"DEVIL'S POOL"
AN ILLEGAL GAME. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondeat-J CAMBRIDGE, this day. A- Underwood, licensee of the Crii teTion Hotel, was charged with permittins gambling on August 8 last by allowi ing a game of billiards, known as "Devil*3 pool," to be played for moaey. Constable I McNamara proved that the game had been played. Mr. Gillies, who appeaxed for the accused, admitted all the facts as to the same having been played. Hβ said the proprietor of the hotel leased the billiard room to the marker, and the police had not warned the marker. He believed the game had been played all over the colony, and it was only on the 4th inst. that Mr. Justice Edwards gave ! his decision that the game was unlawful Mr. Northcroft said as the decision referred to was given since the offence now chanred -was committed accused would be discharged, but a conviction would be recorded. It would now be known that playing pool for money was fllegaL
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 226, 21 September 1906, Page 5
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