The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-01 00:00:00

BETTING BY PROXY.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JUNE 28.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron Pigott and a
Common Jury.)
LITTLE V. TRICE.
This was an action to recover £75, being money alleged
8
2 to have been paid by the plaintiff on behalf of the &-
a fendant in respect of certain bets upon different horse
3 races.
0 Mr. George Francis was counsel for the plaintiff ;Mr
S Sergeant Parry and sr. Joyce counsel for the defendant.
The plaintiff, Little, had formerly kept the White Horse
Tavern, at Ballock, in Hertfordshire, but was now en-
gaged in betting transactions, and the defendant was a
7 clerk in the Union Bank, in P*nces-streete Mansion
7 Muse. - The money now sought to be recovered was for
sums varying !tom £1 to £l7, which the plaintiff bad
; placed on various horses at the Epsom, Northampton,
Newmarket, and other meetings, at the request of the de-
. fondant, during the present year.
Tho plaintiff was cross-examined at considerable length
' by Mr. Sergeant Parry. He admitted ho was in the habit
of attending the betting circles in Farringdon-street, Bride-
lane, at the top of the Haymarket, in Hyde-park, and at
other places, but denied that he had been ordered to move
on by the police. lie was a backer of horses, but did not
bet against them, nor was ho a blektnaker. He had been
a bankrupt, but had paid his creditors 7s. Gd. in the
pound, and could have paid them in full if his solici-
tor had acted properly. He lost himself £lOO at those
races. It was a particularly unfortunate nasal]. Tho
witness was then cross-examined with a view to show
that both the defendant and 'his wife had repudiated any
liability with regard to bets. He denied that Mrs. Price
had said that unless ho could say to whom lie paid the
money ho should not have a shilling. He never threatened
to expose the youg man if ho did not pay, but ho regretted
to think that if he brought an action ho might lose his
situation. (A laugh.) Mrs. Price bad told him that the
manager was satisfied ho had been drawn into the matter,
and that ho would not lose his situation. Ho might have
said if he did not settle the claim he would probably call
upon his mother and father-in-law. That was not meant
by way of threat. He wrote a letter to the defendant com-
mencing "Dear Dan," in which he said that his (filaintiff's)
mother-in-law and wife would, if ho did not pay £2O on
Monday, and arrange for the payment of the remainder,
call upon his ra.her-in law, and lay the while matter before
and if that failed they would appeal to "the devil
knows who. Sin:ply they meant to make a great bother."
He did not mean to threaten the young man, but unless
o paid ho would expose him to his relatives; but the
learned counsel might put that interpretation upon the
letter. He also said in the letter—" The consequences to
myself are immaterial, but not so to you. Pray do try
and make a great effort to pay the money. Dan, it will
save a fuss and bother, and perhaps other consequences.
that for your sake I should extremely regret." Under a
judge's order he gave the names of the parties to whom he
paid the different sums. They were Henry E. Jones, of
Ifaxell's Exeter Hotel, Strand; C. F. Wright, of the
Albert Club, Bolt. court, Fleet-streo (a betting club);
Messrs. Ilibbert and Crook, of the Wrestler's, Cambridge ;
and Messrs. Welch and Bennet, of the Greyhound Hotel,
Shrewsbury. None of those porsins were present. Some
had promised to come, and the others he could not find, or
were away attending races. He bad never told the de-
fendant that he was a member of the Victoria Club, and
paid seven guineas a year. Ile was not a member of that
club.
Re-examined—Thud been about with the process server
to try and serve the euipeenas on tho people he had

named.
At tho conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence,
The Foreman said the jury did not wish to hear any
further evidence in the case. They were all agreci that tha
verdict should be for the defendant.
Mr. Francis said he had further evidetro of the contract
and promise to pay.

The plaintiff was further re-examined, and said that it
was not unusual to put the names of all the parties for
whom horses were backed in the betting-book. He took
the different sums and entered them in one lump in his
own name. '['he season in question was a very dangerous
one for backers ; there never was such a run of ill-luck.
Nearly all the favourite horses lost.
The only other witness called was the plaintiff's wife,
and this being the whole case,
Mr. Sergeant Parry said that if the jury remained of
the same opinion he would not address them.
The Foreman—Our opinion is not altered in the least.

Mr. Baron Pigott said Mr. Francis bad a right to
address the jury for the plaintiff if he liked.
Mr. Francis said he wa.; afraid after the intimation of
the jury it would be useless addressing them.
The plaintiff then elected to ho
Mr. Baron Pigott observed that if people would engage
in these tran.;actions they ought to settle them out of
court.
Mr. Sergeant Parry add that if the case bad gone on it
would-have been proved that the defendant never attended
a race but once in his life, and that he never betted a
farthing upon any race whatever.

TIIE PROPERTY OF TOM SAYERS.-011 Saturday
an application was mado to Mr. Marshall, chief clerk at
the Rolls. Chambers, to serve notice of decrees on the
three children of Mrs. Sayers. The application relates to
a friendly suit, the ()Wet of which is to protect (for the
children) about £3,000 railway stock. The application
was granted, and an order made accordingly.
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