man whom he seemed to know. Copley-introduced this man to ' fiHn’ b£ bookmakers and he was to accept betting on behalf of Ryan,-Copley and JohnTCopll^^^'pßJ n tb ’ 'lsife *' a K ' cheque Which (he. handed!iq man. supthe pi arc otn > swbe£ctirt* tho ; bookmaker,. <‘got, CD 14h o .Coplgy,, apd| a?Hed m e ;f V[ i wjre'. notj, to place £4OO on it.” . , • : Cdpky r sarrr' rndney > \vaV Cadkfhd;'\v!htch Tcda-ttnntn io IheißangU' tikpi JCteih • da|y- • llphns.t.9pc f aief hp mfite. Wit a ,chequp, for . £4OO which he h'a'rfded ‘.to tKe supposed bookmakers’'' Copies' ihrt ;>.i:sfK'* : o hhb. ml.} he hci'l j bright -’ahcf'eat'iy pVAr'ilhA'Anorflinfe' singl'd ’ thaCterod--.MK.‘ quiiedi ulwiwl)was*. iseattedjion ;tlid steps” of Auckland, blackened' Clrty pipe. Two, Smartly pressed laughing■ : girls ! Ws¥«. Hahh one; " “HhHfri Happy that bUfrlhifik-lotfifSl-hi .“She’s enjoying dl'er .b«te«ib(Re.*Sfajt v pipe,’’' said .;the lothgr. ..They mtiph first, “wliat, (kind . ( of '. toh/i’^o,, he Wmethiijg. sppcial, I sHdnld shy.” ’“Let’s g(o bficli'atid ash' her,” • Saul ! irei r ;fiidhd, liiy ju% ! t > i foT )4 fun.’? : So' hack tlifey 'wfenti amd' a'ukfeil •her. The old dame -srnfledy and’said' ‘‘Cut Plug. t -Np.{, 10,’’..adduiS- sa/t tihealways,’ smpked,.itj, > ,Ij is 1 t|fe fivh faihphs tpasted ' i’ohaccos: C\it Plug hfd. 1 l'o' ('Pullshfeall) mv'y 1 ; Cut No.; ‘3 (feulld’ogh 1 'ChShendlhil, '■•KiV.ehl head Gpkl' a'nrt DhserCCMdilainff their ll rare avour-.and ; ,(le 1 ightfu 1 fragrance,! appeal, .tp pakpha and,. Maori.-; fUikft.;. And' they ahpftter > ■merit—they hrte' HUrnflesST '' It’s 'thg , tpadffhg 'that' ’ dlimliihtes the 'tpoiSoiu 1 ops nicotine! But beware ofl'-vyclfth-less imitaions!