BOOKIES FINED

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1929, Page 3

BOOKIES FINED

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AUCKLAND, July 11., As the result -of a visit paid by Detective Sergeant McHugh to. ' a sweets shop in Symonds Street, testerday afternoon, Frank Louis Jenner, aged 41, pleaded guilty at the Police Court to a charge of using the premises as a common gaming house. Chief Detective Hammond said the' accused was only in a small way of business in the bettylg line. Ho took £29,in bets -yesterday. , Magistrate Hunt imposed a • fine' of £°s: in default two months’ imprison* ment. • . ~. :. - ■ f - ! 'iJ U Later to-day, as the result of further "nlice raids. . Ada McNaughton,' aged 51, tobacconist, in Pass Road; and Ellen Matthew, aged 42, of Mount Eden Road, were charged with' carrying on the business of bookmaking,'/and charges of being unlawfully on premises used as a common gaming house were preferred against their husbands, •lohn McNaughton and Charles ’James Matthew. . V'v The charge agninst the men were withdrawn by the police, while , .the women nlended guilty. ' The police said that Mrs McNau'ghton had been doing silver betting.; Mrs Matthew, who had av.ffish«r’s shoo, was on the same level, but she had been doing more business. Each of the accused was .fined £25, in default two months’ imprisonment.