Mme. Villiers, who admitted having operated a gambling house, was fined $200 on Wednesday afternoon, by Mr. G. W. King 0.8, after had come 10 times within the past two months. There was no money on the table. People played with chips, but what they paid for then: having been detained all Tuerday jhe did not know, night in the French Gaol, according' citations to Dinner to her counsel, Mr. J. R. Jones. Mfr.
A. E. Seddon acted for the French People sometimes came for dinner, played afterwards, if they wished.
Mr, Seddon, having outlined the If not, they sat round and drank ease for the prosecution, put Inspr.
He did not know if they came by Litargne on the stand." The latter leards, ie, had been requested to said that he had charge of the raid-that was not his business. ing party, which went to 65 Route Mr, Seddon—Do the diners pay Vallon, about 11 p.m. Tuesday. The for their dinner?—I don't know. [boy opened the front door for him Mr, Jones at this) point, in reply Jand another party entered from the, to Mr. King, said that his client] rear door. After walking through chose to be tried summarily. the vestibule, he stood in the door The corveborative evidence of /way of the second room and watched Janother police officer, having been the play for about three seconds, taken, it. King intimated that no when he walked over to defendant, {further corroborative witnesses need who had spun the wheel. He inspeak, whereupon Mr. Seddon informed her that he was an aficer formed the Court that his ease was and showed her the warrant. In her closed. handbag he found $504, which he Mr. Joues—After having heard counted in front of her. Each player the evidence, my client has in-had a pencil and blockpad and a structed me to enter a plea of guilty. values table. In all he arrested nine Mr, King-—Then your client pleads players and four servants, There leuilty to keeping a common were no other foreigners present. gambling house, where play is re-After the arrest they went to the gular, and not for a single night. French central police station.
Counsel quoted law, which he Mr, Jones—Did you see any money' right was contrary to the intima. on the table?—No. tion of the Magistrate, and after 4 Mr. Jones—The only money which Jengthy discussion, Mr. King ruled you have brought to Court is what that a sequence of gambling events} is contained in her private handbag? had taken place on the premises. That is all the money T got.
He must find the house a common Counsel then elicited a statement gambling house, from witness that he saw no money pass hands and he had no knowledge Defendant's that this $504 was gambling money, His client having pleaded guilty te and further a reiteration that tne the charge under the ruling, Mr. boy, permitted them to enter.
Jones made a lengthy plea for' Jeni-Counrel—Did you detain Mrs. jency and mitigation of the penalty, Villicrs all night until nine o'clock! saying that his client had instructed this morning and refuse to allow him that she was unaware of 2
Jdetained: about the amah I suggeste her amah to see her?—She was techni 1 violation of a somewhat fold gaming law (1845). Just what. [that she send for her, the amah constituted a breach of gaming laws could not speak to her because she" was probably one of did "not get permission from the brigadier on duty.
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