“No Light” Brigada.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 56, 7 March 1914, Page 5

“No Light” Brigada.

WEEKLY COURT PARADE.

CONVICTIONS AND FINES. Some of the time of the Court yesterday morning was, as usual, devoted to dealing with offenders figainst the Borough by-law governing lights on vehicles after sundown. “T!>s Lamp was Warm.” Mrs M. Richardson pleaded guilty to driving on February 22nd without lights in Broadway. She stated that when pulled up by (lie Inspector she had just recently left the stables'. Before she left she saw the stable-man light both lamps. One lamp was alight when the Inspector came up. The lamp was warm. She asked the Inspector to feel it, but he did not do so.

The S.M. said be would accept what defendant said and would convict her without flue. The Fine Goss Up. D. L. Shute did not appear in answer to a charge of lightlessness on February 15th. The Inspector said defendant’s brother had appeared at the previous sitting and the case against him was dismissed as he established the fact that ho was not driving the vehicle, though he was in it at the time. The S.M. inflicted a fine of 20s, with 7s costs. He said offences of this description seemed to be always occurring, and in future be intended to inflict a fine of 20s for a first offence.

An Unlucky Slip. K, Kennedy pleaded guilty to driving a gig without lights on February 22nd. Defendant explained that on the day in question he paid a visit to the Mountain House. At the House the secretary of the Mountain Club advised him to have lights on his vehicle, and lent him a couple, which he requested might be left at the County Hotel when defendant reached town. On reaching town the lamps were left at the hotel and defendant then proceeded to return his gig to the stable. While on this journey he was challenged by the Inspector.

The S.M. said defendant should have taken the lamps over to the stable on the gig, walking back afterwards with them to the hotel. On the trip over to thp stable there was ample time for an accident to happen. The fact that there were lamps on the gig for the best part of the journey would he considered, hut defendant should have recognised that the lights were even more necessary in the town than on the County road. The small line of os would be inflicted.