OUTSIDE THE LAW
LOTTERY PROSECUTIONS
TWO MEN FINED
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHTJRCH, This Day. Many points concerning the "Bed Jockey's Card" lottery were revealed before Mr. E, D.. Mosley, S.M., this morning, when Frederick Bonald Bealc, alias "JSippy" Beale, agent and salesman, aged 39, charged.with establishing a lottery on- 31st October, was fined £50, with costs, and Hugh O'Connor, a land salesman, aged 37, charged with, assisting; in the conduct of a lottery, was fined £40, with costs. . Both pleaded guilty. after tho evidence had been heard. . . ■ The jpolice described how a lottery was conducted before each race meetfng- A list of jockeys likely to be riding was printed, a great deal of it being done by guesswork. Each jockey was- allotted a number and three numbers were. marked off on every card. Tickets were sold and the persons holding tickets with the numbers of the jockeys who had most ■ points at the meeting were entitled to a prize.- It might be that in the present case there was a "take-down,'' as threats were made to tho holder 'of the winning ticket; ■ , . • .
Counsel for the accused denied that the scheme was a .'' take-down.'' There was a suggestion, he said, that a ticket had been/altered.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 136, 6 December 1932, Page 11
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204OUTSIDE THE LAW Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 136, 6 December 1932, Page 11
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