After a Concert: Strolling Arm-in-Arm around Leicester Square: Two young men who were charged at Bow Street with causing an obstruction in the street were discharged by Mr. Hopkins with the remark: “l am satisfied that there is no reason for any penalty.” The accused, Francis Jekyll, aged 31, an assistant librarian, of Green Street, and Cecil Pinsent. aged 29, architect, practising in Italy, were said by a constable to have walked down Coventry Street, Leicester Square, shortly after midnight arm in arm with three other men. The constable told them to break up and they did so, but shortly after the defendants and one of the other men linked arms again. The constable denied that pushed one of the young men against a shop or on the shoulder. An inspector stated that a complaint was made at the police station that the constable’s conduct was provocative. For the defence, Mr. Humphreys said that it was denied that there was any obstruction. They had been to a sacred concert and then had supper and were walking along the street when a policeman in a very rude manner told them to “break up,” and pushed two of them. They at once broke up. The Magistrate stopped the case.
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GRO1100 Devonport: Cecil Ross Pinsent: 1884 – 1963