“RINGING IN.”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19009, 9 May 1924, Page 5

“RINGING IN.”

THE DINGO CAST

ACCUSED FOUND GUILTY. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, May 7. The Supreme Court, was again filled with a large crowd of auditors to-day to hear the continuation of the alleged “ringing in,” at the Gore Trotting meeting, in October of last year, of The Dingo for the trotter Kingsdale. The accused—John Richards, Walter Leonard and James Cameron—are indicted on four counts of conspiring to defraud the Gore Racing Club, William Francis James and the public. The four counts brought against accused were: (1) On or about October 1, 1923, at Dunedin, they did conspire one with the other by fraudulent means to defraud the public, and in particular William Francis James and the Gore Racing Club; (2) On the same date did conspire one with the other to commit, a crime punishable by imprisonment with hard labour for three years, namely the crime of obtaining moneys from the Gore Racing Club with intent to defraud by false pretences by representing the trotting horse named “The Dingo” to be the trotting horse named “Kingsdale”; (3) On or about October 1923, at Gore, with intent to defraud, did attempt. Io obtain from the Gore Racing Club the sum of £95 by means of a certain false pretence by representing “The Dingo” to the “Kingsdale”; (4) On the same date at Gore, with intent, to defraud, did obtain from William Francis Janies a sum of £lOB7 10s by means of a certain false pretence by representing “The Dingo” to be “Kingsdale.” After a retirement of half-an-hour, the jury returned with a verdict of guilty against both accused in the first, and second counts, and added a recommendation to the New Zealand Trotting Association tc exercise greater care in accepting negotiations. The judge complimented the police on the manner in which they had collected evidence. Sentence was deferred.