A BROADWAY RUNAWAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 9, 26 August 1911, Page 3

A BROADWAY RUNAWAY.

I RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRACTION ENGINE DRIVERS. MODERATE FINES. On the morning of July 21st, a runaway occurred in Broa.tway North. As a result, two prosecutions were heard at tho Magistrate’s Court y- 1torday morning. ' H. J. Jones pleaded guilty to having driven a traction engine without Imvinsr at least two men ;n attendance

I on it . | Mr [’’cokes, wb.o apnea: el for the Borough Council, said tame about eight o’clock on the morning in question, defendant drove the County Council’s traction engine from Begin Street into. Broadway. Tin*, hoise in a lorry standing in Broadway became startled and bolt; 1 up the street, colliding with the fire bell tower so violently that it bad to I o tab-n (.own and re-erected. When dunes saw tne horse running away lie at ciu.e stoppel tlie engine, anl counsel thought he could not have done anymore oven if he had l ad two men with him. The Borough Council had directed that proccC ha * v s he taken against Jones, as a warning to dilvors of traction dinghies.

v’i- Andcsmi. who w;ilcb.,d proceedings on behalf of the County Cc.nn- *. said the Dorse set oif at a slow pace when startled by the engine, and if there had been anybody in charge of it, all trouble would have been averted. On the morning in question, Jones had mi.le arrangements for two men to aco.mipany him on tiio engine, bnt as '.'icy did not tarn

nn in time lie had proceeded v it tout them. 1 lie Ca.niy bonncil insisted on the ’\vo men demand*-.! by ibe Act I *• ng on the engine ni ad occasions. The S.M. said lie would inllict a light line, as it did not appear that defendant was in the habit of offending. A line* of os, with costs fcl Ids. was imposed. Roy Anderson pleaded guilty to

leaving a lorry unattended in drivel wav on Julv 2hst. Mr Fookes said defendant was (inployed by Air Revoll, and at the time tlr. offence occurred bo »• as na mg, breakfast at his house, widen stainlr somewhat back from Broadway, ‘Oarin'.: his horse standing on Broadway. The fine and expenses were the -vine in this case as in lie previous one.