TWO BOOKMAKERS FINED AT AUCKLAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19117, 9 July 1930, Page 14

TWO BOOKMAKERS FINED AT AUCKLAND.

UP-TO-DATE BUSINESS RUN BY WOMAN AT HOME (Special to the “Star.”) AUCKLAND. July 8. Giving evidence in a bookmaking case heard in Auckland to-day, Detective M’Hugh said that Mrs Upfold had one room in her home fitted up for betting. It contained a telephone and a radio set. While the detectives were there they took some bets over the telephone. The result of the first race at Wellington came through on the radio and a moment or so later the telephone rang and someone at the other end announced the first and second horses in the same event. Auckland's flying squad—DetectiveSergeant M’Hugh arid Detective Nalder, the terror of bookmakers on race days—were busy this morning arresting the keepers of two common gaming houses and incidentally causing £75 to be contributed to the Consolidated Fund Mr Forbes should therefore be pleased. Their first raid was on an office in the Union Buildings where they arrested Austin M’Cormick, aged thirtyfour years, a clerk, on a charge of using the office as a common gaming house. Later M’Cormick appeared before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Police Court. He pleaded guilty. Chief-Detective Hammond said M’Cormick had previously been fined £lO for assisting. He was on his own in a small way of business. Mr Hunt imposed a fine of £25. Immediately after they left the Court, Detective-Sergeant M’Hugh and Detective Nalder drove out to Mount Roskill in the police car and, going to the house of Mrs Ada Lurline Catherine Upfold, aged twenty-four years, they arrested her on a charge of using her premises as a common gaming house. Mrs Upfold appeared before Mr Hunt at 12.50 p.m. and admitted the charge. Detective M’Hugh said that accused was in a fairly large way of business and a quantity of betting material, showing that she took straight-out bets, was seized. “We have had a number of complaints extending over several months about her place,” added Sergeant M’Hugh. Mr Allan Mooday, who appeared for Mrs Upfold, said his client had not been engaged in the “business” over a lengthy period. She was quite honest about the matter when caught. She now appreciated that she must not in © m © © m © © m © © © © m © s © m ® sr