Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-18
fail Sentences Desired by Chief Pitt,
Who Thinks Fines Would Not
Serve TO Remedy Evil.


Above is list of automobiles and
owners in possession of Chief of Police
Pitt and Judge C. r. Dlehl of the Grim
nal division of the city court. This
afternoon copy of the list was hand
4 ed to Asst. City Atty. L. A. Rogers.
the object being to issue complaints
charging the offense of violating speed
ordnance.
1t is not the purpose of the authori-
ties TO arrest the owners unless it is
shown that they were in the machines
when the alleged offenses were commit
ted but they will be expected to fur
nish the names of the drivers and they
will be arrested as fast as they are
located, and prosecuted for reckless
driving.
COURT LENDS AID.
Judge Dieh is determined to do all
in his power 10 assist the police DEPART
ment in an effort to put a stop to the
practise Of auto drivers rushing up and
i down the streets, over crossings and
4 around coorners at rate of speed that
4 erdangers the lives of men. women and
saturday evening Judge Diehl is will
ing 10 personally file complaints IL nee
A cssary, as ne has witnessed some Of the
reckless driving complained Of
In the event his honor files COM
4 PAINTS they will be in Judge Whit
sker's court. The others will be pro-
secuted before Judge Diehl
During the past two weeks, COM,
plants have been coming in thick
and 70 ~ ~, h. I,f. i,,,,
and down the streets and in many in
stances it was almost impossible to
see the numbers on the machine be-
cause of the high rate of speed they
were travelling.
Saturday, when two or three "acci-
dents" happened, the authorities
were stirred to action. and now pro-
pose to take hand in the matter.
TWO SATURDAY AFFAIRS.
Saturday evening two young men
were injured as they were riding BIZ
cycles on the streets, and Iver Wal
boom filed complaint in the city
court this morning against Francis r.
sherrard, who operates machine No.
1914 from his garage. alleging that he
was knocked down and painfully in
lured on First South and Main street
saturday There are two complaints
against the same machine. Another
IS against DIR. w. r. Cannon, who was
driving machine that ran into ole
Mitchell, youth residing Mt 1876 west
sixth south street. and employed as
messenger boy at Hill's drug store.
me accident occurred at Main and
Fourth South streets, and Mitchell was
thrown violently to the ground. his
wheel demolished and he was badly
bruised and cut, AS the machine strucl:
nm he fell In its path, and TWO wheels
PASSED over his body. He was taken
70 his nome by DR.. Cannon and cared
IQr until the arrival of DR. r.. ID.
hammond, the family physician. The
a'ler stated that young Mitchell was
Ool seriously injured. Or, Cannon stat
ID that he tried to avoid the youth. and
mat he sounded the horn several times.
wy the boy did not hear II as he was
Hqlng with his head down.
Walbom, in complaining about ma
shlne lQ4. says that he was Knocked
Gown and that the driver in trying to
WrN out Of the way struck another
man, knocked him down ana dragged
nm several feet. He declares the ma
..!nlne was going AT "A high rate of speed.
5ht Is the same machine observed by
y9lge Diehl I'm Second South street
NiNle II was travelling at IA high and
'allserous rate of speed
mere Is Il question as TO whether or
~, inc owners of automobiles eau b"
!, ~ responsible for the actions Of their
GlNerS, but the opinion prevails that
,uty cannot unless they are on the MAJ
,hlhc when the offense Is committed.
hat now that the police have list
~ inc machines complained Of and
.her owners, complaints VIII he filed
snl warrants issued for John Doe"
shd Richard Roe" and when the po-
We learn the name OF the drivers they
VII be arrested and prosecuted.
IL has been suggested that the best
method of stopping the dangerous prac-
u'e complained Of Is TO impose ian
sentence, Pat Moran gave Chief Pitt
'he following advice at noon today:
Don arrest the owner or the driver,
put arrest the machine and lock II up
ioI a month on so, That'll stop EN-
A.