Brazilian Consulate's Refusal to Give Assistance to Municipal Police The suggestion that the Brazilian Consular authorities flatly refused Police in the of a gambling house in Broadway was made in the course of proceedings in H. M. Police Court on Friday last week when Mr.
mwa, of 626 Avenue Joffre, wis] summoned before Mr. G. W. King] with knowingly and wilfully permitting the premises of the Bohemia Club, 125 Broadway, to be used for! hambling. Defendant is the owner: of these premises.
Mr. E.T. Maitland appeared to prosecute for the police and (fol-Jowing a brief adjournment to enable Gefendant to take legal advice) Mr. HI Lipson Ward appeared for Mr.
In opening the case for the prosecution, Mr, Maitland said that the premises, situated at the corner of Broadway' and Boone Road, were known as the Bohemia Club and were leased by defendant to Messrs. A. Landau and $. Weingarten, Brazilian subjects. Application was made, frst in January and again in February and March, to the Brazilian Consulate for a and play, as would be shown. Ins-sector O'Toole warned defendant what the men were who were running the Club, and, on November £8, defendant interviewed the act! sent him the following letter:
"Dear Mr, Tamwa,—In view of further information which has since your afternoon, T think you will be wise in not Teasing the house in question to the pany concerned until he is prepared to give you a full pro-
satisfy your legal advisers that yerly backed guarantee which wil the premises are not to be used for gambling, or games of chance of any description whatever. I think further that the lessor should obtain a clause that nonadherence to this undertaking will involve cancellation of the leave In these cifeumstances, Mr. Mait.
Yond submitted that defendant had ample knowledge as to what the premises were to be used for.
"It has come at Sub-Inspector Yorke then gave! evidence that, when he served the summons on the previous evening, defendant observed "It has come at Referring to the "knowingly.
fully." in the summons, he. am I to know that, gambling goes on!" To this, witness pointed out that he had been warned by letter and therefore knew gamble ing ing was going on, defendant reply-min 'You don't expect me to run round every shop I have ever ight to look for gambling, do you'
In answer to Mr. Ward, witness said he was quite sure defendant' first words, when handed the ssu mons, were "It has come at last Chief Inspector O'Toole stated that, upon learning that the Bohemia Club was to be opened, he visited the premises and found the place had been fitted up for gambling. Two days Inter he saw Mr, Tamwa and said to him: "You have let these premises to Weingarten, a well-known professional gambler who was. formerly connected with the Club, with a gamble ing club in North' Soochow Road and, more recently, with the Minghong gaming house." Witness also told him there were others connected with the enterprise who were also well-known gamblers, and then pointed out his responsibility as a subject. "What do you suggest?" defendant asked, at the same time giving an assurance that no gambling would be permitted.
iswered that he would be well advised to cancel the lease, assuming that it bad been signed, that he should see Major Johnson, which he did. Weingarten months later witness applied at the Brazilian Consulate for a warrant, bat did not succeed in getting one.
Tu answer to Mr. Ward, witness said he, wa¢ quite sure he told defendant that Weingarten was a professional gambler, and that the police believed the place would be run as a gambling den, Counsel—I suggest that you not tell him.
Witness—Then you suggest what is wrong.
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