ARREST OF A WELL-KNOWN BETTING MAN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2552, 26 May 1881, Page 2

ARREST OF A WELL-KNOWN BETTING MAN.

SECOND EDITION

We clip the following from the “Age” of the 11th inst.: —An arrest was made by the detective police, which, from the unusual circumstances surrounding it, is worthy of more than passing notice, showing as it does, how, after very many days, the author of a sin may be caught when least expected. One night a dozen years ago, a Verdant Green named Collie was “ picked up” at the then Casino and Music-hall, but now the Waxworks, in Bourke street, by several knowing ones, and eased of some money and a cheque, which was afterwards found to have been cashed bj r a man named Sanquilly, an American, and a survivor from the ship General Grant, which was wrecked at the Auckland Islands. He was arrested, and stated he got the cheque from a man named Drake, known as a cabman, and then a “ ped” in this Colony. A warrant was issued for the pedestrian, but he got off to New Zealand. Sanquilley was tried and acquitted, bis American friends standing by him firmly during his trouble. Yesterday the ex ped and cabman was arrested, in the guise of a very elaborately attired and fashionable gentleman, as be was promenading with a friend, and had to submit to the indignity of having a heavy gold chain, valuable gold watch, and a number of sovereigns being taken from his pockets at the City watch-house, and of then being taken before the Bench, and remanded until Monday. Ho was bailed out. It is said that an order was given to cancel the warrant out for this alleged offender, who is said now to be an opulent bookmaker. It may be mentioned that Drake has been in Melbourne many times during the last two or three years, and only as recently as last November.