£l00 FINE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19440, 28 October 1925, Page 10

£l00 FINE

BREACH OF GAMING LAWS A PALMERSTON NORTH CASE [Per Press Association.] PALMERSTON N., Oct. 27. Arising out of a raid by the police yesterday, Alfred Granville Shearsby, aged 30, appeared before Mr Stout, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, on a charge that on October 26, at Palmerston North, and on divers dates between October 10 and 26, being the occupier of 63 Chelwood Street, he did use such place as a common gaming house. Accused, through his solicitor (Mr Onglcy) pleaded guilty. I ‘This man.” said counsel, "admits the offence with which he is charged. All I can say in extenuation is that he is not one of the big men, nor is he of the aggressive typo. He has not caused any trouble the town or hotels for the purpose of the town or hotels for the purpose o* betting. He is a man who bears an excellent character, and has never previously been before the Court on any charge. ’ ’ Detective-Sergeant Quirke said that

accused had been betting for a considerable time, being in a fairly large way of business. When the raid was macM yesterday the police had taken £47 in bets over the telephone in an hour and a quarter. Accused had also been doing a fairly large business in the country, and had a post office box under the

name of “Anderson.” He had elaborate code arrangements for doing business with various places in the North Island. Owing to the large scale on which accused was doing business, ho would ask for the maximum tine to be imposed. Tn imposing the maximum fine of | £lOO, the Magistrate said that accused would have been liable to a greate> penalty if he had been charged with bookm ak i n g.