ALLEGED BOOKMAKING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16819, 23 August 1922, Page 9

ALLEGED BOOKMAKING.

GRAND NATIONAL \ INCIDENT. CASE FOR THE JURY. At tfe* R-iccarton Raee<v,uTfie at the Grand National meeting Roland Robert Todd, employed as an advertising linesman in the Railway Department, was holding converse with Leslie Murray Aliened©-, and on© of Allender’s reitftrks was i *" I want another her. froir vou.’* TH<rlr conversation was overheard hr Acting-Detective L. G. Newnon, who seized a little red book labelled ‘‘ Where it?" and in company with the book were two double-charts. As a sequel to the acting-detective’s intrusion. Todd was charged at the Magistrate's Court this morning with carrying on the business of a bookmaker at Christchurch. Mr Rw Twyneham appeared for tlieaccused, and said that it was his intention to take advantage of the right of trial by jury. Leslie Murray AUender, a porter in the Railway Department, was called to give evidence, but as he tl claimed pri vilege" so often, Chief-Detective Cameron said that it was useless continuing?!. Witness thereupon left the box. Acting-Detective L. G. Newman said that while standing on the embankment of the outside enclosure at the Rice art on racecourse, he saw the accused with three men.. They were about four feet awav from where Ifc was standing. A 1 lender approached accu.4 ed. and said. “ I want another bet from you." whereupon the other three men went away. The accused took n red notebook from his pocket, and a red ink double chart. Both men examined the chart, and the accused was about to mark i i with a pencil when the witness seized it. He told them tliat he was a detective and that he would take charge of the chart and the notebook. Witness asked the accused what he was doing with them, and after some hesitation accused replied:-- *' They are not mine, they belong to a porter in the railway.” Witnes.-: asked the porter's name, but the ac cused said : ‘Tf *1 tell, you will only • lumber* him." The accused way taken to the inside enclosure to see Chief-Detective Cameron. He there admitted the in the notebook were his. but said that the double charts did not belong to him. He then produced a railway pass which showed that he was an advertising linesman. The accused was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, bail being ai lowed for £SO and one surety of £SO.