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GRAFT ASE . .
- Evidence for Defence
IEtLBOURNE, Today.
:ri the Couit of Gecneral Sessionsi to
day the trial was conlinued of Senior
Detective Neil Olholm and Detective
)onald .John Macphcrson. who are
chliarged with having, at Collingvood,
between February 12 and 20. with Leo
Ambrose O'Sullivan and \Walter Rufus
Fiowler, conspired toget!hcr unlawfully
to obtain nloney from Tercnce Calla
ghan.
(i\'ing evidence in his defence. Mac
)iherson said that at the time Callaghan
dreiw- "1,000 from a bank he (Macpher
son) was at the Crimninal Court. ' He
said hie linew the Londoinderry Hotel,
and had frequentl s'iokenl to Callaghan
about the conduca of th.e, . lace, and
ibout the nunlber:of theives and un
desirailes who .frcequented;l it. He was
in the Detective OftiCe at 'ip.m.on l'eb
ruary 12, when O'Sullvan rang up,
"'aying he wished to see him.i Witness
and Detective Fowler. met O'Sullivan
and Olholm -nearly twq hours later, and
O'Sullivan told them it was intended to
raid the .Londoinderry ,Hotel.
Macphlrson then related in detail in
cidents alleged to have heCurr',td at ;he
hotel, and told of the. finding..of :'the
goods In the blacl: lhae. His :toryi wts
subtanitially similari to thalr given by
Oliolm iin evideiice yesqrday. ,1acr
iphersoin said tiat after x Miss A.-Calla
ghan had been lueicstioned the good3
Were carried into tihe hotel. and Olho!m
and witnes,, br1ouyht Callghgtian fi;omn
his dairy in I- Easy. tlr:iet.. Witne?s
thnought it was about 2 o'clocrk i.n the
morning w?hcun O:Sullivan and it'owl'cr
left: the hotel: w' thl' C'alla haii.
':Olhelmn and I had beeni do*ing in the
frofit " room," continued .hacpher-:%i,
"and I did niot see Callagain: or his
daughtller again. Olliolmn and Ic left the
hotel at 5 o'clo? In,: the morning.
Ollioln? instiueted the other t.vow dc?
tectives to wait and see \.hbethcr any
brody came~ along."
Mr. R, G(. ?Menzies (fo?r Maaepherson)
Did .those tlhings aelleged by Callighan
take place --the shaking lhands e r- the
bargain and the lbringin0, back of title
deeds?--No.
S(Procee!in .)
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