A BETTING CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 60, 22 February 1902, Page 2

A BETTING CASE.

JUSTICES OVERRULE A MAGISTRATE. BTRONG OOMMKNT BY OROWK i PRO3KOUTOR. j PER PfIMS ASSOCIATION, j Dunedin, Februaray 21. j At the PoHch Court a seoorid charge against Grant of bettii g on the' result of the New Zealand Gup race fas proceeded with. Toe Grown Preterit tor said be would rely on the authority i of Mr Justice Williams' decision in a former case. After evidence had bren heard, Mr Sim for the defence a ud that what the Bench had to bi satisfiet about wns whether beyond all reasonable doubt the bargain between Gresney and the accused was a wager on to'e edd*. In the hooks Greeney was apparently credited with £7 10s. The dividend pud by the totalisator was .£9 lis, and the diffrrenoe showed it was not a wager at tot© odds. After some consultation betwen the Bench (compo ed of Mr C'rew, S.M., and Messrs S, G. Smith snd A. G. Christopher, justices) in whi<h the Magistrate appeared to tnk« li .tie part, Mr Oarew said the opinion of to* Bench differed, and the c<se would be dis-. missed, i Mr Frase>', Crown Pro.eouvr: Just s:>. The Justices have over-ruled thoj Mig'stista. I do not intend t> pro-) ceed further. We are on the verge of j a public scindal. Mr Oarerr s,aid Mr Fraser should not make thate remarks. Mr Smitt>, J.P., thought the retntrk* unrolledfor. Iu each case thg thing h>>d not' b ? on provi-d. I Ot ( hoy charges were adjournal till March 6th. s' 1