24-STONE FARE

Evening Star, Issue 20060, 28 December 1928, Page 4

24-STONE FARE

WHY TAXIMAN REFUSED. “ JOB NOT WORTH IT.”An - unusual case was beard in England recently, when Thomas Wdiin a SiM, a Wigan taxi cab driver, Mrs summoned for refusing to dri •. c a hackney cirriage to a place within the prescribed distance, when requested to do so. He pleadcfl guilty, but held be had a reasonable excuse. A police officer stated that about 11.20 at night a woman complained that bill bad refused to accept- her as a faro because the job was only worth Is 6d. He asked Sill if-he was prepared to tahe tbe fare, but Sill said the lady was too big to gel into tbe cab. Tbe Magistrate's Clerk : You did net examine tbe lady'; (Laughter.) Defendant : Last time 1 took this fare she broke door straps off and burst panels. The Mayor: Is she a heavy-weight? Defendant : She's twenty-four stone. Tbe Magistrate’s Clerk ; What waa your reason for not taking this lady? Defendant said be did not want to make his reason public, whereupon he was provided with a pencil and paper, and he wrote out a statement for tho perusal of the magistrates. After reading In's statement the Bench dismissed, the case.