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Awgqst 24fhyoxk police court.UThcwday.—fBsfofa the R.M., sad Mr. F.Craig, J.P.)Grorge ChrittU-, Wattit Bramwell and •Joteph. KmdeUm wuro charged with imposing upon Krno.it Jones by obtaining certain monies froia him by fraudulent representation.Ernest Jones said—I reside on the Tal-w°t. I roaombsr Monday the lath of Angwat. On that day X was at the Oddfellows’ Hall about It o'clock. X was •tending on the window outside the hall. Christie catno to me and told mo to get off the window. Christie went to Kindelan stnd Bramwell to sign a paper. Christie went away and returned about 5 minutes •fterwarJaand told me if I gave him half-•-orown he would settle it I gave him the •meant asked for sud the three defendants went round the Hall. Christie said I will let you off now. X went round the hall and Christie came to me again and asked me for smother half-a-crown. He said “If you don't give it to me 1 will summon you.' I [ave it to him. X went down the rend about wo chains. About ten minutes afterwards Christie came to me aguin and asked me for two shillings, which I gave to him. The defendant Kindelan said ho paid three •hillings, ltrainwell war. present and said he paid the same amount. Christie said he would trust K indelaA for 5s until the following morning, but be said he could not trust me as 1 was a bushman. Christie did not say anything to me about standing in the window. 1 got a receipt for the money from Christie. X got no other paper from them. '|Tlui sum I paid to Christie amounts to seven shillings. Christie said the full fine was ten shilliugs bat he would let mo ■off by paying 7s. Tins lino was imposed for •tending on the window. Since the summons was taken out Christie and Kindelan came to me aud offered mo £i to setile the matter. Christie said he wss intoxicated the night previous and hod oxtortcd the moaey from me in a lark. Alfred Jones was present when they came to me.By Christie.—’There was a dance at the hall on the night in question. You did not •ay I would be lined 'JIB for getting on the window, neither did X invito sorural persons to have a drink.By Bramwell and Kindelan.—I did not wive you any money, neither did you ask me Jor any.By the B.M.—Kindelan and Bramwell •aid they had paid 3s each to Christie,dmt I ■do not know whether they did. I paid the money because I thought Christie would summon me. I was frightened.Thomas A. Jones said—I remember the Slat instant, on which date I was in Yark. 1 went'to the defendants and asked them for 7/-. Christie denied any knowledge of the affair. Kindelan said he had to pay, which statement X denied. Christie offered me £5 12s 6d to squash the case. My brother was present when the offer was made. Christie sent a man named Crouch to my place on Wednesday morning to nettle the case.The defendants Kindelan and Bramwell were here discharged.For the defenceJoseph OreeniDg was called, who said—I was speaking to the plaintiff this morning. I asked him why he wsuted to proceed with 4be esse. He said if I paid him £5 12* Bd he would squash it. 1 said it looked like « money-making transaction.Hugh McElhatton said—On the 19th yon •ame into the hotel with three others and some drinks. Jones paid for them.Ernest Jones re-col led said ho attached his mark to the document produced at the Castle Hotel, hat he cculd noithor read or write. The landlord read the document over to him. J The purport of the document was that Jones would settle the case for £5 12s 6d.]_ The defendant Christie said—On the night in quastiou Jones was standing on the wm-Cm of the hall. X told Jones we would re to flue him 2/C, but as there were •everal standing round I said the amount was not sufficient for drinks, lie gaao another 2/C, and we went to the hotel. Wo accompanied Jones to tho hotel later «oVTbe case would never have come into Court bod it not been for Duperonscl who urged Jones to take proceedings againstThis concluded the evidenoe.The B.M., in giving his decision, said then was no doubt but that Christie received a certain amount of money by misrepresentation. but a* there acre costein Ajaerepancies iu the evidence he would order the accused to pay the sum of 7s ana 3a 6d eoeta or in default 7 day*.
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York Eastern Districts Chronicle
York, Western Australia, AU
Sat, Aug 24, 1895
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