Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-05
PARKER WAS ANGRY.
New York Jurist Secures Arrest
OF Fleischmann' Chauffeur.
UNRULY AUTO CAUSES TROUBLE.

The Mayor of Cincinnati Detained
In Kingston and Has to Pay $3.50
to Get His Automobile Driver Out
of the Clutches of the Law.
julius Fleischmann, mayor of Gin
cinnati, left $3.50 of his money in King
ston the other day, following a per-
Torrance in the principal thoroughfare
of his big touring automobile, says a
Kingston On. " special to the New
York World. Joseph P. Bridges, Mr.
Fleischmann's chauffeur, nearly ram
down Judge Alton B. Parker of the!
court of appeals, for which he was ar
rested at the instance of the much
angered Judge.
Mayor Fleischmann had TO go to the
recorders court to rescue Bridges. At
the door of the courthouse he was
served with a summons in an action
for damages by a bother whose horse
had run away at sight of the wild fly
ing auto. This grievance, with several
other liabilities incurred by the auto,
was settled by the Cincinnati man, who
was forced to spend twenty-five min
utes in getting his chauffeur out of the
clutches Of the law.
Bridges arrived here with the car
about noon to await the arrival of his
employer and some Ohio friends COM
ing on a train. The day was hot and
the streets almost deserted.
Whether to cool himself or create ex-
element Bridges did not say, but he
started up Broadway from the West
Shore station at a ten mile an hour
pace. He went through all the streets
and had the center of the stage.
When he started to return to the sta
ton to meet his employer he sped down
Broadway so fast that railroad men
say a forty mile an hour train could
not have overtaken him.
The car overlook a surrey In which
were Chief Judge Parker and County.
Judge John G. Van Etten, who were
being driven by Henry Kelder.
The ponderous machine passed with
| in a foot of the nigh horses head, and
both horses Immediately reared. KEEL
der held them in as best he could, but
they started to run.
Then Judge Parker and Judge Van
Etten leaned over and also pulled ON
the reins, finally succeeded in bringing
In the meantime the touring car had
not been idle. A team owned by Peter
P. Zeh, a bother, became frightened,
started to run and landed in the front.
window Of the Kingston Electric COM
pany's offices. The big plate glasses
were smashed into smithereens, and
electric fans were scattered every
where.
A small boy who was in the wagon
was thrown ten feet in the air, but
| landed on his feet unframed Chauf-
| feur Bridges and his machine con-
tinued to the depot.
Chief Judge Parker had been fright
ened by his experience, but now he
was angry. Calling to a policeman, he
ordered the chauffeur's immediate ar
rest Bridges was arraigned before Re
corder Carpenter. The hearing adj
journed until Mayor Fleischmann ar
rived. AS Mayor Fleischmann entered,
the courthouse he was summoned by
Mr.. Zeh in a supreme court action for
damages.
Mr.. Zeh also appeared as complainant
against Bridges.
Mayor Fleischmann talked with ev~
cry one who had claims against him.
Then he made the following settle
ments by check:
Ex-Mayor William d. Brinner, as
counsel for Mr.. Zeh, $3.50; Kingston
Electric company, for broken windows,
$50; George Hutton, for damages to
building. $40; recorders court So; Jo-
seph NJ. Fowler, his attorney, 500
After that the complaint was with
drawn and Bridges discharged.
Its rather expensive" said Mayor
Fleischmann as he entered his car,
"but 1 want to get to Fleischmann's
Corners before dark"
The Cincinnati mayor has a large es-
tate near Kingston which is known as
FIeischmann's Corners.