A "TWO-UP” SCHOOL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1579, 9 October 1905, Page 2

A "TWO-UP” SCHOOL.

From the evidence given by Gon stable Lowry in the two-up school case in Auckland on Friday, it appears that on Sunday, October Ist, in company with Constable Roberts, he went into some scrub on the Harbor Board reserve, adjoining the Takapuna racecourse. From this place they could see a group of men about SO yards away, numbering about 60 or 60. These# 5 men had formed in a circle or group, leav-\ ing /an open spaoe in the middle. Inside of the space Samuel Howard waß sitting. Tbey watched the group from twenty minutes past three to twenty minutes to six, and. during that ! time, at short intervals, one of the group would use what is known as a “ kip.” With this *■ kip ” he would toss three pennies in the air. Sometimes the, one man would throw the pennies separately into the air, and then every spectator would cast his eyes eagerly On the ground. From their, point; of view the police could see money passing to the hanker, Howard. The banker would ory, "Who will set the kip?” “Set,” “Up she goes,” also, “Dollar heads 1" With the exception of Lund, Waters, Tommy Willis, and Thompson, all Of the accused in turn used the “ kip.” After the money came to the ground the banker would pay out something. After the tosses some' of the; men would put their bands in their pockets and take out something. James Richards was all this acting as BOout. On one occasion Richards signalled danger to the crowd and: they scattered. Someone then looked through a pair of field glasses and shortly afterwards they resumed. About dusk the school broke up and the oonstables left their plaoe of hiding. Constable Lowry knew the accused by sight and therefore only had to watch whether they took part in the game. - In answer to Sub-Inspector Blaek Constable Lowry said that the pnblio need a traok on the block where the accused were playing as a short cut. Examined by Mr Reed Constable Lowry said that the scrub in whioh he was lying was about a foot and a-haif high. _ __

Mr Reed: How did yon get to'the hid-ing-place ?—I deoline to eay. It might be useful to be in future cases. The Magistrate said he thought the'oonstable should answer the question, and be said he crawled there. Wasn’t it muddy that way?— Yes, I practically spoiled my best pair of pahts. Further questioned by Mr Reed, the Witness said he did not actually see any money except the three pennies, but to the ' best of his belief those who wont through the movements of putting their hands in their pookets and handing something to another, passed money. He did not actually see Waters, Thompson, Lund!; Williams, Charles Howard, and Bert Howard take part in the game, but they were in and out of the ring. Samuel Howard was the man sitting in the middle of tho riDg. . James Riobards was the" 86Dtry. Mr Reed examined Constable Jiovyry as to what he saw eaoh of the acoused doing, . lbe block on which the men were playiDg was leased by Mr Duder, who grazed horses there. The gates, he believed? were looked, but the pqblio broke down: the fence. There were well worn traoks in tho block. In evidence, Constable Roberts said that when he served the summons on Samuel Howard the acoußed aßked him to read it to him. He also said, «It you had raided the school you would not have oaught me. l will take yon and Lowry out and race, you for 100yds any day; I could beat either of yon. , Constable Lowry Baid, that one day, after he received the Bummons, Riobards came np to him and said, “ I will have to jug for *his._ I acted as scout for the school, and received 6s. I spent 4s 6d on boots, a ehillmg on drinks, and 6d I now have in my pocket.”

Mr Baed submitted - there l wbes no oase to answer. There was, ho Baid, no proof of wagoriDg or gaming. ’ ffba magistrate reserved hii \