The Washington herald., 1907-03-25

Mayor John Garrett, OF Glen Echo, is
much troubled official According to
his statement. Mrs. Theodore. P. shonts
is displeased with Town Marshal Collins,
Of that town. and will ask TO have him
removed. because he attempted 10 stop
her motor car Saturday afternoon while
speeding along the Conduit road.
Mayor Garrett is equally dispieased with
Mrs. Shonts because her machine is al
legged nearly TO have run down the town
marshal when he took a stand in the
middle of the road and tried 10 stop 1t
for violation of the speed laws. Collins
IS said to have fred his gun in the air
in an effort to frighten the driver into
stopping.
Mrs. Shonts was In the machine ac-
cording 10 the statement OF the mayor
vino says the Washington Seventh police
precinct officials identified the car as be-
longing to Mrs. shonts. and the occupants
as Mrs. Shonts and a chauffeur.
Mrs Shoats' maid would not permit her
to be interviewed last night and the
Seventh precinct officials would not re-
peat what they are alleged to have told
Mayor Garrett as 10 the identity pf the
occupants.
Saturday afternoon, Town Marshal Col
lins, whom all Washington automobiiists
fear because Of the fact that many Of
them have felt the iron hand of the law
as represented by him and have been
mulcted 10 the benest OF the Golfers of the
town OF Glen Echo for speeding their
machines. saw prey in a speeding auto
he awaited it, but there was no hesita-
tion on the part Of the big car and it
sped by him as though the chauffeur was
unable to see him. Collins prides himself
as a bicycle rider and started after the
auto. he was tagged at the quarter, and
incidentally winded.
Waits for Their Return.
Wise IN the knowledge that all that goes
up the road must come down, he laid in
wait for the machine and it hove in sight,
according to the story of Mayor Garrett
about o'clock Saturday evening.
Leaning against his wheel. he took his
stand in the middle Of the road and held
up his hands. in a truceful way. expect
ing the machine 10 stop and the driver to
be meekly led before the town court and
fined for going too fast But there was
not q tremor in the muffle of the big mo-
tor car. which again relentlessly bore
down on the wing Of the law, Marshal
collins thought surely il would stop be-
fore IL hit him. but he changed his mind,
just in time. he alleges. by lesping ignO-
miniously down the bank. In fact, he
dodged-dodged like the city man lodges
daily: and that is much for the marshal
of Glen Echo
Fires in the Air.
Then. according to the story Of Mayor
Garrett. the marshal pulled his revolver
and fired in the air. only to frighten the
occupants
This is what Mayor Garrett alleges. and
! he says that if Mrs. Sh0nts, who he is
confident is the owner and was the occu-
pant of the motor ear, ever returns
within his jurisdiction. he viii certainly
see to it that she answers to charges OF
riding along Conduit road too rapidly.
Further said Mayor Garrett last
night. we viii continue 10 prosecute
violators of the speed laws here. The
more prominent the people are, the
harder we viii try 10 get them. The
occupants of this machine viii some day
have to answer 10 this charge, even IL
cannot Tequisition them"
This stretch of the Conduit road is in
great disfavor with motorists because OF
the fact that Town Marshal Collins has
succeeded in making speeding unpopular.
There has been several hundred dollars
in fines paid into the town treasury, and
the Washington Automobile Club at one
time last winter made a test OF the
! legality OF the towns jurisdiction over
the road.