A Sitting Shot

NZ Truth, Issue 1168, 19 April 1928, Page 6

A Sitting Shot

I ESLIE WALTER PROBERT, a commercial traveller, of Wellington, is the most unlucky man alive, according to Lawyer H. F. O'Leary, who appeared, on Probert's behalf m the Wellington Police Court last week when that gentleman came before Magistrate Page on a charge of being intoxicated while m charge of a car.

In entering a plea of guilty, counsel mentioned that early m the year 1926, Probert had been fined £5 for a similar offence.

However, as on the present occasion, he had been very unlucky, having only been seated m his car waiting" for someone to come and drive it away. He had abstained from liquor m "any shape or form from that day' until last week, when, his firm's picnic coming round, he had charge of the supply of liquid, refreshment.

He had a few drinks and became slightly fuddled, drove his car to town and was caught. In this he was particularly unfortunate.

Magistrate Page intimated that the court was not able to look lightly on cases of this sort. Defendant had been m possession of a fast, powerful car and was not m a proper condition to control it.

He fined. Probert £25 and cancelled his driving license for twelve months.