POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 43, 18 February 1903, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

r j Tuesday, 17th Ftbrnary. Before j Messrs E. Q Alisworth and tiieka man F, ftussel', J'e.P. PLAYING " I'WO-UP." e Cbar'.es Uarkeek, who had been a j arrested the previous day, was bi ought up and changed with gambling in a a public plasa by playing a game ootn--3 j monly cal'ed " twj-up." a 8e geant Haidrell prosecuted on a behalf of the pol ce. i Mr 0. H. Weston (Weston and I Wesfc'jn) appeired fjr the accused, who a'pleaded not guilty and asked to be a dealt with summarily. y Evidence was given by Constable ! Mcßie that acsused, with a Dumber of ('others, were playing a g'ime known as t "two-up." Wi n°ss described thei a :game. Accused h;ld the kip, which . 1 had two pennies on it. Saw hina toss t up th i pennies, stiop and pick them j t up. The oth r als> s;oop9d and I 3 1 picked up what he oeliuvid was money. I J 'L'o Mr West;n: L'he mw were on] . | the reclaim d la~id between tbe railway f'goods-she! and the sea wil. Stood 3 'am;ngit th j railway trucks watching j the giine from 5 t:> ten minutes. Was i certai'i the in u were picking up money, i Thecd .vare fice mea there when we ( arraat d iCJUd.d. Taere w.-re others j there but they walked away as we (tha , p jlic ) appeirtd. [j CJoastab e Ruaioil givecorroborative t, evidenc >, aud gave the nun ,s ut aever.il of the others pr.-sjnt. They were well ! known to tbe police as spielers, j fo Mr Weston: Saw the accused ( holding the kip. He had the kip and ; tivu pinnies on him when arrested. Was sure money passed between the ' men. I Sergeant Haddrell give ovidence I that on being brought to 'he Police . Station, accusud admitted that hi wis pUyiDg, did njt fh : nk he wis 1 do.ng a>iy harm, as he was aronugst his , own mates. Told him hj was unfortu- , ntte, as he was tha onj using the i kip. [ Air W«stoa had no qu stions. [ Sergjin 1 ; Haddrdl tail this wis the . case for tbe polica. [ Mr Wjston contended that the evi- . deace was insufficient to onviot, and » th it the placi was not a public place, i and was away from th it pomon of the ; railway to which Ihi public hid a.cess, Th-j B inch held that tbe term " rail--1 way station" in the definition of a public place, ioclulotl that poition of the rail w iy where the aocujad was, and that the offence hid bean prove!. Tie accussd would be sinteneed to thre' months imprisonment in New Piymju'hgial, with harl labour. Mr Weiton asked to bj aHowel to speak to urge a mitigation »f tin Fentencs, and held tint a fine would m 'et tbe cis\ He q'lotal the A:t in support of his contention. Tho Beach said t'aeysiw no reason to alter thsir deMsio'i, thi accusal had reudsred hira j elf liibl< tol2mmths impr:sonmont, aud ouM not coaiphin. The Court io-if.