The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-02
Inquiry IntO Departments
Activity in Catching Au-
tOiSts at End.
SCOTT OUT UNDER BAIL
Security Given for Negre iu
Party Whose Car Killed
Jacobs..Grand Jury to Ii.
dict Next Week, Is Report.
Moter Cop in Smash.

Bail in $500 was today furnished by
Richard Pearce for the release Of
Jacob Scott. the chauffeur who occu-
pied seat in the sbnneau of the auto-
mobile that ran down and killed Mar
Gus ]. Jacobs, manager of the Columbia
Theatre, at the corner of Broad and
West Park streets last Thursday after
noon.
Scott was arrested at his home on
Sunday night and arraigned with DR..
Walter II. Morris, who was driving the
car at the time of the accident, but was
unable to furnish ball..
DR.. Morris was admitted to bail in
$4,000 last Monday, but Scott was sent
to Jail, unable to secure bondsnan.
As far az the police board is concerned,
the investigation demanded by Mayor
Hnussling into the death of-Mr- Jacobs
and the action of the police in apprehend-
ing the occupants of the automobile that
killed him came TO an end when Mayor
Haussling this morning received
communication covering all OF the
points in the case and which IN SUD
stance clears the police from any sugns
of inactivity that may have been altaeneo
TO them before the investigation Ihe iet-
ter likewise goes into detail about the pro-
visions made by the police board to try
and prevent over-speedlng on the part Oh
the auto drivers OF this city
The lefTur said nothing about the failure
az the police to apprehend DR.. w A. Mnc-
Farlane Or F. z. Myers who are Nan.ct
in connection with the death Of N Sae3sz
A special meeting was held by TIE Fos.cce .scce
Board yesterday afternoon to MAKE 1nr-
ther progiE nns TO stop the spsedtng ox
automobiles In the city. report of ne
new system to check chauffeurs was made
by Chief corbitt. Nothing was said at the
meeting about the failure to arrest Mac
Farlane and Myers Chief Corbitf said
that he had placed the bicycle men at the
points in the different precincts where
overspeeding was complained OF by oiti-
zens.
The board decided to wind up the In
vestigatlon ordered by the Mayor and
ordered Secretary Cox TO send the execu-
tive report of their findings.
1t was decided at the meeting to appoint
Bicycle Policeman McNally. of the First
Precinct Station, motor cycle cop, and
he will be stationed at points in the First
Precinct where autoists are supposed to
be violating the speed law Policeman
Franks. also of the First Precinct Sta
ton, who owns motor cycle and under
stands the operation of one. will be
placed on one of the new motor cycles
The Police Board yesterday had, an
agent of a motor cycle firm give demon
strations of its speed and working. The
board did not purchase this machine. as it
haG already ordered two Indian motor
cycles. which will be placed in commission
in q few days.
1t was expected that the Grand Jury
would be ready to indict for the killing or
the theatrical man. but the pressure oe
other cases made 1t impossible for the
jurors to consider the case yesterday att
ernoon, However it is reported that in
dlctments against Or. Walter II. Morris.
Jacob Scott. the negro. and the two other
members OF the party stili at large VIII
be returned early next week
The only motor cycle in use in this city
at present went out of commission yestsr-
day afternoon. and Roundsman Lindner
who WIS riding it. had a narrow escape
from being injured, Lindner was riding
In Clinton avenue. looking for violators
Of the speed law.
Lindner was passing the La Grange
apartment house, in Lincoln park. just
off Clinton avenue, when a citizen hailed
him and started to tell him of auto sdriv.
ers WHO we're breaking the speed law IN
Clinton avenue. Lindner stood his ma.
chine ON the edge of the curb. and just
then horse and wagon came along Be-
hind the wagon was an outomoble. The
driver Of the machine footed his horn. and
the horse in front became frightened ana
dashed into the motor cycle, putting It out
of commission. The automobile was drives
by George O'Donnell, of 1131 Broad street,
He brought his machine to a stop and
packed the wrecked motor cycle in and
took both ii and Lndner TO the First
Precinct station.