The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-03
500 FOR
SPEEDING HIS
AUTOMOBILE
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a week ago today, and the heavy fine
is about the limit for a first offense.
Baldwin told Judge Howell that the
only sympathy he received when ne
managed to just dodge the oncomlng
machine was a grin from ~Traphagen,
who was at the wheel.
Baldwin had alighted from a Kearny
car, near Franklin street. AS he walked
over the north-bound track he saw the
big touring car coming at a lively cup
Just this side of Walnut street, nearly
q block away. Baldwin said that he
thought he would have plenty of time
10 get to the sidewalk before the ma
him approached. He said that ne
had hardly gotten five feet from the
track when the machine, driven Dy
Traphagen, in which were five children
on their way to school, shot out from
behind he car and was within three
feet of him when he saw 1t.
Baldwin said he made a leap that
took him just out of the range OF the
machine. When he looked around all
of the occupants of the car were iausn-
ing at him, he said, and without stop
ping. the machine went past, accordlns
to Baldwin, and he followed. shaking
his fist in the face of Traphagen, Bald
win told him thai if there weren't ladies'
present he would tell him what ne
thought of him.
Chief Corbitt was on his way 10 mead
quarters when Baldwin, recognizing him.
asxod the chief to nave the driver OF the
car arrested for reckless driving. Chief
corbitt was willing If Baldwin would
make the complaint. and Baldwin appeared
onlv too anxious. Without waiting to call
one of his men Chief Corbitt jumped INTO
fine machine and allowed Traphagen to
drive the children to a private school IN
East Park street. After that Chlef Cor
bitt had the man go to the First PRECINCT
station.
Baldwin entered court TO-DAY ana eA,
ulnined his case, whereupon Judge Howell
ordered n complaint taken for overspeed-
ing. The complaint charged him win
speeding over five miles an hour. Neitner
! of the parties had any witnesses, aithouen
they wanted the trial held without delay.
Traphagen pleaded not guilty, to the
charge After a slight delay over the
wording of the charge the trial went on
Baldwin told Judge Howell practically the
same thing as he told Chief Cofoltt' tlae
not only was the machine going at a hls
rata If sneed. but that no horn was
sounded to warn him Of the approach Oh
the car.
The driver admitted having no horn on
the machine, saying that he had ordered
a new one. the old one being broken Oh
this account he said ne was especially
careful in going slow after coming from
behind a car. When he first saw Baldwin
he said. he was twelve feet away ana was
going slow. THIS was the time that Bald-
WIN jumped out of his way. He testlneu
that he was not going fast, but on the
-x-+..-.v loH oopaa m n afOn. and W1en ne \
saw that Baldwin was safely out OF the
way he proceeded on his way.
Judge Howell asked what he saw SO
in almost running down BALDWIN,.
He that Baldwin had mnde sucn
a funny Jump that they all laughed at
him. Traphagen said that he had no reason
TO hurry particularly. as he only had TO
make two stops before reaching the school
where he was to take the children, and II
was then but twenty minutes past 8.
ITO be within three feet OF BALDWIN,
said ~Traphagen, "tf he saw me hrst at
Walnut street, l would have to be going
sixty miles an hour, as it was only a little
more thar half a block.
On the strength of his own statement
that he was twelve feet way when Bald
win jumped to avoid him, Judge Howell
thought that he was violating the speed
law, according to his own admissions, and
fined him 500.
The severity of the fine evidently startled
who will make an attempt to
appeal from the sentence. Mr.. Stengel, his
is not at home at present. Trap
has been employed as chauffeur for
Stengel for three years. He claims
that he has never been warned or had any
trouble over the speed with which he
drove his car before.
Though the police claim they are en-
deavoring to loca e DR.. w. A. MacFar-
lane and F. E. Myers, who were in the
auto that killed Marcus J. Jacobs, it Is
known that they are not quite certain
whether they could extraG.ite the men, In
so far as they feel that, though they were
occupants of the machine that killed
Jacobs, they hardly nave the power to
extradlte them unless the Grand Jury
indicts them. 1t is thought, however,
that the Grand Jury will indict no one
but the man who was at the wheel at the
time. and those in the machine were
powerless tc prevent the tragedy.
Il is argued that Myers was in no way
to blame for the accident, and the police
can hardly arrest MIN unless the Grand
Jury indicts the man, which Is hardly
probable, it is thought.
Captain Carroll says that he understood
tina representatives of DR.. w. A. Mac
Farlane were in Newark yesterday ar
ranging with local friends to see If they
would go his bail. After this matter Is
adjusted it is thought that DR.. MacFar-
lane will surrender himself.
Acting Judge Yuin lined Edward w.
Price, of 345 South Ninth street, SIS for
speeding faster than the law allows.
Price was arrested last week by Bicycle
Policeman McNally, charged with going
faster than eight miles an hour In Wash
ington street. Price is now trying to sell
a motorcycle to the police department.