GAMBLING AFTERMATH

Evening Star, Issue 22252, 1 February 1936, Page 15

GAMBLING AFTERMATH

JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ' LONDON, January 31. (Received February 1, at 11 a.iu.) _ The court was packed on the resumption of the gambling ctise. Williams gave evidence that Sir Alfred Butt, who was banker, quitted the ga'mc with £6.000 or £7,000 after refusing to allow witness to stake £5,000 on a certain card. Witness declared that Abrahams, Saville, and Solomons cheated him. Three times he put £I,OOO on the turn of a card. He lost two and won one._ He did not think anyone else was playing so high. He lost £11,200. His friends lost several thousands. Mr Justice Finlay found that there was no evidence of a contract or warranty between the plaintiff and the defendant. A very serious risk at such a party was the probability of the presence of a small element of card sharpers, but there was no evidence that reasonable steps had not been taken to exclude them. No damage was disclosed arising from such a breach of duty. Mr Justice Finlay withdrew the case from t|ie jury and gave judgment for Trevor, with costs. Trevor told a reporter that ho would never again associate himself with gambling parties for charity.