LOITERING FOR PURPOSES OF BETTING
A £40 FINE.
This afternoon, in the Magistrate's* Court, Mr. L. G. Reid, .S.M., delivered reserved judgment in the case in which William Ham was charged with loitering in Mercer-street for the purpose of betting. The case was heard some days ago, when counsel for the defendant raised 1 the point that defendant could not be convicted for loitering for the purpose of betting unless it was proved that a betting transaction actually took place.
His Worship said he could not hold with that view, and added that if there were such circumstances as to lead to the irresistible conclusion that the de r fendant was loitering for the purpose of betting, a .conviction must be.recorded. His Worship, recited the facts, and came ito the conclusion that the defendant was guilty of the offence charged. Chief-Detective Boddam, who prosecuted, stated that Ham had been previously convicted < for a similar offence on two occasions in June, 1909. He had also been fined £30 for betting on licens-' ed premises.
The Magistrate imposed a. penalty of £40, with costs, the alternative being three months' imprisonment. Mr. D. S. Smith, -who appeared on be'alf of Mr. T. Neave, stated that it was intended to appeal against the decision.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 49, 26 February 1917, Page 8
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