GAOL FOR A “BOOKIE”

Northern Advocate, 15 January 1934, Page 9

GAOL FOR A “BOOKIE”

•j MONTH’S IMPRISONMENT. .* i“, . ' ‘ ’■] NUISANCE 'IN COAIMUNITY. - ■I ‘ : ; ' i , r ' '■ ■ ■ j PRACTICE MUST.STOP. ((Special to '•Northern Adyoca,te.”> : AUCKLAND,-This'.Day; • I" I ‘ Bookmaking .is a nuisance. *in the community, and- -has- gob , cheek-; { 0.1,*’- said the Al’yvera: j Wilson, • today/; in .senteii^in|«j .Geelong 'fcahj;' 60,; »s |m-f----j; ‘ .The’ j csiMJiiUly 1 : S and was doing business in a large way. Il.ast Saturday ho took 134 bets, totalling £63. - Ho was-one;-of The- biggest 1 j bookmakers in Auckland,-and* gS!ve the | largest odds obtainable' in the city.' j He had previously--been -fiue<U-£2;') for j assisting in Ihe management,..and) in {April last £3O for bookmakihg. 1 .Counsel made a * strong - plea. for | mercy, on account of accused’s ago laud ill-health. , | The magistrate said the community {should be protected from persons who jmado a living out of gambling and races. Would it protect the community if he ordered Paul to pay a fine out of his riches? The only way to stop men from openly breaking the law was to 1 impose imprisonment. j Counsel: “Would your Worship reI consider vour 1 decision if mv client ■ ■ 1 j gave you assurance he will definitely |stop ’ ’

The Magistrate: “I don't know whether he will stop when he comes out, hut he is going to prison for a*month." Max Childs Thorpe, for carrying on the business of bookmaker, was lined £25 or one month, and M. J. O'Connor, H. C. Sallery, J. S. Hooper, J. F. O’Connor and J. H. Ansell were remanded until Wednesday on charges of using premises as common gaming houses. Bail was renewed.