Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
POLICEMEN GET BUSY
MANY ARRESTS FOR SNOW LAW
VIOLATION.
Majority of Offenders Forfeit Collateral
Rather Than Appear in the
Police Court

When the cases of the alleged Nlolators OF
the police regulation requiring the snow TO
be removed from the pavements came up
bfore Judge Scott in the Police Court this
morning DR. Henry NJ Dixon appeared III
answer to a summons served upon him by
Policeman McNinch of the third precinct
police station DR.. Dixon owns lot on 22d
street northwest, and the policeman claim
cd that the snow had not be removed from
the sidewalk in front of it. The physician
moved that he sent a man Immediately
after the snow fell and had the pavement
in front of his lot cleaned, and that the
officer should have summoned the owner of
lot that was near his instead of him.
Judge Scott dismissed the charge imme-
diately after hearing the doctors statement.
Maurice Lewis, who lives at 21st and II
streets northwest, answered to the charge
of not cleaning the snow from the pave
ment in front of his house. the case haY-
ing been continued yesterday to allow Ser
geant Doyle of the third precinct police to
be present in court to testify in the case
Mr. Lewis said yesterday that he believed
the sergeant would testify that the Walk
was clean, but when the officer was called
this morning he said the snow had not
been cleaned.
Judge Scott then asked Mr.. Lewis why
he had asked for the sergeant. and the re-
ply was he thought the officer would testify
differently than he had. A fine of s. was
imposed.
Gases Nolle Pressed.
The following "snow law cases were
nolle pressed by Assistant Corporation
Counsel Pugh. as the police had applied for
warrants for the wrong persons, it having
been ascertaned that they were not the
owners of certain lots where the snow had
not been cleaned:
Charles w. Darr, 416 9TH street north
west, thirteen lots on South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast. w. A Young. 1906 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, lots In South
Washington; George G. Johnson. lot ID.
square 33, 1I17 18th street northwest; Il.
d. Lane. 1853 @ street southwest; John r.
Mohler, 1862 18th street northwest: j. W.
Spilman. 1912 B street southwest: T. B.
Reauey. 1880 street southwest; Edward
]. Stellwagen. lot a. square 3.
The case against W. A. Acker was con-
tinued until February %, on motion of the
assistant corporation counsel.
John NJ Cup. 1855 Q street northwest;
John VI. Henderson and Zacharia T. Sow
ers. Mintwood place northwest, who We're
not required to place collateral. did not ap-
pear in court When the cases were called
the assistant corporation counsel ordered
that the warrants be sent back to the Off
GERS to see that the parties placed co!at-
eral or were taken into custody.
Forfeited Collateral
The following forfeited collateral: Mar.
garet Belz, f122 DIST street northwest. 81;
Benjamin f. Compton, 1422 9th street north
west. lots on Ballman street northwest, 81;
Jerome Dougherty. c street southeast, 81:
elias f. Heilfrin, Cincinnati street north
west. 81; Maurice f. Horton, 21st street
northwest. 81: Edwin +; Howell. 612 nth
street northwest, lots on Stoughton street
northwest, s.: John Lipphard, Sd street
southwest, 81: Archibald Mclaughlin. thr
teen lots on Mclean avenue southwest, 3d.
Herman o. Pugge, 4I4 Pennsylvania ave-
northwest. 81; Frederick w. Plugge 474
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, lots on
Cincinnati street northwest 81; Elizabeth
X. Riley Iowa circle lots on NJ street
southwest, 81; Zenas c. Robbins. 1850 NJ
street northwest, lots on StOughton street
northwest, 81; Julian NJ Schneider, 1922
l4th street northwest, lots on Cincinnati
street northwest, 81 Mariana Seaman, lots
situated on California avenue northwest,
s.; William II. SpellhouSe. 1017 18th street,
lots on \ street southwest, 81: Ainsworth
r. Spofford, lots on street southwest; 81.
and John II. Walsh, 637 I street northwest,
81.