The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-11
STATE SENATORS ARRESTED
THEIR AUTO WAS GOING roo FAST
IN SARATOGA.
Asnew. Hooker. HeacOck, Cobb and knapp
Composed M Party-sentence sus-
pended on Condition That They Would
Try 20 Get Brack EFT hack I'm the senate.

Gry 10 set hrackett hecN IN eenato'
ALBANY. July iO.-If the present Senate
remains next year the automobilists can
get any kind of liberal legislation they
want. The reason Of this is that a party
Of Senators has fallen foul of the law they
enacted n couple Of years ago to prevent
. automobile speeding. Yesterday Senator
George b. Agnew Of New York chartered
a car and invited as his guests Percy
Hooker of Genesee. Heacock Of Herkimer,
Cobb Of Jefferson and Knapp OF Essex
TO 20 TO Saratoga. They reached Sara
toga all right and the party went to
the lake. On the way from the lake they
came across a car in which Senator Cassidy
and some friends were passengers.
OF course everybody denies there was
speeding, but at any rate somebody said
that senator Cassidy's car was going faster
than theirs and the Agnew party didn't
want 10 take that cars dust. So the chauf-
four opened up a notch or two and the car
vent merrily along. p Saratoga is met
ropolitan, too. for it has c~onstabIes on motor
cycles to look out for speedere. and the Ag-
new party was surprised to be overtaken by
a policeman. who informed the Senators
that they were under arrest for violating
the speed laws.
"Why. I'm sure We weren't exceeding the
speed limit, said Senator Cobb. who was
the only lawyer in the party.
Tell the captain about il, said the police
man.
bright CLEAN of hope shot through the minds
of all. They knew that there was one man
who carried the town in his pocket and they
l1-.I.l A. IL. IN $500. .xn.A~
Edgar Truman Bracket. A stop was made
10 telephone to him. but the Senator could
not be found, so there was nothing else TO
do but face the music. In due time the
automobile and its prisoners reached the
town lookup, where the court was in session.
Il never was in Jail before in my life,'
said Senator Heacock, in relating his ex-
perience, "but you should have seen how
familiar the other fellows were with the lcck-
step. They lust shifted into il as if it was
n habit or an oldtime friend Of theirs"
The policeman was lenient and preferred
the charge against the chauffeur. Senator
Cobb was his attorney and made a grand
plea for the rights and liberties of free and
independent American citizens. But the
Squire had heard that before and he said
it would cost the chauffeur $25. Tn chauf-
feur looked to the party.
Amt got IL. boss, and unless you fel-
low pay | can't take you home" he said.
My dear learned Justice said senator
Hooker. -s25 to us just now is something
that is beyond the reach OF ordinary mortals.
Why, don't you know we're serving the State
at our own expense?'
~Say," aid Senate Cobb, you're an adj
mirer Of Senator Bracket. aren't your"
you bet | am and you fellows ought to be
punished for driving him out OF the Senate
last year"
yes, that is true, but we are his friends
and he knows we're trying to fix il up so ell
be able to get back in the Senate after this
year" said Senator Cobb
We'll. III tell you what I'll do" said the
Court. IN suspend sentence, and IL you
don't pass a reapportionment thatn let
Ed Bracket get back to the Senate III get
after you and put you all in jail"
The Senators promised TO do anything
in their power to make Brackets return
to the Senate possible. But they say they
will never go 10 Saratoga again. When
they reached Albany last night Senator
Cassidy met them and said:
eff you had had a car that could race
you'd ave been all right. We just passed
you and the policeman wanted somebody,
so he got the machine that went the slow
est |"