MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2005, 12 March 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THE HUfT ROAD FATALITY

I SHEfiHAN GHARCED, I In connection with tire recent motorI cycle accident on the Hurt Road, where, by a young man named Frank Kcvell ■ was killed, Thomas Shoshan was charged St tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, fere Mr. W, G. Riddell, *S.M., as' follows :— rr l;ha(; on February 27, oil the Huti Road, Wellington, be was guilty of an omission, without lawful excuse* to observe a legal duty. - such omission causing the death of one Frank Rcvcll." Police-Inspector Bendrev conducted tho prosecution, and Mr.'P. B. Cooke(for Mr. O. Feero) defended. Mr. C. W. Tai-sne? watched the' proceedings on behalf of the Wellington Motor Cycle Club..

Dr. H. W. L, Harding gave medical evidence Be stated that death tad occurred before he saw Revell. He.described the injuries, and added that it was improbable that the injured man would survive long after receiving then;. To Mr. Cooke: Oulv considerable forcewould account for these injuries. No such wound Would have resulted, had the motor-cycle been travelling at a 'walking pace. It must have been travelling at a- considerable pace. William Barn, <sycle engineer, I'rfotic, gave -evidence on similar lines to his depositions at the inquest. Deceased had eonie to his shop at about 7,lfi p,m. on Friday, February 27, to- purchase carbide, far his la-mr.. The carbide would last for about -2} hours. Witness had lit the lamp before deceased left tho shop.

Wis Worship: Do yon know the maximum speed that the machine can attain ?

Witness: I should say --about 45 miles per litKir.

Ckftou Lloyd Rainsden» on employee of the Petono Woollen Mills Company, stated thftt, a-s he was proceeding along til© Hntt Read on Friday night at about 9 a clock he noticed a Wse and dray near Roeky Feint. Some, little distance trem the dray hs saw a man lying on the road, aiid, near tho dray, wa"s a motorcycle. Th-a man an the road was deceased.

William Miller, an employee in the Fetono Railway Workshops, ijorro-ber-atcd'the-oride-Hce of the previous witness.

George Ross Htslop,,.Town- Clerk of. the- Makar-a County Covnictt, staiet? that the portion of the road oil which the accident, occurred was 'within tin? bound* .try of Makara County. The county fsvlaws made it an .offence- "to drive 'a' vehicle, in the hoKul.gh bqiwceii the hours of sui-jset and suurise'without carrvina lights. '"... : '•' " b Frank C. Karing*.:mo& mpchanic, stater).thai he had found the body. He placed it in his ij'ioto'r-car 'a-ftrl proceeded on to Dr. Harding's, Constable James Crihii.odv stated that he had-arrested Siicsliaii m a- charge of insobriety. At the' time of the arrest accused- smelt very strongly of drink. Accused w ; a.s nviiwuifcl 'on bail until tfi-day, when Mr. Beero is to address the Court. , . -•

OTHER.POLICE CASKS. 010 Pe.ders.en, a Nar-weskn, pleaded not. guilty to a charge o.f "stealing two vests aii-d a. brush, valued iii. all at 2s. 4|d,. the property of AValier ftitcliing 3 . rijo evidence wont ks slioiv tliat tlis articles had been found "in acesscrl's possession. His AVorship inijsojed fl.iuioof ].os., in default 4'B hatfij' .jffipri&unwiit.' Artlraf .AVilliftmswas fined 40s. .on a charge of stealing a lia.«l-bag valued a t 355,, th© property <jf' BerjrV ■ Stephen Hart. - .

Arthur Fennuf, a- fireman, oh tlte stearirer Surrey, was fined. iQsr., fa' de* fault 43 hours 5 imnfismi.nwmt, for. stewing & cariridge-bdi vaiiied at 6i, tile property of Joliir H-aM'.'-jWiton.' : The Magistrate of tiered the" iecvtsed to he-p-Meed an board the Surrey-before, -the vessel loft for LytteJton yesterday. For insobriety, Wimije *as fiiictl 10s. Jour flir.it offenders similar-ty charged were emivioted and discharged. Florence Em.eny, charged- with Importuning, was ordered to be- placed in tlie Salvation Army Ho«» for §i* months. An informatta al'tegiivg itrdecfeiit exposure at Newtown park was-dismissed-tiifl Magistrate i-iHilarlckig, that a. 'jury would apt bo likely to eonvfct on the evidence given..