CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25456, 10 February 1944, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT

Wednesday, February 9 (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Dangerous Driving William Donald Allison (Mr C. J. D. gSS drivingMt^e! O H. T/rfltt S& traffic inspector, said that at 7.22 p.m. on January 27 the defendant had driven past the Oval at a speed estimated at 40 miles an hour.—Mr White said the defendant had recently returned after three and ahalf years’ service in the Middle East. He f had just commenced business as a carrier and on the evening concerned he had been in a hurry to attend a carriers meeting Mr White asked for lenient treatment in view of the defendant s war record and the fact that he was now rehabilitating himself in civilian life. Remarking that but for the defendant’s war record a much heavier penalty would have been Inflicted, the magistrate imposed a, fine of £5 and costs He allowed one month in which to pay the fine. Horse Ridden on Oval Hedley Ernest Malcolm Gough was charged with riding a horse on a City Council reserve. —Mr E. H. Barrett, chief traffic inspector, stated that on December 15 he had noticed Gough cantering over the Oval, where there were seveial cricket pitches.—ln a written statement, the defendant said his horse had been frightened bv a tram, and he had temporarily lost control of it.—The defendant was fined £l, with costs. Charge Dismissed William Herbert Gibson, aged 38, a plasterer, pleaded not guilty to being intoxicated while,in charge of a I I lot P„ r , I mvW Sergeant N. Kempt said that, following a complaint received by telephone on February 4 a watch had been kept outside an' hotel. The defendant had come out and gone to his car The constable considered that the defendant was under the influence of liquor, and took him to the station. The defendant was examined bv Dr Porteous, who considered him in a fit condition to drive—Constable Arnold Edward Leadley stated that when the defendant came from the hotel he was unsteady in his walk and appeared very flushed in, the face. The defendant entered the 1 driving seat of the car, but got out again just before being accosted.— Mr E. J; Anderson, who appeared for the defendant, said that Gibson wore a surgical body belt, and that this may have caused an irregularity in his walk. In view of the doctor’s report, he asked that the case be dismissed.—Dismissing the case, the magistrate remarked that the constable had behaved quite properly. Unlicensed Driver Gordon Edward James pleaded guilty to charges of being an unlicensed driver, passing a tram on the off side, and not possessing a warrant of fitness.—On each of the first two charges he was fined ±.l, with costs and on the third he was convicted and discharged. Other Cases For driving at speeds exceeding 30 miles an hour, Bernard Burns (Mr C. J. L. White) was fined £3 and Johnston Taylor (Mr O. G. Stevens) was fined £s.—Henry Halliday (Mr C. J. L. White) was fined £1 for failing to stop behind a stationary tram.