RAID ON GAMBLING-HOUSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15521, 31 January 1914, Page 2 (Supplement)

RAID ON GAMBLING-HOUSE.

FASHIONABLE FOLK IN COURT.

Fourteen fashionably persons, including two women, appeared at a London police court recently as the result of a raid made by the police on the upper part of some premises situated in George Street, Hanover Square, alleged to have been used as a gaming-house. James Edge, Herbert Well, Reginald Barton, and William Dingles were charged with keeping and managing a gaming-house, and Henry Fosa, Joseph Goldman, Albert Hopkins, John Pappadclou (a Greek subject), Albert Abrahams, Alec Jacobs, Herman Horwitz, Nathaniel Arthur Reichlin, George Carven, Mabel Grace Jacobs, and Beatrice Raymond Court, were charged as frequenters found on the premises. Superintendent Sunderland stated that under a warrant he went to the premises in company with other officers. He rang the bell, and the door was opened by Dingle, who was at once taken into custody. Witness proceeded to the first floor front room, and found defendants seated at an oblong table, at which chemin-de-fer was in full progress. Edge was seated in the croupier's chair, with a scoop or sword for the purpose of gathering in the money. The instrument was handed up, and Mr. M'ißkett remarked " It looks like an executioner's sword." Continuing, Superintendent Sunderland said that in front of Edge was a pile of money, and on the table were notes, gold, counters to the amount of £155, a baccarat shoe, and several packs of cards. Fitted in the centre of the table was a metal bowl for the reception of cards that had been played, and underneath the tab>j close to where Edge was seated he founa a drawer containing money aud also a number of counters. Edge, witness stated, told him that he was the proprietor of the premises. and responsible for them. Barton said that Edge employed him as croupier. '■ Dingle, the doorkeeper, also said that Edge was his employer, and he had been with him for three weeks, adding that he lived op the premises with his wife. In one of the sittingrooms witness found tables, cards, and counters, and play had evidently taken place there. Superintendent Sutherland, in reply. to Mr.HußJk«tt,i«ftJd that about a year ago Edge was fined, £300 for keeping a gaminghouse in the West London district. <" . •Mr. Mu*kett (prosecuting) intimated that lie would be content if the persons charged .with frequenting the premises were bound over.

The magistrate accordingly bound the 10 persons over in the sum of £50 each j not to frequent gaminghouses in the fu- ] iPrti £hje four principal* were remanded..