RAID ON GAMBLERS.
FORTY MEN FINED £2OO,
Sydney, September 23. At the Central Police Court this morning the whole of the men were brought before Mr Smithers, S.M.,and dealt with, the proceedings being over in a few moments, The occupations of the men were as
follows : Two grooms, eight clerks, a cabman, a boiler-maker, a billiard-mark-carter, news vendor, caretaker, lift boy, porter, one no occupation, nine laborers, trainer, wool-classer, two gardeners, storeman, coach painter, book • seller, grocer, seaman, stonemason, dealer, and flour seller.
I The youngest in the assemblage were I a litt boy and a newsvendor, each of I whom was 18 years old; the oldest was I a stonemason, agesd 7. They were charged with being, withI out lawful excuse, in two buildings in I Market-street, kept and used as common gaming houses. A plea of guilty was entered, and after argument Mr Smithers said. ‘-My col 1 leagues and I have come to an arrangement concerning the fine to be imposed in these cases. Each of the accused is I fined JGS, or one month’s hard labor. All the betting paraphernalia was con- ] fiscated, with £5 us. found iu one place*
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1572, 30 September 1905, Page 2
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194RAID ON GAMBLERS. Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1572, 30 September 1905, Page 2
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