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morning I arrested 40 men and timen of the respectable kind in 42 and 44 Layer Lavear Rain. I believe this was the biggest and best fanton gambling bave for years. Every thing used in

fanton gambling and hunderests of dollars were found Jambling was bbrried on in the presence of detectives after their arrival the house was fitted effe with excapes

and

an alarm bell and there was a man on watch at the street door. at the trial

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fitness proved he had gambled tivo different occasions and seven per bent thas dulcted of this the base, was dismissed. The Acting battain seperintendent,

I gave natice of appeal against the decision. I believe the opinton of the Acting Attorney- general was that there aught to have han a conviction. For some reason they areal never home of I mention this to thaw that with the best of evidence a conviction cannot be depended on with Some Magistrates, and also to show how unlikely it is that I should run the risk of we daredes, to preist of fater doors for knowingly allewing other Gambling

Alway as is suggested by your thitnesses, We there got always successful in arreating gamblers when warrants were taken

out but there.

are numerous reasons

for this. Thus in some bases the information Come through. anonymou letters which there is little doubted

were

twritten for the purpose of squeezing the