MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9032, 29 June 1917, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

ASH BURTON—THIS DAY^

(Before Messrs T. E. Upton and Jas. Cow, J.'sUP.)

No Lights. Isa Templeton was convicted without penalty lor" cycling at night without a light-. Ethel Diack and Alice Harris 1 were* each convicted and discharged, on similar charges.

. Percy L. 6it pleaded not guilty to a charge of cycling afc night without a light.—Constable Exol gave evidence that defendant was cycling in West Street at night without a liglU. —Defendant said he left his business at 5.30 p.m., and did not ride his cycle at , all, but wfrceled it in th© middle of the road. The night was> dark, and he felt sfivfe that the constable was making, a 'mistake.—Mr Upton said tfie Bench did not doubt the constable's word, but were of opinion that lie had been mistaken.— . The case 1 was dismissed.

Ilex Poaroe, a schoolboy, was convicted and discharged on a similar charge. , * Thomas'Bryant-pleaded' guilty, to a similar ©ff^ricp,', and was convicted And discharged. '•* 7. '_ \' ' . s ," »r , Arthut-- Lloyd',-i'un., who-'-dicf'-not, \ "\ appear,' was- fined' £1, aiid'Ts costs, ' for- exceeding "the spepd: limit/on the 1 ' Main !>?outh Road,'TihValcl.—Mr Cow I rcmai!:i>^ .that Reding on,this road ' was opractice which would be pufcv^j down, and he warned motorists that~~"J^M offemvs against the by-law would receive treatment. N, John Fan-ell' was fined' 20s. and 13s costs, for travelling at a speed" of '22 miles per hour on the Main South |^H Road; and Alex. Anderson, W. H. Mulligan, John- Brown, ' jun.^ and James Tait wore each fined 20s. arnd •■• . 14s costs, for similar offences on tlip same .road.

< Nelson Foster pleaded guilty to a similar charge, and was fined 10s and 7s costs. . <

" Lawrence Fechney pleaded not guilty to a charge of exceeding the speed limit on. the Main South Road, Tinwald.— -J. Dalley (inspector) stated that defendant was driving.his car at a, speed of 30 miles an -hour. —Fred. Thomas corroborated this evidence. — For the defence, Bruce Miller stated that he accompanied defendant to his farm on that dny. Defendant was with witness all day, and did not drive his car at all. —Mr Upton said it was clearly a case of mistaken ~ identity, and dismissed the case,, allowing defendant 15s expenses.