New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-26
MUSSED UP
John E. Parsons's Nan Held for
OUerspeeding.

Joseph Creton of No. 1855 East 18th street chauf-
feur for John E. Parsons, father OF Congressman
Parsons was held IN $500 bail for trial by Magis-
trate Sweetser in the Jefferson Market police court
yesterday on the charge OF speeding. Patrolman
Frank Lennon. of the traffic squad. made the
complaint.
Lennon told the magistrate that as he was on
Madison avenue on Sunday afternoon near 18TH
street a large automobile whizzed by, going south
He said he followed and timed the machine for
ten blocks. and that It going twenty miles an
hour Ii turned into East Seth street and stopped
in front of No. 80. Lennon then told the chauf-
feur he under arrest. A man and woman
got out OF the car the policeman said. and became
greatly excited when told the chauffeur under
arrest Finally the man, who told the policeman
he was Mr.. Parsons went into the house to get
bail Just as he closed the door the chauffeur
eaped out and darted up the steps. He reached
the vestibule just as Lennon caught him They
were struggling the sidewalk when Mr. Par
sons came out IL was reported. and spoke TO the
chauffeur in French. He stopped resisting and
Lennon took him 10 the station
After hearing the polceman's story Magistrate
v.oetser said he would hold the chauffeur in 800
bail instead Of $780, is usual. because he had
tried 10 get away. Neither Mr.. Parsons his
son was in court. A lawyer who appeared for the
chauffeur wanted 10 cross-eXamine the policeman,
but Magistrate Sweetser said he believed the po-
uceman's story. and the lawyer then went ball FOR
the chauffeur.
John E. Parsons said last night that he was very
much annoyed by the policeman entering his house
IN arrest the chauffeur and gave out the following
statement:
1T will he for the Police Department 70 determine
whether there take place what occdrred mere
Yesterday The chauffeur ran up the steps OF my
house 10 speak to Mrs. Parsons, who stood In the
hall Mrs Parsons wished 10 explain 20 the chauf-
feur that he was under arrest and what he was 10
a. The policeman followed him into the han ana
there took hold OF him by the collar Mrs Par
sons her son. David ". Bishop, and serving man
stood by. l then came down the stairs ana asked
the policeman what he meant -
THE policeman drew his club. continued Mr.
Parsons land threatened II. either on the
trrcsIsting chauffeur one OF Us, in the IDEA
that We we're trying 20 help the man 10 escape.
The idea that the chauffeur was trying 20 escape
and that We were helping speaks for itself. asked
the policeman again what he meant. and he said
that ne had a complaint against the chauffeur for
oveTspeeding. 80.
by his treatment OF the chauffeur and his propos-
ing 10 club the In my house in the presence ot
Mrs Parsons and the others. He said he DID not
know that II was my house. told him that he
knew that IL was a gentlcman's house, and asked
his number. He hesltated. then gave II. and told
him that / should complain TO the department
then asked him what ne wished. lie said that the
chauffeur should go to No. l East 9th street The
cbauffeur got on his machine and Mr. Bishop went
with him and bailed him out