LAW'REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1627, 19 December 1912, Page 6

LAW'REPORTS.

" LOWER COURT. (Before Mr. AT. G. Eiddell, S.M.) CONSTABLE & ARtHUR NEWBETTING CHARGE. SOME BATHER WEIRD ENGLISH. That weird sort' of English, which seems to »e inseparable from betting charges, was perhaps as prominent a feature as any other in a case which came before the magistrate yesterday. Arthur. • New 'was charged with having betted (as a bookmaker) with Thomas Winn, at Glimmer's Steps on December-12.-New pleaded not guilty. He was represented by Mr. P. W. Jackson; and Sub-Inspector Sheelian appeared for. the police. Thomas Winn, police constable, gave evidence to the effect that on December 12 New had come up to him near Barrett's Hotel, and had asked: "Arc you doing anything to-day?" To which witness had answered: "Yes." New had then asked: "What do you'fancy?" and was told, "Bed Lupin in the Clifton Handicap." New had then handed him a card for the Eangitikei races, and led ■the way into the thoroughfare known as PlimmerV Steps, and there offered to lay him Mendip and Tetikura as a double. Witness had declined to take the double, but had had a ss. bet on Red Lupin.

"You Cannot be too Careful With a Stranger." Later in the .day they had met, and defendant had remarked that Mon Ami had beaten Bed Lupin. The witness continued: — He asked: "Are you staying in town?" I said, "No." He said, "Where are you putting up?" "At tha Trocadero," I told him. He said, "Why didn't you have a bet with Scott?" I asked, "Who's Scott?" He replied, "The bloke 'at tho Trocadero. He's all right." Snbssquently defendant remarked: "I hope you are all right—a chap can't be too careful with a stranger. They got a dirty one on to Jim a while ago. I asked who Jim was, and he replied, "Thafs Stellin," and added that Jim said it would be all Tight if he was by himself. I said: "You need not have a bet if you don't wish to." He said, You look all right." Then I said I would have ss. on Lord Lupin in the last race, but he said, "If I were you I would put it on Mendip in the Greatford Stakes/ and all up" on Lord Lupin in the las., race. I said, "All right; I will take your advice." ' . , In reply to Mr. Jaekson, witness stated that he did' not, of his own knowledge, know that New was a bookmaker.

"Why Qon't You Lumber Stellin?" Detective-Sergeant J. J. Cassells deposed that he knew defendant to be a bookmaker. He had arrested New, and on the way to the Lambton police station, in a cab, New had said to him,: You know, Jack,'l have got no money.to bet with. Why don't you lumber fetellin? He is the Woke. lam not going to fall in for him. You can't blame a bloke, for earning a quid a day/can you? had afterwards said: "You let me go and get a couple of blokes, and I will lumber them along, to Stellin, and you can pinch Mr. Jackson' did not call the defendant. He stated that he would let his case rest on a contention that no evidence had been civen to prove that New was a bookmaker. ;D<seisiqii; will be, given :,'on',.; morning. .

■WHAT YEE WAK LOST. _ Seddon Reid and William Henry Eades, two young men, were charged with having broken, and entered the shop of Yep Wah on December 8, and stolen about «E63\ 10s. in money and about 25 packets of cigarettes. - •, On the application of Sub-Inspector Sheehan, the defendants were remanded till December 24. , ■ • His Worship: Have these young men any friends? ' , . Sub-Inspector Sheehan replied that their parents lived in Wellington. His Worship: In that case I am prepared to grant them.bail. What are their fathers? . ■ • . ■ . The Sub-Inspector: Labourers. ■ ; His Worship: Bail .£6O in each case.

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James Courtenay pleaded guilty to charges of having stolen £2 10s. worth of clothing belonging to Walter Fuller; £7 10s. worth of clothing from John Tβ Pato Eae; £2 from Joseph M. .Hickson; and a pair of boots from one — Stewart. Chief-Detective Broberg stated that on' December 3 Courtenay -had■visited Mr. Fuller's room at the Club Hotel, and commifced the theft. At 2.30 on the morning of December 13 Detective Lewis had arrested him at the Trocadero. Hotel. Several of the thefts had been committed at the Trocadero. The theft from Hickson liad been a rather mean one. Hickson was a boarder at the Trocadero, and Courtenay had gone to Hickson s room and asked him to coine to another apartment and have some refreshments. While Hickson was partaking of the refreshments, Courtenay had gonp back to the room and. had taken the money from Hickson's clothes. I Courtenay was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

SOME THEFT CHARGES. Thomas Clarke pleaded guilty to a chaTge of the theft of JBS worth of clothing from Robert Dowden, and he was remanded for sentence till December 23. M. Brown was fined £1 for the theft of 13 pairs of socks belonging to Eobert Hamilton Scott. . William Gordon . was .fined £1, with costs is., for having stolen .Scwt. of coal, valued.at 55.,--beknßing,to the State Coal Company.- , .

OTHER CHAKGES. Annie Courtenay was fined f3 oa a charge of having used objectionable lanFor insobriety James Wallace was fined £% and Thomas Withers '£1. ■ Maud Robertson was fined on a charge of having importuned. John James Curry admitted having assaulted Kvonj? You on November 24. He was fined £4. . ; John William Cameron pleaded guilty to a charge of hnviiig harboured un-Cus-tomed goods (cigars). He was fined £2 15s Gd. with costs 7s. and tho Court ordered that Cameron should forfeit the cigars. .