MORE "TWO-UP."

NZ Truth, Issue 104, 15 June 1907, Page 6

MORE "TWO-UP."

BREWSTER AND DUNN

CHARGED.

The "Rnssian" Gives Some More

Evidence.

. The Magistrate's Court, Wetting-; ton, is' becoming quite ' familiar with the "two-up" joint. Yesterday Phillip Brewster was charged .with keeping a common gaming house at the end of /Elier's /Avenue, and Olias. Dunn with acting m. the conduct of a gaming. 'house. Mr Watford defended. / ■ ' ' ■■"■■.■. .■'■'• Edward Crosby Pearoe testified that he had •rented the rooms m Eller's Avenue to Brewster. G-ustav " Grenberg, otherwise "the Russian," gave evidence to th© effect that'ho 'had fr«jutated the rooms, and was • last . there on the • night of May 4, when foe was struck, on -the head with a; 'bottle by Morrow. The tariff m the room was .the payment of 1/ an hour <by each player, and 2/ m the £r on the "two-up" winnings. The money was collected ?by Dunn and subsequently shared with Brewster. The average number who freqjiieintetl the rooms was about 35— sometimes thei'e ware twenty, semetimes forty or, fifty.-; Max Wolff, the German, also testified to the prevalence of "two-up," Dunn ' being ring-keeper . ■ If there were not enough people present to play * 'two-up" poker was played. This had occurred five or six times within Wolff's knowledge, and -'chan^o. when required, was supplied- by the ringkeeper. Dunn was m charge, of- the room, andi Brewster did not seem to talce any part m tfoetowsln'ess,, l-ieyon^V having an occasional bet. The door at the foot of the /.stairs' was locked, and a doorkeeper was employed. He inspected visitors through a slide m. the door, and an ■electric liglvt was placed at another hole m the door to assist m identifying- strangers. Dunn formerly had , - '■■■'A "TWO-UP SCHOOL" m other rooms, behind the present premises, which! Wolff and oi'hcrs used; to frequent. Brcwster- also haunted th© old rooms, but -did' not assume an air of . proprietorship. McNamara was; occasionally Ting-keeper . : Henry C. -Brown, who was sworn by affirmation, visited' the "two Hup school" three times m the .... present month. - ' Mr Wilford asked for His Worship's ruling as to th© ; a'd'missio-n of evidence respecting occurrences since the date of the alleged offence. Magistrate Rikldell; refused to ad- ' mit such ■evidence, and as Brown had never, to 'his recollectlion, been m the rooms prior to May 4, his evidence was of; no value. Chief Detective/ McG rath applied for admission to aonend t>ho'. date of the charge to "on or about June, B." Mr W'ilford consewked to the a-! memdmen't, and Brown then stated I that he yisi'tod the "school" at 9 o'clock on Sunday wight last, when .there were a 'dozen to fifteen men presoivt. He, di'dn't thmk Brewster was there. They were play-ing "itwoup," with D-urai as rwig-keeper. Brown -hart a few sidc-rwaig-ersj and Dunn collected,.- a : shilling /from each, player before Brown loft. -Also, visit*ed the "'school" once last v. - cek, but. the iia'bitues were then .engaged m tho p;.'aqw"ul occupations of boxing, . card-playing, etc: On ■ another night they w-ere playing. -"two-upg" and the customary tariff was imposed. Did not recollect seeing Brewster m the room at any time. . . James Avo-ndale disposed to being present m -tlip. sglio o 1 wh-en "two-up" i was being played. Players usually J obtained thanige from Brewster. Sydney Jackson, who went there t o repair the roof, had a few bets while he was there, although he didn't know anything a^out the game. Peter Dooherty, who bad been Ihsre often, mentioned the fact, and Detectives Lewis and Rawle gave formal evidence. " ■ . ■ Accused, who resery-ed tfeair defence, were committed for trial.;