BETS ON COURSE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 38, 7 May 1927, Page 14

BETS ON COURSE

BOOKMAKING CHARGE VERDICT OF “NOT GUILTT Thomas Jackson was founds guilty of bookmaking by the Supre: Court yesterday. The judge ord£ f the return of the five shillings marked coins which was hand*! him for a bet by a constable, the prcipal witness for the prosecution. Henry D. Johns, a council empto-' at Takapuna, said that he and Jacfr met Davis “in the pub.” on the cos^ Mr. McLiver: What did you do day? Witness: Oh. we would have a tiefc on the tote, and a look at the race.** v then go back to the pub. Witness said that the const* came i_p to Jackson and asked to • shares in a ticket on Master Con#lor. Previously the constable asked witness if he could have -, bob” on a horse, but witness ref®'as he did not like its chances. son. who was a dealer, did not *PP* „ to be doing any bookmaking trots. Cross-examined, witness admit* that he and Davis often went Jackson to the races. Mr. Meredith: You didn’t warnmake up a ticket with Moon, did you?—Oh, I’ll have S ve V, with Mr. Moon on a good horse wants to. “The onus is on the Crown that the man carried on the of a bookmaker, not merely tc > that he made one bet,” said Mr. Liver. The constable’s absolutely uncorroborated. continued counsel, “a carrying on his business on the of a cigarette card!” .> Mr. Meredith: The defencet m case virtually is that perjury has p committed by the police submitted that it had been provea Jackson was a small bookmaker. His Honour Mr. Justice said that the fact that one or were made did not constitute making. The only evidence Jackson was about his conduct certain day. The jury retired at 12.55. After the luncheon adjourn®®*? jury returned with a verdict guilty. The prisoner was discharged.