LOSSES AT CARDS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 422, 13 June 1922, Page 6

LOSSES AT CARDS.

I TLARGE OF FRAUD. WEALTHY FARMER A (.'QUITTED, j LONDON. May 29. 1 (barged on a year-old warrant with eon--|iir:ev lo obtain between ±,25.000 and ±,30.000 from David Hall. Charles Law-on. aced 45. described as a fanner, was discharged by the magistrate at Marylebone I'ollee Court. Lawson lived at the Ritz Hotel, in Pari.-, and it was alleged that I;,. Ui |> conneded with three Australians, McNally, Dean and Dudley, who have aliead\ lie'eJi senleiieed 10 penal servitude oil i|ie clnn'ge of intent to defraud 1 lull. The alleged fraud followed on a card . ana- at Dudley's Hat. when, it was said, Lawson won £12.000 in 12 minutes. Hall paid ±5009 hy cheque on account. and later on, learning' that Dean had paid pari of ihe balance". paid Dean the amount. (Minise! for the defence submitted that no ease had been made out, and quoted front tile evidence of an Eastbourne gentleman. who was also aih-g r ed to hate been defrauded, yet he was satisfied that everything connected with the game of cards was fair ami square, and was compelled to le-tiiv only because of police pressme.