The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
ROAST FOR WEALTH and SPEED
MAGISTRATE CRANE SCORES C. G.
GATES IN AUTO CASE.
Wall street Men Think You Can DO
as You Please Said He-"Auto Only
Going IL Miles nj Hour, - Says Gates
illegal Limit. s~)-POyerty and Parole.

as You Please" Said He-'Auto only
Going IL Miles IN Hour - Says Gates
illegal Limit, S)-POyerty and Parole.
Charles G. Gates, son of John W. Gates
was arraigned In the Morrisania police court
yesterday charged with violating the auto
mobile speed law. Ma gtstrate Crane was pre-
siding and he read MIR. Gates a lecture on
the general subject Of automobile speeding
Ma gistrate Crane has ne yer been kindlytdls-
posed toward "speeders."
Mr.. Gates was arrested on Friday night
at Jerome avenue and 160th street by Police
man Vanderpool, who said he was driving
his touring car at the rate OF twenty-five
miles an hour. Mr., Gates was arraigned IN
the Morrisania police court for a similar
offence on Christmas eve, and on that occa-
sion Magistrate Breen discharged him.
what have you to say to the charger
asked Ma gistrate Crane.
Your Honor" replied Mr.. Gates. L
DOM think l violated the law. 1 had been at
the Memorial Hospital visiting a friend who
is in a precarious condition and 1t was late
when We left. We we're due at a inner in
New Rochelle. We may have been going
twelve or fifteen miles an hour, but not
twenty-five
The legal limit at the point where Gates
was arrested is eight miles an hour.
Magistrate Crane, while the prisoner
was talking, fdgeted about in his chair,
worked his fingers n~ervously and took his
glasses of and put them on repeatedly.
is that everything you have to sayp'
inquired the Magistrate, i~mpetuously, when
Mr.. Gates had finished.
"Yes."
Have you quite finished''
sYes."
Have you any defence?"
THAT is my defence, that the evidence
is insufficient said Mr.. Gates:
~Mr. Gates" said the Magistrate, adj
justing his glasses, Il have heard of you
before. You are a man of Wall Street,
as you please. When you men have money
you think you can do anything. Instead
men of your class should be an example
to the community"
Il beg your pardon" Interrupted Mr..
Gates, smiling.
This is a great occasion for you to
laugh" continued the Magistrate, growing
warmer. Laugh il you want to-now.
Such men as you think you can do as you
like. You can't do it here, Mr.. Gates.
Wall Street are brought up to take chances.
but if you violate the law you will have to
suffer the consequences when you come
bG ore me.
Il read in the newspapers Of young Mr..
Gates here and there and everywhere" the
before me, and l am glad of It. The more
money you have when you come here the
harder / shall punish you. A rich man
should be an example to the community"
Your Honor, " interrupted Mr.. Gates
again, Il stand as high in this community as
any one else. and furthermore / stand on
my own bottom. Because | am the son of
a successful father l should not for that
reason be criticised
~In the minds of men like you. the Magis-
trate resumed, money creates the idea
that you can do what you please. | can't
afford an automobile, but, Mr.. Gates, my
poverty is as good as your wealth. My
children are in danger from your auto
mobile. You 60 along the street and toot
at the crossings, and If my children don't
get out Of the way you'll run them down.
Any man who steps into an automobile to
! will hold you in $500 bail for trial"
Mr.. Gates had not a bondsman ready, and
he. asked to be paroled until he could make
arrangements to get the necessary security.
You are no better than a poor man, re-
piled Magistrate Crane. IF a poor man
were held in bail here he would be afraid to
ask for parole. You, because you are rich,
think you ought to have special privilege"
A few minutes later Arthur j. Singer, who
Is associated in business with young MIR.
Gates and who was in the automobile with
him when the arrest took place. arranged
TO put up his house and lot at % East Sew
enty-fourth street as security.
Mr.. Gates expressed the hope to the re-
porters that nothing would be said about
his arrest, adding that the last time he was
arr ested he was greatly ANNOYED by any
number Of letters from anarchists.