SMALL BOOKMAKER
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, 11th March. Larly this afternoon Detective-Sergeant M'Hugh arrested William JohnHogan at the wharves charging him with carrying on the business of a bookmaker. Hogan appeared before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court later, pleading guilty to the charge. Chief-Detective Hammond produced a double chart which had been seized. This was at £8 to 2s 6d on the Thompson and Railway Handicaps for the Wellington races. •
Hogan said he used to be a wharf labourer, but lately had been in ill-health. "I took an £8 risk," he said. . "I think you took a £10 risk," said Mr. Cutten, in fining defendant that stun.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 58, 12 March 1929, Page 9
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