TWO PEOPLE ASLEEP

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1930, Page 19

TWO PEOPLE ASLEEP

SERVICE CAR IN HAMILTON. Hamilton, May 5. 'When doing their rounds in the early hours this morning Constables Cargeldine and Brown came upon a young service ear driver, Edward Fitzwilliam, asleep in a car in London Street, with a young woman asleep beside him. Fitzwilliam pleaded guilty later to having been drunk. Senior Sergeant Sweeney said defendant was genl to Hamilton by' his company for tho purpose df taking a car to Rotorua. Ho got possession of the car, and drove about a good, deal during the day in company with friends. Later he was seen entering a hotel with a young woman, and after a period was observed to leave the hotel more' or less under the influence of drink... , . Mr. 11. Watts,' fbr accused; 'said he, was ; not in - a. jle ( py . I tlr^.' t 'i-.: ' ' - -' ■■ • .■•■ 1 ■ Irtfil

had had some liquor. He had been driving about all day, and finding himself drowsy had preferred to pull up and have a sleep. Defendant had been a service ear driver for seven years, and nothing was known against him, Hig Worship said that defendant was a, man who in the execution of’his work bad the custody df people’s lives. Tho circumstances. under which defendant wag found led one to, suppose, that tho life he wag leading wag not the kind that a service car driver, who should bo a man of steady habits, ghould lead. Defendant was fined £lO and his license was cancelled till the end of the .year. .. i q -Ci.',. ■ >• ■ • Iq-.ai'iwzni^A..•Hi.*.'•>«Lu»(-{