'A_ gambling case occupied the' Registrar, Mr. 1. T. Morris, in H, M. Police Court on Thursday. The action is brought by the French Municipal Police agains: Mr. J. Read and Mr. W. A. Hawkins. Both are charged Jwith being the occupants of Apartment 9 of 363 Avenue Foch and that the said apartment was used for the unlawful purpose of gaming. There Mrs. J. Read was again called to give evidence for the defendants. She was the only witness. She said that she had proposed the game and they had borrowed the roulette wheel and other necessary paraphernalia from a friend, Mr. Delaux. Altogether there were five people" present, a Hiady and her husband, another lady, fierself and her husband, 'They had each put $20 in the bank except for Jone lady who had put $10. She herself put $197 in the bank which Mr. Hawkins ran for her. Asked why' the money box containing §857 had been found in the room, she replied that she had asked her husband to bring in the box empty, but he had misunderstood her and brought the box with the money only removing her private papers. The /money was her house keeping money, [She said that only six or seven could fake part in the game, and those [present were personal friends, Regarding one of two controversial points raised in the evidence of Mrs. Read from that given by the wit-Messes for the prosecution, Mr. Recks Jsaid that there had been no. cross-;|examination of the witnesses for the [prosecution regarding these matters. [Neither of the accused had been call-Jed upon to give evidence. Both were known tobe gambling on the evi-Jdence of the witness for the defence, The one was the owner of the house Jand the other had taken the bank in the game, The only defence he could see was that the house was not a [public gaming house but nevertheless it was still an offence in the eyes Jot the law. Mr. Recks asked the Registrar that the defendants should pax the costs, for although the usual practice was for the prosecution to pay expenses, in cases of this nature, the Police had much difficulty and Jwent through great expense. He said "It ig a pernicious game, and a Jame which had much harmful results if allowed unrestricted free-
'Mr. I. T. Morris said that there was no' doubt that both men had been gambling and this was proved by. the roulette wheel and" other Jexhibits shown in Court. He was satisfied that the premises had not been forcibly entered in, found both face used guilty. He then fined the Jaccused as has already been mentioned. At the same time he ordered the destruction of all the gambling
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