CONFIDENCE TR CK.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13979, 14 August 1909, Page 3 (Supplement)

CONFIDENCE TR CK.

AN AUSTRALIAN; VICTIM. An Australian ' merchant," Mr Thomas Elliott Inglis,' "> residing oin .Russoll-sqiiare, London; has been- the victim of a now form of' 'confidence trick" by which .he has- lost :f 7M.

i He related . hi.s experiences !to the Marlboroiigli-stroet' magistrate recently [ when two inen,- AVilliam v Mfikeiii, - of Piccadilly, and Cbarl.es .Grant''T)oyle, who gave a. Kensiiigton.Jiofel us his address, wore " charged with '-obtaining ;t7:W from Kir -Ingljs by fraud. , -' ' Makoin, it was stated,rejiresented himself to be from-South 'Africa; who had had "ups and 'downs,", .and. Doyle as, .a. ...woaltjiy T.asmanian , . squatter, while, another man; .who was not :in custodv, named Peterson, introduced liimself as an Australian ieweller. Mr Tnglis; said tlifit lie met Peioivo-i ' «>fc: his address in Bernard-streets'and later, on he'■ met Doyle at'.the Hotel Russell. /V motor ride wns fixed up, and at the Automobile Club -ho was introduced* to ' Ma.keinV i•? Tlio:' latter asked whether they would all /like to hack, a horse liatjied ' .Woodhnll.':; Eneh agreed to lowing • witness went to •; draw - lijs. vinninos, hut he. did not gefc; th(vm. ;Mf>Icein. mentioned the. Derby.-. nnd_ said ho was in a-position' tovgivt a; price oT 10 to 1. asiainst'Rayardo. and ed- that witness should • tlie .lirirse. lioyle • and Peterson each piit £IOOO -on. and handed to Makoin elioiuos for tho • nitiounts*. > Oil -the following dav he. was told that the price- of• the. liorie would be lowered, and that they could all "hedie oft'," and so clear a substantial- profit. 'Makoin at that-tirne: had £l2o of his (witness's) money, so- lie (witness) wrote a cheque for £37o' to niake uo £sooj which,he agroe<l to nut on. He wasVaf tyrwards iold- that Bayardo w;as hot going to .run; and .was 'advised that the money, should bo: put on'Sir-Mar-tin, which-w.iS; at lO to .].'. "\Vjtness: ,eventually : agreed to• .havb.- ; -£IOOO •on Sir ifartin", and Doyle and. Peterson each agreed, to baek ifr for £2OOO. • • • The next, time; sawv the prisoners • and .'Poterson •. was .on . M.t.v 20t.1i, • when they "all -lunched': at the Hotel Russell, and went to the Auto mobile - Club:' ; '-Afakeinnthen; 's{-fit,ed/ lie had. ''lfedged.-oft'Ktii^ii^oney;and WJW £IOOO ■ profit 'for -' that' sum; for T)ovle : nnxl ' • Peterson. Ma'kein ; suggested-he,, should, -on behalf of -witness. Baron Sohvay ;aiid vCa"p|ain,, Iyit/>, - one of which - was sxirp V t6*-,frin. , P n v pretence ' of telephoning Miik^in;.lbi_ the' room,' and on retu'rnihg:;an^oiinced that.! he-had. fixed the ihet np. < ... - "At tliat time.!'. witnci?s«] added amid-laughter.' " l"was;uot"aUare tlvit the- raoo had niri, ana/ that'tno had lost."/' . J. ]\rakoin w'afi tp months' hard 'ahonr. - and/ Doyle to twelve months' hard.', labtin^. ~ .. ,