A "TWO-UP" SCHOOL.
, TBR,EI. YOUNG AIEX PEXED. The four young men. Clue. "Walters, Andrew M-iilci. -ViuKhew AV«lters and Fritz .Su.heiiand. who wero captured in the recent raid on a _mpi_6_ed "two i up t-chool at Lslington, were again beI lore (.be Court on (Saturday. Mr V. G. I JXi.v, iS.'.M., Mas thx* j.rtulding .Magi»----i trato. j Accused wei-o deftended hy Mr Donj nt'lly, and _-juU-iii.s;_ .<_ior Dw-yi-r ilucled the prosecution. Mounted Constable- Andrews deposexi that he and three other constables had behind v fence noar iiiown's baardingI hoiiio at JiiMni'iton on the nicht of j March 31st, and saw a number cf men I who seemed to be playing -'two up" on i the road. _ Ho saw M-atthew Walters j tos.;j_.ng coins. A lump was throwing light o-n the ground; and he isaw tho I coins lind. j Mounted Co-iutahle O'llrien f»aid that I (here were ihirty or f'ot-iy nwn in tho sdicd pj'jyin.g "(wo np. M He, saw j Matt'iwv Walters to.s tho coins. Ho j «i\v Miller stooping down, apparently receiving money. \\'itnesr, fleveral tunes heard .he remarks. ."A dollar he heads j them."' -'A dollar he ta.il.s them." He ;sw money change h.ndi.. Chas. j Walters admitted lie !uid been paying. Cons table Waisoa stated that Ite saw I Miller receiving money. .Milh-r, when j searched, had J. 2 ICs in his posccssicn. ! Constable Mat.h.ws said he arrea-trd Chas. 3latt.hc«->'. v [>o \n_ running away. Matthews remarked. "It - ;, hard luck for my brother. It wais the first time he had been with the. school." Tiie ?»Legist rate said there was noth ing.again.t Sutherland, who was dis. charged. Mr Donnelly contended it was very significint that only ono cf the ac-cu.s'-d had had any money on his person when thoy were arretted. Accused were ail respectable young men, who, owing to being stationed so far out in the country, were unable to enjoy any of the an-usc-mcnU available in town". Miller and the two AValtore were convicted aud'fined 40s each, two days boing allowed in which to pay* the line. "
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13083, 6 April 1908, Page 2
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