TRANSFER OF HORSE
CASE IN HAMILTON COURT By Telegraph—Press Association HAMILTON, October 28. The hearing of the case concerning the transfer of the thoroughbred mare Miss Beauty, and the registration of her foal, was conducted in the Supreme Court at Hamilton.
The charges preferred against Charles Shaw (55), farmer, Tauwhare, were that on May-31, 1936, at Ngaruawahia he procured Tutahi Rakatau to forge a receipt for the sale of a horse purporting to be signed by C. Hinton, knowing it to be false, with Intent that it be acted on as genuine. He was further charged that, on February 28, 1938, he caused E. H. O’Meara, secretary of the Waikato Racing Club, to act on the receipt as though genuine. Mr Justice Blair presided, and after a retirement of a little over four hours the jury returned with a verdict of not guilty on the second count, and the foreman stated that the jury was unable to agree with respect to the first count.
At the Judge’s suggestion they retired again, and after a period of 10 minutes the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the first count.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 22
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