TWO-UP SCHOOL RAIDED.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1628, 24 October 1916, Page 3

TWO-UP SCHOOL RAIDED.

AND 30 MEN ARRESTED. Auckland, October 21. An interesting side issue lo the postponement of the racing to-day was tin 1 raiding by detectives of an alleged two-up school in Durham Street West, and the arrest of 30 men on charges of being found in a common gaming house. The place had been under suspicion for a considerable time, and, reasoning that a number of persons who had been disappointed of a day at the races would compensate themselves with the fascinating pastime of “heading ’em,” Detectives Hammond, Cullen, Sweeney and Cummings deemed 1 he lime opportune for a raid on what, they believed lo be a two-up school.

They invok’d! the assistance ot Constable Trotter and Constable Neill. The raid proved lo be well limed, for, after managing to dispose strategically of the door-keep-er. the parly made a surprise entrance to the main room up above, when 1 11 1 <*v found 30 men ranged round a baize-covered mattress on which a quantity of money was lying. The door was locked, and nobody was permit ted to leave (be room . An “5.0.5.” message was sent out lo uniformed police, who rallied lo call, ami the men in the room, split np into parlies of six, were, dispatched under escort to Hie police station in taxi calls,