TWO-UP.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2520, 19 December 1922, Page 3

TWO-UP.

SEQUEL TO POLICE. RAID. ‘.TWENTY-EIGHT PLAYERS FIN Jr :J ' ED £5 EACH. . '■ ! v; ", Atthe Palmerston S.M. Court yes- : terday,Abefore Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., . twenty-eight persons were charged ' with playing two-up on a recent Sunday, at a spof on the ‘Fox-ton- | Shannon road. The names of the accused were:Robert Buckman, James Caldwell, “John Sydney Shaw, William Edward Allow ay, Lionel Ulric Buckman, gc-Martin James Curran, Harry MurJdocli, Owen Hannifan, Marius Christensen, John Allan McEachen, ' A lick Burr, Chong Pok, Henry Charlies Young, Frederick Buckman, P Stewart Miller, Richard Sands, ’ King, William Pickard, . Norman P.-Gill,.Alfred Codliu, Eugene G. Oakley, John Ivng, ""Alfred 'Edward Tremewan, Patrick Cadagon, James McDonald, Thomas '“'King,' Harold Stanley Burrows, and John Miller. . ' ' ' "-Detective-Sergeant Qnirke con- ; ducted the case for the police and ; Mrl A. 31. Ongley appeared for the defendants. % ' -Each defendant pleaded not guil-i'-'ty.' ' . . '. ■ • A.-^Detective- Sergeant Quirke stated . that on Sunday afternoon, Novem- - her 20th, the defendants with others were playing the game of “twoup” at Shannon on the old FoxtonShannon Road. The game had been iP earned on between the hours of 3.30 A; and 5.30 p.m., during which time the police had watched the proceedings. : The police would be able to swear A to the identity of the persons eharA ged and could show that a number A;’of them had .activity participated v' during the afternoon. The informaA tion was laid under section 8 of the Gaming Act, the provisions of which were very wide. The road in. qnes'tion was still used by the public and came within the definition of a public place. Constable McGregor, of Shannon, said that on the day in question he was in .-company with Constable Shannon on the old Shannon-Fox-f; ton Road, about half a mile from the town. Witness was concealed. > He noticed a crowd of about 70 men who had assembled. Witness saw coins being 'tossed and there was obviously'-some “interest” in the proceedings as witness, could hear the participants calling out for bets. Such phrases as- “dollar heads and “half a dollar wanted : ' here,”" etc., were Iquite audible. Witness was only about 76 yards from the-gathering and could see- who § were playing. Witness mentioned the names of the participants he had seen taking an ncitve part in the process of “spinning them” and passing money. At 5.30 witness and $ his colleague made their presence known but the crowd did not deem sf. it advisable to wait for an interview - and scattered. : : To Mr Ongley: The road in quesV tion was not extensively used but . .people often used it to go down to ;3‘,the willows. Witness said that from '.- where'he was concealed with Con 1 ; stable Shannon, lie had a full view ' of "the thing and to make doubly .sure he had a pair of powerful field "' glasses. He had his note-book with him and made the entries on that day. Ai ‘’’ ■ . ' Corroborative evidence was given r by Constable Shannon,'stationed at - Shannon. ANorman "Dalziell, a. 16-.vear-old A- boy living in the vicinity, said he remembered the incident and -was “there for a wljile” himself. The "'crowd were plaC)ng- ! “two-iyp.” He ' '.Vefit; there, because lie saw a crowd, C He knew/most-of.the-.residents but. \ it I .was a.long time since the event'. - James'*' - Caldwell, a ‘ flax-cutter, said he "went down to. the crowd at 3.30 on Sunday and remained there fQr ; oiie and three-quarter hours. Yy y“t did not havc.a bet.or a spin on that particular day,” said the Ivit- - ness.. • ... .. Ys . VMr Quirke: What did you go " down there, for? —-I just, went down the road for a little open air treatmeht for myself. Defendant . Cadagon also gave evidence,' during'the course of which he-Admitted .having , “one; bet.” ’ Shaw denied that he had had a ■ bet. . The Magistrate said that the po-lice-had acted carefully in the matter, and had not charged a man where thei-e'was au element of suspicion as tp/his-identity.-; His Worship reviewed, the evidence of Shaw and: Caldwell, to the effect that at all events they were present at the , gathering. He did not think it, would be fair to the others if he was to make'any distinction. A A Each defendant was fined £5 and ■costs. On the application, of Mr : Ongley they were ’ given until Jau- ■ -uary 31st to pay the fine.