The Archive · 1926

TRAFFIC CASES IN US. COURT]

Several traffic eases came to the attention of Mr. N, E.—Lurton, United States Commissioner, on} [Saturday morning.

Mr. P, 8. Crawley, against whom police have preferred at various times 10 charges of violations of the traffic regulations, pleaded not guilty to having parked his" car} in Exra Road, a private rond under! Police supervision said that on the day July 8, during the tiffin hour, his car was not in Ezra Road. Tt had been parked at another spot several hundred yards Ar. H. Stem gave corroborative evidence. Two police officers, however, gave: ireer evidence that they saw the car at the time alleged on Ezra Koad. The Commissioner fined Mr. F. A. Bowen, manager of the Commercial Credit and Informa. tion Bureau, was charged with parking his'ear for an extended Feriod on Ezra Road. Defendant. pleaded not guilty and the Com missioner dismissed the charge, on the grounds of insufficient evidence, Mr. W. A. Adame was charged with driving his American "Rolls Royce" without headlights. Con [clusive evidence was presented and he was fined G. $2.

Br. L. E, Hoover' obstructed traffic near the Carlton Theatre by parking his ear for an extended period, according to police evidence, and was also fined G, $2.

Havin in mind the fact that, owing. to the absence of both Judges and the sed death of Mr. D. R. Cooke (the Chief Clerk), the whole of the work of H. M. Supreme rt at present has to be des with by My, G, W. King (the Regi trar) and Mfr. I, T. Morris (Assi tant Clerk), when the ease of Wu Yung-chong'v. E. Kale was called Tuesday, Mr. A. E. Seddon, for the plaintiff, said that, as it would be a lengthy and involved matter, he and Mr, J. E, Badeley, for the defendant, were quite agreeable to an adjournment until the return of 1 idge. The hearing accordingly was adjourned provisionally until July 30. The ease is a claim for the re-of a quantity of skins, or 22,000, with Tis," 6,000 damages. The defence claim that the skins were security for a debt and there is a reply that nothing was owing. casionally goes off the deep end.

have lived here for many years and T know all about that, but I am mot here to sympathize but to [administer: the law. There will be 2 fine of $5.

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