The Washington times., 1907-03-25
EXCITING T MES;
SOr1 2ITICISr1S
Misses Shoh,S il. Auto
When Glen Echo OFF,
Ger Fires in Air.

The exciting experience which the
Misses Shonts and a party Of friends
had on Saturday evening, when a Mary
land town marshal made an attempt TO
stop their touring car, is being regard
ed as a huge joke by the young wom-
en-, and the Duke de Chaulnes ct de Pic
quigny, sheir guest Many interesting
things had been planned for the enter
taiument Of the duke before he came
10 Washington, but hold-up on a
country road did not figure in the list.
However, even with the Frenchman' S
native love for novelty almost satiated
through constant travel, the heroic at
tempt of the town marshal TO arrest the
party, the chaUffeur's rescue of them
from the impending grasp OF the law,
and the wild shot into the night air that
made everybody jump, formed one Of
the most interesting, lively. and uuex-
pected features OF the day.
LuTed by Summer Night.
on Saturday evening Mrs. Shonts and
her daughters decided that a motor drive
into the country would be Just the
thing Summer was in the air and their
big touring car stood idle So the party
started on In the group were Mrs.
Shonts, the Baroness Won Granenried.
the Duke de Chaulnes ct de Picquigny.
Hamilton Won GraffenTied, and the
Misses Shonts.
The big car footed down Massachu-
setts avenue and on into the country
The Conduit road was clear, and the
chauffeur set the machine going at a
lively clip. Everybody was having a fine
Jme, and no one thought Of the law gov
erning the speed limit until Just as the
car approached Glen Echo. a figure ap-
peared in the roadway. II was the town
marshal. but nobody in the car knew it.
The machine swept by. and although he
pursued 1t on his wheel the marshal
soon lost the big putting automobile.
However, he determined TO get the party
on their return, and so he waited in pa
uence. Some time elapsed, and then the
sound OF horn came through the air,
and here was the big machine again.
Marshal Does a Quickstep.
The marshal stepped into the road
with the purpose Of compelling the ma
chine 10 stop or being run down. but
The latter prospect did not look so al
Turing as the monster machine got
nearer. and the officer was forced to do
a quickstep TO get out of the way He
did so just in time, but was ready for
action, and whipping out gun. he fired
halt at the sound of gun play. Not
even a whimper was heard from those in
the machine. which was disappearing at
lightning speed in the direction of the
District line. All the marshal could
do was to telephone the cars number
in 70 Major sylvester. The party was
home almost before the marshal got his
telephone connection.
The experience was regarded by the
Misses Shonts as considerable of a joke
The sound of the pistol in no wise
frightened them and rather than be ar
rested, as il promised at one time. they
took chances on lodging bullets.
Chauffeur Seems Safe.
Unless the Montgomery county grand
jury should find a true bill against
Mrs. Shonts' chauffeur and Governor
Warfield issue requisition papers for his
return TO the jurisdiction, the Wash
ington police will take no action in the
matter Although the driver took no
notice of Town Marshal Collins when he
stood in the middle of the road and at
tempted to stop the motor car. he would
only be guilty of a misdemeanor under
such circumstances. Offenses OF this
character, it is stated, do not warrant
making arrests outside Of the jurisdic-
ton.