SMALL "BOOKIES."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 10

SMALL "BOOKIES."

TWO MEN PROSECUTED. ONE BETS ON RACECOURSE. Two men,, one a relief worker and the other, a, one-legged Maori war. pensioner, were dealt with in the Police Court by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., on charges of carrying on the business of bookmakers. William Flynn pleaded guilty. Detective-Sergeant O'Sullivan said that at 3.30 p.m. on November 23, Detectives Moore and Brady were in a hotel bar when they saw Flynn with a double chart and notebook. He frankly admitted that he had written a small double chart himself, the prices offered being £1 5/ to (id. He had laid 20 doubles.

Detective Brady said Flynn explained he had only been running doubles for three weeks. He was a single man and had never been in trouble before. He was only in a small way. "There is often trouble over these relief workers who run doubles and do not always pay out if they are 'struck,"' added the detective.

Flynn was fined £5. and warned against a repetition of the offence.-e-.-r Jof epli- Hortene admitted a charge. . ■ ■ ; Detective-Sergeant O'Sullivan said that on October 16 Hortene was at the Avondale races, and was seen taking bets and paying out. "Hortene is a war pensioner, and as you see, is disabled," said Mr. O'Sullivan. "He is a married man with a large family, and is very honest. I'm afraid if be is convicted of this charge he may lose liis military pension." Hortene promised the magistrate he .would not offend again, and Mr. Hunt adjourned the charge until January 20 to see how he behaved.