The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WANDSWORTH.

Mr. Arthur Coffman, a young gentleman residing at No.
9, Mount Pleasant, Wandsworth, appeared before Mr. Day-
man to answer two summonses at the instance of Inspector
Carpenter, on behalf of the London and South Coot Rail-
way Company, for entering a train while in motion, aod for
riding without paying the fare, with intent to avoid pay-
ment thereof. .

Mr. A. Haynes appeared for the defendant, and pleads d
not guilty.
The offences occurred on different days. It appeared
that the company were in the habit of collecting the tickets
of passengers in trains for Pimlico at the New Wandsworth
station. On the Bth of October last a train had been
°alerted and had started, when the defendant, who was
constantly in the habit of travelling by the line, ran down
the steps on to the platform and took hold of the handle
of a second-class carriage. One of the company's servants
called out to him not to get into the train, but he made no
reply and jumped into the carriage. He had not taken any
ticket. ileg was followed to Pimlico-station, and when in
the act of leaving the platform one of the collectors ds-
warded the fare. He offered 5d., but the sum of 9d. was
demanded, being for the whole distance the train had
travelled, it being one of the regulations of the company
that their servants should not receive intermediate fares.
The defendant did pay the 9d., not the fare from New
Wandsworth. While the case was under investigation the
other offense took place. On the morning of the 21st ult.,
the defendant entered a train from Hastings at the New
Wandsworth station in a similar manner. He was followed on
that occasion by Mr. Harding, the ticketuispector. He was
watched out of the station into Victoria-street, where he was
stopped and told that, he had not paid his fare. He made
• remark as to how much he had to pay, upon which the
inspector told him that he could not take anything, but that
he wanted him to return to the station. The defendant
complied, and gave his name and address.
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Mr. Haynes said that with reference to the first car-
plaint, he had to state that the defendant wan late for the
train, and being desir.oui of meeting his appointment, he
jumped into the carrier, but only after the first stroke of
the engine. He bad intended to have taken a ticket, but the
boa was closed. On the second occasion he entered the
train under precisely similar circumstances. The defendant
had no intention of committing a fraud upon the com-
pany, and for the sake of his character, as he had just
his examination to be admitted an an attorney, he
bipedeedhis worship would not convict him.
Mr. Dsyman thought both cases bad been made out.
He said it was very dangerous to get into a t in while in
imams. The company were bound to draw the line some-
where, and it should be between motion and non-motion.
The defendant ought to take care to be at the station in
time, and be we. sorry to saw that he could not discover
anything in the cases in his favour. The fact of his leaving
Pimlico-station was evidence of his intention to avoid
the payment of his fare. He fined him 20s. and 2a. vista
in each case.