The cate in which J, Weingarten, Brazilian merchant, was charged with conducting a gambling house Jat No, 51 Range Road, was concluded in the Brazilian Consular Court, Lefore Mr. A. S. P, Brandao, on Monday Defendant was found fined $80: his licence pended for 12 months and he was warned that, should he be again convicted of a'similar charge within that period, he would automatically go to prison for one month, Mr, FE, 'T. Maitland prosecuted while Mr. N, E. Lurton defended.
The case for the prosecution having been concluded last week, defendant was put into the witness box. He pleaded that lotto and eh ide-for wore not games of hazard!
the meaning of the Brazilian Criminal Code, inasmuch as they were games of skill and not games of chance.
Mr, Maitland,—cross-examining, produced defendant's licence, as, issued by the Brazilian authorities and pointed out to defendant the, louse entitled "no gambling." He Tasked him what he had to Kay in the face of that clause.
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