BOOKMAKER FINED
UNIQUE €IR'buMSTAN T 6p., (By Telegraph r -i , er i , resß Association.)
| 7 Apyil' Doi othy Davenport White was to-. day fined ten, pounds and,costs on. a. charge of carrying .pn. business as a bookmaker. 1 . ,Tbe ciroumstanoes are unique. ■ Easter | night a "constable/ on the roimets net-, icing an open .cldoi:., investigiited and discovered that an interior door leading to White’s office,was also open. He saw betting charts, etc., on the table and so he got another constable to accompany him. They searched the table, cupboards and drawers and took away data. Later they informed White what they had done. She therefore admitted having taken bets on the Waikato races. /
Counsel for defendant held that tlie ‘constables' acted illegally in set itching the premises ■without’ it warrant: :
The 1 Magistrate' I 'said that if ' the constables' ha cl done Avrong 'no' 'doubt the Department tV'ill deal ' Avith them ip. any' case. ' WTrite’Y’admissi'on ; wa'S sufficient to- secure 'a cdnviction;
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1930, Page 2
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161BOOKMAKER FINED Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1930, Page 2
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