"TWO-UPPERS" TRAPPED.

NZ Truth, Issue 150, 2 May 1908, Page 5

"TWO-UPPERS" TRAPPED.

SCHOOL AT WAD^STOWN.

Beak Riddell Rubs it In.

Heavy Fines Inflicted en the Scholars. '

"Twq-up" sinners* since the now famous raids m this city of wet aad wind, have had a hard row to hoe. Does a "scholar" collar -the kip and gurgle out "a dollar I 'cad 'em," but he looks lingeringly up the back street, or -gazes into the sky because he stands m mortal dread o! the "kosherman," who is ever alert when "two-up" is mentioned. Of course, it need not be believed for half a mo. that "two-up" is as dead .as the late lamented Julius Caesar, it flourishes like the blue-gum and the .honeysuckle and the bee, and every Sabbath morn . and noon and eve, the silent 'bush not miles away resounds wiljh the murmurs of the nlay* ers who want and get a "fair-go." "Anyhow, Wadestown on April 12 last had its school. It was near the Rhodes estate, and early m the afternoon of that date the Sundays school boys with their kips, and their good copper, silver, aad sold, arrived in 'twos* and threes,

AND, AFTER 'PRAYERS, I set m wrth deadly earnest to defy Law and Order. The scouts were out early, but a posse of police were as the proverbial birds that greedily: grabs the-' grub «• they were there first, and after shouts of !shalf-a-dollar I 'cad 'em," "a dollar 'c 'cads 'em," "a 'arl-quid tails," "tails a and other remarks of a more or less characteristic nature announced that school was m, a couple of policemen, like evil spirits, appeared; and the scatter, and the^stampede, and .the bolts from the tolue were responsible for many broken records. The .result of that stampede was that last Wednesday morning the following names appeared m Magistrate Riddell's ■' ledger at the S.M. Court : John Barrett,. Martin Collins, Denis Collins, Frank Derringer, William Mason, Richard Meiljfcle, Joseph Leo Morris, Geo. Smith, an|j Edward Winter-, the charge being ytwo-up" on the eventful Sabbath afternoon at Wadestown.j However, the proceedings against Derringer, Barrett, and Morris were not gone on with for the best of'ali reasons,- that the police had not been able to locate them, and had not served summonses on them. ' • The first called was Marb'in Collins, fpr ■vehom Mr Levvey appeared. Collins was not m ;attehdance, and' through iris lawyer pleaded guilty. .''"'..:'. The effence.' Sub-Inspector O'Donovan pointed out, was committed as stated, and that there were, fully, eiehteen^. or twenty players and spectators "pfesenif.Mr Lewey said,'- with charmjingi candor, that he had very little to say for the scholar, ,except that he was f , there, . and bore a rood character, ancp* x had 'never been charged before. Sub-Insnector-^O'Doßovan:' He is a bookmaker. . . Mr Levvey urged 'that 'that should not be taken into consideration against his client, i .... , "•■

WHO WAS A GOOD CHARACTER and had never been char ged with anything before. : ' : : ' :- Magistrate .Riddell observed that being a bookmaker didn't affect Collins character, m fact, character didn't eater, into the question. ' ' - , : > Collins fetched a "fiver" and costs. Denis Collins, no relation to the other, was engaged m the, game of tossing, and calling out what he's bet" he'd 'cad 'em for. He was undefended, and was triven the character of being a hard-work-, in* butcher. His excuse was that he simply , strolled along and became deeply interested, was tempted, fell, and then the police came. Like the other Collins, who has' a good character, he was knocked dowa at a "fiver" and seven bob costs. Edward Winter treated the Court with I scant courtesy. He did not materialise or even send along a note expressing contrition. He gave a false • name and was absolutely ho class; and the Beach sternly said £1 and costs. Mr Levvey appeared for W. Mason, and gave thz plea that he wasn't playing but : simply watching and was only m tlie city three months. The fact that he was a bookmaker or book-keeper was mentioned m extenuation, and the leak looked sympathetic, • and might have told William, through Mr Lewey (William not feeing present) to go and -sin no more, hail not Sub-Inspector O'Douovan waateii to i know why, if Bill was merely ATTRACTED TO THE SCHOOL . by curiosity, he pounced down on tho pelf on the ground, when the i police brok* cover aad , the mob stampeded. "Why i should he pick the- money up **if it didn't'] belong to him and had no knowledge or I interest," said the Sub-laspecter, imploringly. . . . , • . Bill was booked a fiver and costs. In the cases of Richard, Meibklr and George Smith, Mr P. W. Jackson, for Mr Wilford, appeared, and asked for a. remand. The two cases were accordißßly set down for May 11.