CALLOUS TAXI-DRIVER
“This is one of the worst cases of manslaughter of this kind that, I havo been called upon to doal with. If you had been suffered to escape after killing this man without severe punishment there would be but little hope for lhe Mifotv of foot passengers in London after that.” Tin these words Mr .justice Salter, at the Old Bniley, sentenced John William Driscoll, thirty-eight, taxi-driv-er, to twelve months’ imprisonment for tho manslaughter of Charles Jackson on May sth bv knocking him down in the Old Kent road with his taxi-cab. Tt was stated that after knocking down deceased prisoner drove on, but wus eventually stopped. He denied that it was his cab.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11655, 20 October 1923, Page 9
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116CALLOUS TAXI-DRIVER New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11655, 20 October 1923, Page 9
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