At the Wokingham Police Court on Tuesday, John Greenstreet, who resides in a van attached to a steam roller, was summoned for having caused an obstruction by placing his roller and trailers across the road at Winnersh on March 31^st. He denied the offence. Mr. Ratcliffe, of Reading, was for the defendant.

Supt. Goddard said he was in Winnersh, when he saw a steam roller, driven by the defendant, party across the road. It was in the way of other vehicles wishing to pass.

Witness saw Mr. John Simonds, the banker, and Miss Simonds in a motor car, which was considerably damaged, and as a result of a communication made by them to him, he accused the defendant of damaging the car, and he replied, "Why didn’t she (meaning Miss Simonds) pass by on the other side?". Miss Simonds said she could not do so on account of the two trailers which were attached to the roller and were in the way. […]

Mr. Arthur Lewis Ford, an engineer of Winnersh who resides in a cottage opposite to where the accident occurred, gave similar evidence. He added that the defendant informed him that he gave no warning that he was about to cross the road to take water in, which he certainly should have done, as that was the "rule of the road". […]

The case was adjourned for a fortnight.

[When the case was resumed, the defendant was fined £2 on each of two counts.]