A WALKING CASH BAG.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 October 1918, Page 4

A WALKING CASH BAG.

o “BOOKIE” AT THE TROTSTHE COURT CLAIMS £IOO, p“You will see that the man pretty well silver-lined,” stated Chief* Detective McMahon to Mr. E. D. Mos- ' ley, S.M., at Auckland on Tuesday, respecting Alfred Lang, who came before the Magistrate and admitted a charge of betting on the racecourse at" Alexandra Park on Saturday. When the man was arrested on the course he had 26 £1 notes, folded singly, in one ' vest pocket, S 3 half-crowns in another, 17 florins in another, and 24 single shillings in another. Six other pockets of his coat contained 14 10/ notes, folded singly, 17 sixpenny pieces, 1 threepenny piece, 22 £1 notes, and £2O in mixed cash. Mr. McMahon stated that Lang’s imitation of a walking cash bag was for the purpose of facilitating his , operations on thecourse as a bookmaker. After having covertly watched him for the greater part of the afternoon at the business, detectives swooped on him and took ■him to an office on the course, where thevMound he was cash-lined in every poewt. From the ten pockets of his clothes the sum of £lO3 1/9 was pooled, -while a number of betting charts were also found. Mr. McMahon said that this was Lang’s first appearance on a betting charge, but there wasfr every reason to believe that he was acting as agent for a syndicate of bookmakers Avho had already been convicted and did not care to comeinfo the open and risk a second conviction

Lang said he had no connectionwhatever with any syndicate. His Worship fined Lang the maximum penalty of £IOO and 7s costs.— “Auckland Star.”