The evening times., 1900-07-14
ANOTHER MoToRMAN FINED.

No More Leniency for Men Who
Speed Electric Cars.
As has been the case almost daily for the
past two weeks, Bicycle Policemen O-Brien
and Rout were in the Police Court this
morning as complanants against a motor
man charged with violating the police reg
ulation governing the rate OF speed at
which electric ears may be operated. In
this instance The defendant was James
Conway, who IS employed b. the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Company. II was
alleged that Incorporated his car in Ecking-
ton at nine1ssn miles an hour Conway
denied the charge and presented witness
to cOrroborate him He also sought 10
show through his attorneys. A. II. SeIhsu-
sen ard }. D. SULLIVAN, that the tachome-
ters of the bicycle policemen were mac
curate. because II was claimed il would be
a physical impossibility TO operate a car
over the ground named at the rate OF
speed alleged.
The policemen offered in evidence a re-
port made by Lieutenant Kenney. OF the
Eighth precinct. 10 Major Sylvester, in
which the result was set forth OF test
made yesterday of three tschometers. The
test, according 10 the report, showed that
the Iachometers were accurate.
1t then developed that JwO OF the tested
tachometers were used by Policemen
0'Brien and R0ut in speeding Conway last
night
Mr.. Sullivan, addressing Judge Scott in
reference TO the tachometers, said he
thought IL unfair 10 Conway or any Other
mOtorman to convict on the strength Of
the testimony Of the policemen when their
evidence WIS based on the record OF an
instrument OF which the mOtCrman had no
knowledge. He contended that If the
mOtormen had an opportunity they could
successfully combat the evidence @gainsI
them and show by witnesses and by in
struments that the cars were not oper-
ated at the rate OF speed indicated by
the tachometers used by the policemen.
He added that in his opinion the motor
men should be allowed to make a thor
ough test of the speed their cars generally
made and were capable OF making. Mr.
Sullivan thought the case against Conway
should Lot be disposed of until he had an
opportunity OF bringing into court Wit
nsses who would show that he did not vio-
late the law. Furthermore he said the
motorman should have an opportunity OF
testing the taehome.er that had registered
the rate of speed of his car, because, he
claimed. there was q probability that a
test would reveal that the instrument was
not correct. In view of that fact Mr. Sui
livan asked that the case against Conway
be allowed to 20 over in order to afford
the opportunity asked for.
Judge Scott declined 10 allow the case to
go over on the ground that it was not only
before the court but because all the evil
dence of both siCes was in. He suggested
that if a test was to be made it be done in
another case. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh
at this juncture stated that an opportunity
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another mOtorman was to be tried on that
day. The usual fine OF 81 was then i'm
posed ard paid
According to the statements made by
Judge Scott on several Occasions this week
the period of leniency, extended to the mo-
tormen by him expires today. In future it
is understood the. penalty will be more Sc
we're. What the penalty will be Judge
Scott has not intimated.