Bookmaker ami Client.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 63, 12 September 1887, Page 3

Bookmaker ami Client.

" SATISFACTION " FOB A GAMBLING DEBT. A quarrel arising out of a gambling transaction was rentilatod at the Magistrate's Court to-day. Thomas Dwyer, a well-known bookmaker, appeared on summons, before Lieut. -Colonel Butts and Mr. J. Collins, Justicos, on the ohaiges (1) of having assaulted Harold Bingatead on the 30th ult., and (2) of having used obscene, indecent, and profano langnago on the same occasion. Mr. Skerrett appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Gully defended. The complainant, who is in the employment of Mr. J. Mandel, of WilUs-street, statod that accused came to the shop on the day in question, and told Mr. Mandel that witness owed him .£l, and that ho intended either to got the monoy or give witness a hammering. Ho then came into the shaving saloon, and asked witness to give him an order on Mr. Mandel for £1. Witness declined to give the order, and aeoused then said he would not stand any humbug, and that ho had heard that he was being laughed at as he came through the town. He again askod for the money, but as witness had only a £5 note in his pocket he could not pay it. Aocused then struck him on the forehead without any warning, and followed up the blow by striking witness again several times in the ribs and elsewhere, also saying', " I'll teach you to laugh at me, you b b ." To Mr. Gully— Witness might have paid the monoy at the time but for accused's manner, and ior the fact that ho had spoken to Mr. Mandel on the subject. He did not call aconsed a liar, or say anything else to irritate him. Witness had not been in the habit of failing to pay wagers. To Mr. Skerrettr— Witness lost the money to accused on the previous evening, which was Sunday. Albert Dentice, plumber, proved that he saw the bookmaker "thumping " the hairdresser, who took his punishment " liko a lamb," and he also heard bad language used. For the defence, Mr. Gully admitted that technically an assault had been committed, and his client had ploaded Not Guilty merely with the object of bringing out the oiroumstances. He asked that a merely nominal ponalfcy should be imposed. Thomas Dwyer said that he waited in Mr. Mandel's retail shop until Ringstead became disengaged, and then entered and asked him for tho money he owed. Accused replied, "I haven't got it now," and began laughing. On his refusing to give an ordor If or the amount, witness retorted that he understood it was a usual thing for Ringstead to refuse to pay his debts, but tjiat he won,ld hiyye no humbug, and thb' money would have to bo paid, jiingsteod asked, "Who told you?" and witness replied, " I'm not going to tell you, but' it's a well-known faot." Thereupon Ringstead called witness an adjective liar. Witness pushed him away, and then followed him up, and struck him on the forehead. Ringstea'd did not "show fight." To Mr. Skerrett— Mr. Mandel informed him that complainant was " tho worst pay in the world," and that witness would not get his money. Witness did not tell him that he would " take it out," but merely said, " I'll get my money." Mr. Skerrett— l suppose you had never been galled a liar before P Witness— Ne-ydr without hitting a man. Nathaniel Nathan gave similar evidence and said that he heard Dwyer say to Ringstead, " YoU meia overybody elso, but I'll not allow yon to mess me." The Benoh fined the defendant £2 for the assault, with 28s costs, and. dismissed the charge of profanity.

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