The Washington herald., 1907-10-07
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New Glen Echo Marshal Out
does 1.-The Terrible" Collins.
MANY ARRESTS ARE TO FOLLOW
officer Appointed by Mayor Garrett
l. Armed with Camera and Speed
billing Obtained-H0pes TO Make
Things Interesting for Offenders.

| No man is so great goes the saying,
/ but the world viii find his equal. and
/ even Marshal Collins. the erstwhne Gus
todian of the Conduit road, has been
outdone
Twenty-Cne Sunday automobile tourists
who let the sparker buzz q little too fner-
rily while passing through Glen Echo
| yesterday viii undoubtedly be much dis
mayed when summoned 20 appear In the
courts Of Maryland and explain.
Mayor Garrett. the terrible" has a
new marshal even more picturesque than
his predecessor. and yesterday he sat on
his front porch and smiled sardonicaIIy
at the heeting glauces bestowed upon him
by the automobilists
Having mourued for more than week
the sudden departure OF his lieutenant.
Mayor Garrett, in despair and indigna-
tion. Thursday appointed q new deputy
marshal TO act in place Of the redoubt-
able Collins.
This move was unknown TO even his
closest friend and to the fathers Of the
town council Collins had not resigned,
asserted the mayor. and he did not want
to FIRE him. although that was the pre-
rogatiye of his office He wanted TO
wait 10 hear from him.
Is Chief witness.
Then, too. the marshal is the. chief
witness for the prosecution in many
cases TO come up before the Circuit Court
Of Montgomery County AT the fan term
Consequently the mayor appointed Leo
J. Nelson TO act as deputy marshal in
Collins place to hold up the dignity of
the Glen Echo law.
Deputy Marshal Nelson is not a native
Of the peaceful village on the Palisades
Of the Potomac. but halls from Balti-
more. He is a former resident of this
city and an old school mate Of the
mayors. having attended the Phelps
School in this city with him.
He has made several applications to
Collins for a job, and seemed to long
for chance to shine in the limelight
that was for many weeks Centered on
Glen Echo He is a young man, twenty
five years old, and, the mayor saws. is
game, a good scrapper, and has lots Of
nerve.
All unnoticed. he arrived in this city
Saturday afternoon. bringing with him an
outfit that would make even the redoubt-
able Collins enviOus
1t contained his bicycle, a speedometer.
one stop watch. one camera. with BIZ
cycle attachment, and one 1ashight. He
was greeted by the mayor at the station
and received his first instructions for a
new campaign against speeders.
1t was thought by the mayor TO be a
good thing for him to go out on the road
Saturday night. This he did with his fun
outfit. He was not in uniform and did
net have displayed his badge of office.
and for this reason. under the mayors
instructions, ne merely trailed the pass
ing automobilsts In the dark. gauging
their speed through the medium of his
speedOmeter and an electric iashlight.
He stuck 70 his post until midnight. and
reported TO the mayor three cases of
scorching, He appeared on the road
again at o'clock yesterday morning and
repeated his tactics Of the night before.
He was in citizens clothes
Trails Merry Crowd.
He had not long to wait before the first
red devil" loaded with a merry crowd.
firm in the balief that the redoubtable
marshal was many miles away and the
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