The record-union., 1898-10-21
BICYCLISTS COME TO GRIEF.
MANY ARRESTS WE'RE MADE
BY THE POLICE.
Chief Of Police Dwyer Will Strictly
Enforce the Ordinance From
This Time On

Things were lively on K street for a
while last night, and many bicyclists
We're treated to a free ride to the sta
ton, Chief of Police Dwyer having CIV
en- orders that all violators OF the plcy-
Gle ordinance be arrested.
Officers Ash and Bagley were sta
toned at Fourth and K streets, Officers
Pennish and Wilson at Fifth and X,
Officers Hardy and Bailey at Sixth and
K, and Officers Greene and Douglas at
Eighth and K streets The wheelmen
We're out in large numbers and a large
number of arrests We're made. Officers
Ash and Bagley captured Robert Pack
enham, o. Cook, J. T. Killum, A. w.
Smith and Masahi Ukiki. Pennish and
Wilson took in H. NJ Goodfellow and
K. Amiyii Hardy and Bailey cap
tured Levi HOLDEN, E. Edwards and j.
r. Secord, and Greene and Douglas ar
rested f. E. Sewell, while Sergeant
Dolan captured General Tozer.
Some Of the wheelmen put up de-
posits and others left their wheels and
all were notified to appear in court this
morning. Some took their arrests good
naturedly, while others declared they
had rung their bells. One man was
defiant and claimed he had a right to
ride on either side of the street he
pleased He will find out what the
ordinance provides.
While the sudden move Of the police
to enforce the ordinance and SO many
arrests in a spectacular manner might
not be considered as effective as quiet
arrests, yet it had the effect of calling
general attention to the fact that the
law is to be enforced hereafter 1t is
time that it was, for it has been ut
terly disregarded by a large proper
ton Of bicyclists and drivers Of hacks
and other vehicles, and there has been
much complaint from the public.
While most Of the arrests last night
were made for the disregard of the
provision requiring the ringing Of a
Jingle bell the most important matters
and the ones that cause most Of the ac-
,cidents are the riding on the wrong side
Of the street, the turning Of corners
improperly and the riding at an unlaw
full speed. The whole question Of the
good done by last nights arrests de-
pends on whether it is to be followed UP
day by day and arrests made until
every rider complies with the ordi-
nance, or whether it is dropped and
things go on as before.
Chief Dwyer however, last night
stated to a Record Union" reporter
that he proposed to have the law
strictly enforced from this time on.
He had given the wheelmen plenty of
time to become acquainted with the or
dinance, he said, but things had stead
lily grown worse, and from this time on
those who ride on the wrong side of
the street, turn corners improperly,
race on the streets or ride at a prohib-
tied rate of speed or violate the ordi-
nance in other ways, will have to pay
the penalty. Those who are not famil-
lar with the ordinance can procure a
copy at the headquarters Of the Capital
City Wheelmen. so that ignorance will
be no excuse for those arrested.
Action will also be taken in arresting
horseback riders and drivers of vehi-
cles who violate the law governing rid
ing and driving, and they will also be
forced to comply with the law.