The evening times., 1900-07-09

Judge scott sitting IN the lower brancn
sf the Police Court. this morning delivered
himself in unmistskable terms regarding
the excessive rate Of speed at which street
galway motormen operate their cars with
In the city limits. The deIiyerance was
cccasiOned by the fact that five motormen
were on trial charged with violations Of the
police regulation which stipulates at what
rate Of speed cars should be operated
What Judge Scott said was by no means
detrimental 10 the motormen, but on the
contrary wac O oaustic reference 10 the cor
porstion which employed them.
The motormen on trial were James Ma
loney. William Thrift. Steven Shaw. George
Hall. Walter O. BaIlison. and Charles
Dede. The complaining witnesses were
Bicycle Policemen ROuy and O'BrieD, Of
the Eighth precinct, who made the ar
rests Both policemen were sure that all
OF the motormen operated their respective
cars at least seyente miles an hour. They
had timed the cars. :hey said by means
OF the speed metres On their bicycles. The
speed metres. they said, had recently been
tested and were accurat
At this point Prosecuting Attorney pugh
Informed Judge Scott that the speed limit
for cars was twelve miles an hour between
streets aRd Ave miles an hour at crossings
He said II was clearly shown that the law
had been violated, and. while he regretted
the fact that the motormen must suffer.
asked that fines be imposed.
The notsTmen, in their defence, claimed
that they had no means OF knowing when
they were exceeding the speed limit or
keeping within its confines All they knew
was that they were allowed a certain time
60 cover the distance between termini. II
they did not make the trip in proper time.
they suffered for IL at the hands OF the
company, they said, and II they attempted
to keep cut Of trouble with the company
BY making up lost time, they violated a
law and got into trouble with the police
The notormen considered the time allow
anee between the termini insufficient to en-
able the operating of cars within the limit
prescribed by law.
Judge Scott in disposing of the cases said
be synpsthiEed with the motormen be-
cause he dtd not consider them entirely TO
blame You men are wealthy" said
Judge Scott. ironically. and you work for
q poor corporation that cannot afford TO
pay its officers mere than between $40 GOO
esd $50. 600 per year. The corporation is
too poor to proivde the ears you operate
with speed metsrs which might cost as
much as $40 each or as little as S25O The
result Is that you have no means Of know
ing at what rate OF speed you are operat-
Ing your cars and you unconsciousIy yio-
late the law.
1T strikes me that there are enough of
you mctorInen to get together for mutual
Protection and test the rate OF speed
ct which you can conveniently and in com
pliance with the law cover the distance be-
tween termini- AS the matter now stands
you are victims of circumstance ana must
pc held responsible for the violation CT
Law, though IN reality you DO not mean
60 be offenders"
Judge Scott then informed the uooror-
rner that they must take some steps TO
insure them against violations OF the law
Ae ssid be was on this occasion Inclined
20 be lenient. but could not be so in the