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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1595056
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MISCONDUCT IN FRANKSTON TRAIN.
Although there have been many convictions for rowdy conduct in the trains to Frankston at week- ends, offences of this kind constantly occur. At the Malvern Court pn Monday, before Mr. Cohen, P.M. and Messrs. Patterson, Hattam, and Carroll,
J.P.'s, the Railway Department proceeded against Bernand Molloy, 214 George street, Fitzroy, and
George Spence, 399 Drummond street, Carlton, on a charge of having interfered with the comfort of other passsengers in the half past 7 down train to Frankston on December 30. Inspector P. Roy
represented the department, but the defendants did not appear.
The evidence of Detective O'sullivan, who was in company with Detective Wilson on the occasion, showed that three men, including the two de- fendants, entered a first class compartment at Flin- ders street. They had bottles of beer with them. Molloy, sat with his legs dangling out of the Tait carriage, and was guilty of indecent conduct. The three were jostling and pulling one another about, and used filthy languaqe. There were several passengers, including ladies, in the carriage. One of the men jumped from the train into the pit at Malvern and escaped; the others were taken out at Caulfield, and gave wrong names and addresses.
Mr. Cohen said that this sort of thing was be- coming very frequent, and he was glad that the department was taking action. He travelled on
that line, and there never seemed to be any officers
about. Defendants would be fined £10 each, with 5/ costs.