THE" CONSULTATION " CASE

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 31, 27 March 1878, Page 2

THE " CONSULTATION " CASE

Tho further honrmti of tho case ncjfiinst 1 Alfred Gn moron for hnving committed n l>rcnoh of tho Lottcrii'S Act in instituting a swoop on tho Dnnodin.Cup was resumed yosterdny nt; tho City Polioo Court bol'oro Mr I. N. Wntt, JUT: Mr Dwniston np poured for tho dol'ondnnt, John Vosoy, butclicr, residing. in Dune* din, doposod — I know t ho- dofendnnt, \lfrod Gnmeron. On tho ni«lit of tho 18th Februnry J was present nt t 1 o Arhonroum Hull to sco tho swoops on tho Dunodin. Cup. drawn. Ah soon ns I ontorod tho lint I .some gcnlloman got up nnd proposed that T should not upon tho comtnittco to suporintond tlio dr/iwinp. I, in oompnny with six other went up on a small plui.forninnd stood near tho whflol of fortuno, winch hnd n number of marbles in it. I vtm then placod nt nn» ohlior box contnining tho names of tho horses TUichiWcroto ba drawn.. I th'alc

I bliat in ore of llicsg^^^^^^^^H^O' ! 2000 marble . ..id i» ililH^HVs | mi which wcf the twines qWiorscs^^Tlw defendant, wtis present, rtfi'd fornvdlv |<»l I H>o committee- l»^w t » proceed with tlnv dvitwinij. IFo mi.«hi Invo nv\de lh>« ro«---mark. " Well, iv>w, g'ntlemi-n. the nvir. Jvesiuv nil in the box; r leave tho nutter I in yuir linnds. '" F had an interest, in thrift 1 swvtv, but, did- not, ijol my tickets from 1 I MY Cameron. Willium Fn^'joraVd. hntolkoepor. Port j Chalmers, deposed — T hud i\ tiekot in * swcopslnko. I li.ri siv tickets, iivo «if which I hoi^ht .of Mr O'unnroM, \o no,) was Temp) >ton's mmi 1 or, tlio ono limui l which T received apr s\ 1 uot I*9 V) f,, r ' i tho ticket,. Mr Cameron givi' g m<> v , olirquo for tlutf amount. Insportor Vliillnrd— Ho ore yon received' tlmt money did you* produce tint tiokot to nny one?' Witness — N T o. I irive tho lieket nmv in my pocket. When I roeo'vod th.» CO >')' nothing wnssnid with tho exception tint t wns-a litoky num. Inspector Malhrd — Was thoro nnvthing saidaliou» £U)i) !>«>■ nur doducfe l t<>defmy possibl" lm\* expenses ? Witness — Mr Cs'mioron said tlm!, if there, whs a ease ulnnu, it ho hoped tint lucky ones would assb-t, him to de'r.v ■expenses. I : have t ho sis tickets in r,\y possession' l}'*"*,' [I'iokoits produced.] I produced thenumhers ndveri.sod, Rispeetor Mallard— What, worn your rljjlitv, if any; l)y the purchase of either of those tii'ket>P.' Mr I)enui*ton ohjocfodlb the quo^l o-\ , heiitf put. and hi* VVor.slnp sustained luo ' ol jeelion. h ; Witness fl.-in tinned —I .\v\<\ no not lie is (ion from ArrCiimen>n tlmt [was ihehol* di'r of the winning iiiinilvr. The n<>\\ il 13' after I saw the numbers in the new-i---pnpers. After Temoloton vvon tlio rtee f eniled upon Mv O.'tnuM'on, I told him t'nit he would oblige mo by uivincj inn a. ill quo. T don't; think t mentioned tic ticket ; I lint. «ns understood. Mr Camer*r on said flint he hud not inton.lcd to pny nny money on t'-at (h\y, but that ho would olilikje me. IFothenfifive me tho chodiie and I wont homo shortly after* wards. Mr Dennisfon— tt< joio.injr, [ suppose. Lewis Lyons— l know tho defendant, from whom I liouvrht tickets. [ onnnot tull'nll tho numbors of those tickets, bit I; remember thntoiio was nnmhei-ed 191. In considerniioti of beitii; tho holder ot 'tho ticket 194, I received n cheque for the suu).ofUlßo from Mr Cameron. At 111 % tim» when the uhequ" was given to me, n< ih na wii« i:ii<t nl> W, drd net ions for 1-mv cxpuiiscs. I entered 1110 At' 0 10 nn nhp'i tlio driiM'insr was noinif on. At the ti-no when I boui;ht the tickets from Mr Cameron nothing was said about do« dui!tions for law expenses. Inspector Mallai'il— That is nil tho ovi«donee 1 can adduce, „ Mr Dunnislou — I s^mit that tho c h:s been no evidence to sh >w tlmt Air Cam* cron Im* been limrfio illy into cstcili His Worship— iN one at all. Mr Dennistoi — As far us we can see,. Mr Cameron appears before the 1 ourt simply n« a philanthropist. Ilis Worship— lt is only ns beinj; beneticiully interested that tho dot'et <lui.t can bo c iivieied under ibis informuiiDi., nnd ihere is not ono particle ot' ovideno.to show th'\t ho was beniJ3ci:il!y in|ev,"»t..l in tlio sweep. There are two other informations— Inspector Mall'ird— l will ask pe,mission of the durl to have these dismissed. His Worship agreed 10 this I ein^ done.