WINDOW PANES BROKEN
THREW STONES FOR; WAGER
Throwing stones for a wager in the •Inorndon railway yard recently proved costly for a young railway employee, WiV ham James Evans, in the Magistrate's U>urt to-day, Evans, ■ who was represented by Mr.; W. E. Leicester, was charged with having wilfully broken' a pane of glass, valued at 7s, and also three other panes, valued at £1 Is, on a different date 1 m a cleaner's hut. ' : Evans said that after cleaning a railway carriage he commenced to throw stones at a points lever. One of the other employees bet him he could not hit a cracked pane of glass in the hut and knock it out. He took up the bet and broke the pane. That was the only one he damaged. x ■ .. ■ After hearing further evidence, the Magistrate (Mr. E. Page) decided to dismiss the charge of breaking the pane valued at 7s, and convict Evans on the -other charge. A painter, who had been called to repair the windows, said Mr. Page, stated that three panes, were ' completely; broken. The inference was that that would result from the action of the defendant. ■ Evans/was fined £2 and costs, and was ordered to make good the damage. :
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 149, 28 June 1929, Page 11
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205WINDOW PANES BROKEN Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 149, 28 June 1929, Page 11
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