FOURTH BOOKIE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1938, Page 8

FOURTH BOOKIE.

i I IN ONE HOTEL BAB. TOOK BETS AFTER WORK. rare or £2s imposed. TTie fourth bookmaker to have carried on his illegal operations in the bar of a hoteL Joseph Sorby. made a voiun z.iry 1 appearance before Mr. F. K_ Hunt,. S.il„ in the Police Court to-day wile a ke pleaded guilty to a charge- of carrying lon the business of a bookmaker on . •January 3. I Deteetrve-Serrieaait McHngh said that 1 on December 3D Sorby was- openly bettiiur in the hotel bar when a constable had no difficulty in placing bets with 1 Tifm- The folio-wing day the same constable again mode bets with Sorby and saw him take IS bets from, other men. - Sorby admitted he had been betting for six months.. "This m the fourth bookmaker caught in the same hotel during the last two months, and although the others have been, fined, ,S>rby has carried on hits- illegal calling after he finished his work.'* On. behalf of Sorby. Mri -JL F. W. Dickson said accused was a respectable married man with four" children. He had never been in trouble previotasly. While unemployed Sorby hud contracted some debts and since he had been in employment he had done a bit of silver betting in the hotel after his work had finished. Bookmaking was not his occupation. Counsel suggested chat as ■ Sorby had decided never to take bets again the magistrate might deal leniently, and perhaps order him to come up tor sentence or place him on. bation"l can't do that." eaid Mr. Stint. "I will have to be consistent. I really ought to fine him twice as much as the others as he carried on after they were caught, but I won't do that. He will be fined £25.^