ALLEGED TWO-UP SCHOOL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12402, 26 October 1903, Page 5

ALLEGED TWO-UP SCHOOL.

[BY telegraph.— association.] . . ';' : Wellington, Sunday. [ About'ten o'clock on Saturday night detectives and police raided an alleged two-up school in Marion-street. The building in which the gambling was supposed to have been carried on, was known as the Olympic Club, and was ostensibly used as a school of physical culture and boxing, a pugilist named Sturgeon being one of the instructors. For some time past the place had been under suspicion, but an elaborate system of alarms had been fitted up, and officers of the law had great difficulty in bringing the raid to a successful issue. Two men who had been acting for the police were stationed inside on the pretence of being gamesters, and materially assisted in the arrest. The front door was rushed by Inspector Ellison and Chief Detective MeGrathas a player was let out, and the inner guard was secured before he could give the alarm. The second barricade was opened; by a confederate, and the rest was easy. Altogether 35 men were arrested. The manager, named William Henry Eager, alias Richard Oxenham, is charged with keeping a common gaming-house, : and the others With being.found without lawful excuse on premises used as gaming-house. The accused are principally labourers, clerks, and theatrical men. ;• . ; ;