[Roulette Players Fined in the Provisional Court Armed with a special warrant is sued by the Spanish Consul, bers of the Shanghai Municipal Police, under the direction of Capt, G. Clarke, Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Crintinal Intelligence Department, raided the residence of a Spaniard named Jacinto Rull at 132 Seymour Road fat 10.50 p.m. on Wednesday and found 'a-game of roulette in prov leres, at the time but it alleged thet he The man Rail was not in the place
appointed a Filipino named Mosa. Yanca and a Portuguese named Pompilio Souza to supervise the gambling in his absence. At the time of the raid, these two men were in the room, in addition to seven for~ eigners and 24 Chinese. When the police arrived, one the roulette wheels was being operated, The people found in the house at the {time were detained and a search was made of the premises, two roulette wheels, a basket of chips, several ieeount books, and $1,212.60 in native bank orders, cheques and cash being seized. In "another smaller room were found some opiuni-smoking paraphernalia, liquors, and feash box containing' $700." The detained prisoners were released on The 24 Chinese were'to have come before the Provisional Court on Thursday, but only 18 appeared, of whom 13 were women.
Capt, Clarke gave evidence of arrest and the accused explained why. they were in the house at the time othe at censes were as the raid, Their excuses "I went to sce a friend"; "I went to have some fun", st ped into the room when I was arr fed"; "I was pushed into the room a policeman in.
was only out walking"
only put a few cents on for fun" 'T Tost too much so I tried to xelcuperate some of my Ie a crowd so T went to see what was the matter"; "I wont to collects frietid'took rhe always lose so never "sere. One woman, who peared to be about 90 years old, was asked by the Judge (Mr. Li Ching-foo) why she gave her age to the police as 60, to which she asked, "Do look like 602" She then explain-that she was present as her moth: Jr's representative, her mother being too old to attend Court.
Accused were then fined $80 each and the others who failed to appear were ordered to forfeit their bail, {$100 each. The gambling parapher-and money found in the gambling room would be confiscated, said Judge Li, The money found in the small room would not be confi seated.
Capt, Clarke thought that the Court could not make " confiscation lorder because the warrant was jesued the Spanish Consulate and_ the property in the house belonged to the Spaniard, The Judge:—According to Chinese law, money seized in gambling raids lvelongs to the gamblers and must, therefore, be confiscated, 4
Capt. Clarke—But there were members of other nationalities present, Portuguese, British, and American. We expect the money to jconfiseated in any ease, but the ques tion fs, which Court is going to order the confiseation—the Spanish (Court or the Provisional Court? this Court confiscate what belongs a Spanish subject?
The Judge:—The money does not belong to the Spaniard. One of the. present accused said she bought $800 worth of chips, Capt. Clarke said that she was not disputing the order of the Court, but hho simply wanted to draw ' the Court's attention to the matter.
The Judge said he would abide ey his order.
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