ALLEGED BETTING FRAUDS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143764, 12 April 1912, Page 3

ALLEGED BETTING FRAUDS.

A BLENHEIM CASE. Per Press Association. ' BLENHEIM, April 11. E. J. Walsh, grocer, and J. V. Binley, telegraphist, were before the court to-day charged with conspiracy to defraud Ross and Bradshaw and Scott and Martindalo of sums of £34. and £SO 10s,' on certain betting transactions. It is alleged that Binley arranged with Walsh to go to Wanganui races, leaving' signed telegrams to the firms mentioned containing the names of horses likely to win at _Wam&aiiui, the telegrams to be handed in prior to the time of the race. Walsh telegraphed the winners, to an address in Blenheim, and Binley watchedthe Wanganui wires and held back' telegrams to the firms, erased the horses’ names, and substituted the winning • horse. The firms became suspicious and anade inquires. A prosecution resulted.