The New York herald., 1922-02-24
BRITON SHY AT CALL
OF GAMBLING CASE
Brownlow of London, Out on
Bail Since Roulette Raid,
Cannot BE Found.
COMPLAINANT IS ABSENT
Trust in Human Nature Oozes
From Lord Auckland, Who
Was Unlucky at Wheel.

Henry r. Brownlow or London. who
with maintaining a gambling house in
his apartment at 105 West Fifty-fiftb
street, did not appear in the West Side
Court yesterday when his case was
called. On the plea of puzzled law
yer, Magistrate rockingham adjourned
the hearing until March 9.
On the face of the returns the "old
beam (as some of his sponsors referred
to him in the days of their affection)
seems, temporarily 1t may be, not only
to have left the United States of North
America recumbent. but a number OF
lesser Institutions and persons as well,
including the bonding company that
put up $500 so that he could take the
air and resume his contact with New
York society: the apartment house In
West Fifty-fifth street from which one
Nathan Goldfinger fled on the fateful
night to wall into the ears of the police
the loss of s400 at the roulette table of
Brownlow; various well known men,
bers of society who received instruc-
ton at roulette, and Lord Auckland,
who says he dropped only few pounds
in cash but got another Jolt in the
place where he keeps his trust in hui
man nature.
Australian Cattleman Gone Too.
Missing also is one Jeffrey Naugh-
ton. "cattleman of Naughtonville. Aus
tralia," small, slim. smooth shaven.
bright eyed, swift tongued young man
who was often in the company of Mr..
Brownlow. Mr.. Naughton is mentioned
as an intimate Of Brownlow. and, as
Lord Auckland recalls quite distinctly,
as the one who always beat the game
when the wheel spun in the West Fifty
fifth street apartment. There is rea-
son to believe that it was Jeffrey in
deed, always willing to oblige, who sue
cumbed to the ruse of the detectives
inspired by the outraged Goldfinger.
who opened the door when Brownlow,
hearing scratches and meows, remarked:
Let the damned cat in somebody"
Mr.. Brownlow had a date with the
law at 10 A. NJ. yesterday in the West
Side Court. After the routine business
of that tribunal had been shunted aside
the clerk called, "HenryoR. Brownlow.'
Silence. Renewed and repeated silence.
The cadi on duty, rockingham
scratched his head, tapping the bench
impatiently with his pencil. Presently
uprose in some embarrassment q young
lawyer, Augustin Derby of III Broad
way, who said that his client seemed to
have strayed. The magistrate asked
how come? Augustin Derby replied that
he was the victim of extremely hasty
action on the part of the police and
that the roulette wheel in question was
only toy roulette wheel which couldn't
puncture the morals of an infant. The
magistrate said that was all very well
but that there was law which enabled
the state of New York to grab the bail
of persons as absent minded as Brown
low.
There was a bit OF a parley, where
upon the magistrate gave Mr.. Derby
two weeks to fish for his client. II any
body else in court was interested in
the invisible Briton he made no sign.
"And what to do to find him / don't
know" said Augustin Derby, yesterday
afternoon. II never knew the man. A
person very prominent in society asked
me to take the case, and l did so as
matter of current business. / had a
chat or two with him. He seemed a
very affable fellow. denying that he was
common gambler. 1 hope he shows
up"