City Bookmaker Must Pay £6O Fine
“FULL, COMPLETE SYSTEM” WRESTLER ON PREMISES Although his counsel persisted in describing Phillip George Hugh Mulligan as a small bookmaker, the Magistrate inflicted a bigi fine at the Police Court to-day. Mulligan pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping a common gaming house in Swanson Street. Mahamed Ali Sunni, the well-known wrestler, pleaded not guilty to a charge of being found in a gaming house. Senior-Sergeant Cummings said that he made a raid on the premises on Saturday, and found both accused there. Sunni had betting material in his possession. Mr. Allan Moody, who appeared to r Sunni, said that Mulligan wrote letters for him and he had called at the office to arrange to send a cable to Australia, where he was being booked for bouts. The magistrate accepted this explanation and dismissed the charges. Mr. Terry, appearing for Mulligan, said that his office was not a popular resort. He was in business in a small way only. Sub-Inspector McCarthy: He keeps two big books, and the police received 50 betting telephone messages while they were in possession. He has a full and complete system. “That’s because he is methodical,” said counsel. The magistrate fined Mulligan £6O.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 336, 23 April 1928, Page 1
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