New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20
t. |. WOODRUFF PAYS FINE
WAS IN SPEEDING AUTO.
EIeUen Machines on Way to Neso-
HaUen Were Stopped at Rye.

In less than two hours yesterday the Rye po-
lice arrested eleven automobile owners or drivers
who violated the speed law while on their way to
the football game at New Haven, and cleaned
up $40 In fines Ex-Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff was one of the men held up. The
Brooklyn statesman the guest of William
A Hall, of New-York. The police escorted Mr..
Halls big car TO the village court. where JUS
tice of the peace Arthur Wilcox was holding a
special term of court for the benefit of the foot
ball crowd. When Mr.. Woodruff came before
Judge Wilcox with his friends driver the court
asked, Who are you?'
II am former Lieutenant Governor Timothy
L. Woodruff" was the reply.
Judge Wilcox looked thunderstruck when he
heard the name. and then, recovering himself
smiled and said: II am sorry that we meet
under such circumstances
"Oh, it's all right" remarked Mr. Woodruff
Il suppose you are only doing your duty
But there is one thing about it, Governor"
said the court, I'VE will let you down easy.
This is a Republican stronghold IRye is the
home of National Committeeman Ward It is
fortunate for you that you captured in
1t; you might have got the limit at some other
place.
The driver had to pay a fire OF so. and Mr..
Woodruff handed over crisp new SO note in
payment Of the fine Then he wished Mr. VIII
cox good day and left the courtroom He and
his friend resumed their journey to New-Haven
a reduced gait.
Other automobilists were held up and de-
layed an hour Their fines ranged from $40 to
$25 Judge Wilcox found that one New Yorker
had been arrested two months ago. and made
his fine $50 None of the culprits remained
long to argue the case. All we're in such
hurry to get to New-HGven that they pleaded
guilty and paid their fines
One Of the women in a machine in which Jus
tice Wilcox finally rode to Port Chester said
she was the wife of ex-Assistant District Attor-
ney John F. Mcintyre. She was indignant at
her arrest and said she would telephone to her
husband and fight the case, but the other mem-
bers of the party suggested that they were in
hurry and could not wait all day In the
courtroom Another woman in the party said
she didn't believe Judge Wilcox could be real
mean," and she devised plan for reducing the
drivers fine of S15. She told the justice that
as he lived in Port Chester. some distance away
and as they were going in that direction. he
might make the fine SO and ride to Port Chester
in the automobile The fine made $40
which the paid and then the justice
jumped into the automobile and was soon whirl-
ing toward his home. Mr. Wilcox is a bachelor
Robert Goelet, jr. and two women barely es-
capped being killed. While they were speeding
miles an hour, their struck a stone in the
road and the driver lost control of it. The
machine started to climb up embankment
at the roadside Half the way up IT over
turned with Mr.. Goelet and his friends in il.
They crawled out from under the automobile.
badly frightened, but unhurt. Mr.. Goelet tele-
phoned to Stamford and got rig, and he and
the women were driven to the railroad stsyon
and resumed their trip by rail The machine
was badly damaged The driver was lett TO
fix it up and get il New-York.
AS William L. s Jackson. fleet captain of the
New Rochelle Yacht Club, OF Wild CNh, was
being driven TO the railroad station in his wagon
by his coachman yesterday morning and was
coming out of Locust-ave., TO cross Main-St
into lie Count Place, he encountered two big an-
tomobes racing toward New-Have They tried
to pass. either side OF his rig, without slow
iEg up. The machine that turned toward lie
Count Place struck Mr.. Jacksons horses, graz
ing them and intictng a few bruises, ana par
italy wrecking the wagon The automoolles
continued on with unabated speed, and were
soon out or sight. In the machines were sew
eral young women, wrapped in wells ana VITA
Yale ribbons and flags fluttering in the wind
Additional arrests of automobilistS were mace
by the police at Rye last night when the crowds
were returning from New Haven. The prison.
ers--driVers as ruie-paid fines J. lnsIeN
Blair. the New-Yorl banker. who was held up
said he would tight his case in the courts lie
put up $50 for his future appearance and was
allowed TO go.