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TRAIN JUMPERS.
AMOTHÉE BATCH GATOR.
.v; FINED AT INNISFAIL.
INNISFAIL, May 5.
Eight more train jumper* «ho
were caught hy thc police ia In
maM and Silkwood made Aefar
appearance before Mr. A. E-Ait
kin, P.M., in the Police Court
this morning.
Edward John Stuart pleaded guilty to
travelling by train between Pawngilly
and Innisfil without paying his fare.
"FOOTBALLER'S KNEE."
Senior-sergeant Hegarty said that on
the previous ""night Detective Hird Was
on duty at the Innisfail railway station,
and on thé arrival of thc train from
Cairns saw defendant getting out of à
truck. ?. . ' '. .
Defendant: I had what is called
"footballer's knee," and found it im-
possible to walk any distance.
Mr. Aitkin: How long' hive you beer
up this way? ' ' .
Defendant: Ëight months; ; .i
Mr. Aitkin : Train jumping : seems ti
be breaking out again. ,
ALLEGED PILFERING.
Senior-sergeant ! Hegarty :. There ha
been a fair amount of pilfering on th
railway for some time. "
"Mr., Aitkin imposed a fine of il, wit
an order fbr ;thé .pàymènt of 2/1 fan
in default 7 days. - .;/?:.:,. ?.
'-. TÁKÉN^ ÓFF TRUCK.;
Frank Pornèllo and ; Frank Sulfat
admitted having ^tempted, tb. travel 1
train frôtn Innisfail without paying thc
fares. .
, Senior-sergeant Hegarty. , said that ;
10.40 last night a train was about to d
part from Innisfail for the south whi
the two, ; defendants were seen gettii
into a truck. They .were taken off. a
arrested. These men explained that th
wanted to get to Silkwood.
. "The police have suspicions regardi
the way these two men were travellinj
added the Senior-sergeant "There 1
been a gödd deal bf thieving of got
\ between Innisfail and. Cardwell, s
' there was considerable mistrust ab
i the movements of Sultana especially.
Mr. Aitkin : Are they local résiden
Senior-sérgeant Hegarty: They h
been here for some time. , ;..
Í 'Each défendant t was ^fitted it in
J fault 7 days' imprisonment . Í
1 CAUGHT AT SILKWOOD.
1. Alexander; Wílsóú, Henry Mortin
Cecil. Norman -Barton,' Walter H
and Roy Smith wire charged \
travelling by railway-between Innis
1 and Silkwood without paying their ii
'. Semor-sergearit Hegarty said tba
11.45, on thé previous night ott the
rival of ¿'the' mixed train at Silkv
from Innisfail. Constable McLeay
amined a waggon and found these
defendants. When questioned they
they had jumped the train at Irini
with the intention of going to lng'
Mr.: Aitkin (to Mortinson) : Have
anything to say?
.. Mortinson: No. - . ;
Mr. Aitkin: The* train was there
you got. into, it. Is that your attitud
Mortinson: No. ' "/ ' 5 ' ' '"" "
Mr. Aitkin: Where do ? you <
from? '- ? .4" ^
Mortinson :. Rockhampton. .
Barton '-s^téd.\he..<w.as'r''forn-!úiv
South Wales, but had come here
Brisbane. #- ? ? '.; :.- .',??>.'.?
Hope'said he was 19 years of ag«
-had come here from Rockhampton 1
ing for work; . *
Mr. Aitkin: Arc you a station 1
Hope: Yes.
Mr. Aitkin : Why didn't you g<
towards Emerald?
Hope: I have been out there.
Mr.- Aitkin (to Smith) : How
have you been on the track?
Smith: Six months.
"NEARLY YOUNG ENOUG
, Mr. Aitkin: You are -nearly^
enough to bc taken before the
oren's Court You heard Senior-sei
Hegarty say that pilfering was go«
Where do you come from?
Smith: Texas. There is no work
Mr. Aitkin: I supposé you wëré
Mareeba. _.. ?,
Smith: T have been up then
come back. *?.'!- ; -, .
Wilson, 'Morrisbn, and Bàrtor
each fined £1 and ordered tb pay th
evaded, 2/7, in default 7 ¡nays' imj
ment Hope and Smith were con
but- not punished, -ch'accóúrit ôi
youth. Mr. Aitkin advised them
sist from "jumping" trains in fu
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