COURTING DEATH.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1924, Page 4

COURTING DEATH.

WELLINGTON, February 23.

“’i his is a very serious case, Your Worship nml the Railway Department are anxious to stop tiii.s kind of thing, - ’ dceinwl Mr I*. S. K. Maeassoy, Crown Prosecutor, "hen appearing for the Railway Department against J. C. Millies at the Magistrate's Cuuit yesterday. The el largo against the tlelemlant was of crossing a railway level crossing while a train was approaching. Mr Maeassey -stated that the offence took place at Porinm, when the Palmerston train V.as coming into the sintier: at about G p.ni. The defendant a'pproac(heil the crossing, and; cross'd the line in front of the train. If tile train had not liven pulling up at th" station, a oollision would have eertaiuly taken place, said .Mr Macassar. i A itir.s- rira'.i t !::u the motor-car j r • y ac ahoni .‘id miles per hour/ ! ihdl: tiie train and the car weie tra- | i o!!in.: iiortiiward, ; aid the v, it ness. I but the train's whistle must have given 1 an j le warning to the defendant. i Pis Worship (Mr ft. Pag". -S.M.) said. ! a hc-avy penalty would have to ] e j im; osed. The defendant iiad been tra- ' vcliiny: at aboui 33 miles per lumr. and i had made no attempt in pull up. _\ of £]:) and cost, was imposed, i A NARROW Kf WPK. caa ;•■■■’■' of a similar na'.iire was protom d nrains'- a Chinaman named. .Sin;-; On I. ' Tie life aid i I an iule-rprctei '.in- defendant entered a. idea of guilty Ini' raid he had lint seen lie; 1 r .ill apI f rom Idilg some trees oh cured bis view. Mr Mac ■■ vy st :!. deal the memo C:! til" : do ell' IV, y: Id,".y i'll in I he dele,.Jalll \s V: hi: le wlleti |he cto'si'd. The train was forced to ! Site p. and was delayed I'm some minutes. | A line of £lO and , or!- was im; used. A 'iJliRI) CASK. : "This is the Cird offence of its ' kind tlicit lias come before me to-day," ; commented Mr K. Page, wio n a third man was eharged with driving over a i railway crossing while a Main was 1 a;u i oacliiiig. j " j lie people who. travel in trains ;s' st 1 1 -a i'egua rdc-ci Pom any acc-i- ---| cl: ::t'. whhbi may aid a iron: tin- kind los ihi mg" '"'si in ii-.c! 11 is Worship. To fhe ih'o'Milnnt : "f'citi will he filled i Vlp and tests."