The Washington times., 1907-07-11
Will Fight Decision Of
Attorney General to
Last Ditch.
Lutz to Make a Test
of Glen EchO'S
Position.

Confronted with the opinion rendered
yesterday by the Attorney General that
the municipal authorities OF Glen Echo
had no jurisdiction whatever over the
Conduit road and that the fines imposed
by Mayor Garrett against speeding au-
toists had been illegal, and with the test
case Of john A Lutz staring them in
the face, with the Supreme Court OF the
United States as the distant objective.
the town authorities OF Glen Echo are
today preparing for the fight that must
make or destroy that entire municipal
ity.
Want Collins Help.
The one cruunb Of comfort in the dark
hour OF the Glen Echo lawmakers Is
the probability that Marshal Collins, tae
redOubtable hero Of many arrests, viii
reconsider his determination 20 resign
End win return and enlist in the dghI
against Bonaparte. Lutz. et al
The attorneys for AIr. Lutz this morn
ing announced that backed by the deci-
sion OF the Attorney General they in
tended 10 take this test case 10 the Su-
preme Court OF the United States II
necessary, in order 10 obtain a refund
Of the $50 which Mr.. Lutz recently con-
trtbuted 10 the Glen Echo treasury
Mayor Garrett when informed Of this
new turn OF affairs. likewise said that
the town OF Glen Echo would go 70 the
same highest tribunal in order 20 re-
tain the aforesaid $50
Bonaparte Sides With Autoists.
AS published in The Times yesterday,
the Attorney General Ia the decision.
rendered at the request Of Secretary OF
/ War Taft. sides completely with The in
dignant autoists who for the past six
months have contributed various sums
10 Mayor CARROTS court. II view OF
| their speeding proclivfties.
The Attorney General SAYS that Glen
Echo authorities have no Jurisdiction
whatever over the Conduit Road. that
/ Il is Government property by virtue OF
fee simple title passed from the State
! OF Maryland. IN 1888. and therefore.
under the sole jurisdiction OF Congress
and the President. Therefore. the At
torney General AYERS. the fines collected
/ BY Mayor Garrett. on evidence furnish
! ed by the gallant Marshal Collins. are
illegal fines and should be returned 20
/ the autoists. and the mayor should an
\ derstand that he IS non est 50 far as
/ future authority over the Conduit is
!
/ further and states that even those whom
the President might delegate 70 oversee
/ the Conduit road would have no au-
thority 10 collect fines or imprison speed
violators. but could merely exclude
them fEom the use OF the driveway,
Situation Now Changed
And Marshal Conins7 Before this
storm broke. he had handed In his resig-
nation and accepted a quiet. peaceable
position with his brother. who is IN the
mercantile business in Philadelphia. He
has spent the past two days in that
city IN a preliminary survey OF his
future field OF labor. Today. however.
the situation is changed.
The marshal must be told that Mr.
Lutz. through his attorneys, has an
nounced his intention to do the follow
ing things TO the town Of Gin Echo
Attack the validity OF the charter OF
that municipality by charging that the
ltown does not possess the necessary 80
petitioners for a charter. necessary
under the Maryland statutes and that
the charter was granted on the applica-
ton Of a score or so Of John Does,
who supplied the deficiency.
| Attack the jurisdiction of Mayor Gar
rett and Marshal Collins, OF his sue
-
lduit, in line with the Attorney General :
Attack the method Of making arrest
and the manner OF trial. even II the
| Jurisdiction is established
Attack the municipality BY civil suit
filed against the mayor and Collins. for
false arrest
viii Try to Get Collins.
Along this line Mayor Garrett said TO
day: Il am going TO do all in M
power to persuade Marshal Collins Il
accept the place OF marshal again and
be with Us in this fight In fact hi:
presence will be necessary, as ne is one
! Of the defendants 70 the actions whicl
I understand are 10 be begun agains
US I believe that Collins viii reccn
slider and that this latest turn viii ge
his lighting blood I'D as nothing elss
would"
yes: I intend TO carry this mater Z,
the Supreme Court Of the United State'
IL necessary AS TO the Attorney Gen
erals decision, shall pay no attention
! to Il until told to by the highest tri
| bunaI None Of the fines VIII be return
ed nor snail L in any event cease Z,
II directed by our States attorney Of
BY the Supreme Court 10 return thes.
| fines I would do 50. but not before
There IS about $500 in all in the towl
treasury.
Expense Of legal Fight.
Irrespective of what Mr. Ronapartl
says,I shall continue 20 do my duty a
I see IL. until am shown that am II
the wrong The talk about suits an,
counter suits and appeals does no
frighten re. OF course. il these appeal
are made. the town OF Glen Echo vii
fight them TO the last ditch The cit,
fathers viii stand BY me and VIII pa