New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-18
HARVEST OF SPEEDERS
GOULD PARTY IN COURT.
Bail of Cash and Je1eelry Litters
Station Houses.

The harvest of alleged vioators OF the speed
law yesterday would to indicate that every
community in suburban New York and large
part of Manhattan had double force of police
on duty to catch the speeders. Among others
who their machines into the police nets was
Kingdom Gould who charged with running
his car at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour
in Broadway near 125th street. There were sew
eral friends of the Gould family in the auto
mobile when it overtaken by several plain
clothes men in Deputy Commissioner Bugher's
automobile.
Young Gould gave 800 cash bail and was
permitted to go free Lieutenant Geisler and
five plainclothes men, in Commissioner Bing-
hams big red car went up and down Seventh
avenue near 125th street and succeeded in ar
resting the only woman charged with speed
violation. She said she Mrs. Sarah NJ
Staisny, of No. 4s West 119th street The po
lice automobile followed her from Central Park
and timed her machine until they arrested her
at 116th street and Seventh avenue. She was
charged with going at the rate of twenty miles
hour and was released after she had left her
diamond bracelet and rings security for her
appearance.
While the police car, in charge of Commits
sioner Binghams racing chauffeur Finnegan
was following Mrs. Staisny the detectives in it
noticed another alleged speed violator going il
the same dlrectlOn ana those on the port Slde
of the automobile worked the stop watch. In
the West 125th street station the operator of
| the machine said he William Wilkinson, of
No. 81 West Hath street He deposited casn
bail.
:. o. Reynolds, of Pelham, fell victim to the
speed suppressors Of New Rochelle while tow
ing friends disabled to the garage He
was travelling uphill and said that the speed
was necessary. but he was fined SIS. Others
who speeded into trouble in the town were
Arthur Bedel of Mount Vernon, and Fred New
man. of No. 2441 Eighth avenue. Manhattan
Chief Marks of the Pelham police force captured
Arthur Piel, the brewer, of No 14S Riverside
Drive, while the latter running his in
the Shore Road at Pelham. He declared that he
was using his slowest automobile.
Mount Vernon's eagle eyed police force timed
many automobsts and managed to arrest four
for speeding. They were fined in businesslike
fashion and permitted to go.
Thirty-three automobilists were arraigned in
the West Side court as the result Of the well
| laid plans of the Police Department to suppress
speeding in this city. Special details of bicycle
policemen were securing the West Side all day
Seven riders of motorcycles gathered in
and fined for running their noisy little vehicles
at rates varying from eighteen to twenty-five
miles hour Several arrests were made in
Fifth of chauffeurs and owners of cars.
Over on Long Island the authorities seemed to
realize that fast driving menace to the
various communities and badges, guns, stop
watches and other speed suppressing materials
were used with much effect John J. Parker OF
No 25S West 54th street, and Benedict Elm
stein of No. SO East 66th street were arrested
by Patrolman William G.. Frank, OF the Hunter S
Point station, for holding impromptu race in
Thompson Wiley C. Raymond ar
rested by the police a Jamaica speeding
DeCoursey Hard, of No. 81 East SOth street, was
arrested for running al a thirtytwo mile rate in
the Merrick Road Numerous other arrests
made the Long Island courthouses busy all day.
The largest number of automobiles seen in
Nassau County since the Vanderbilt Cup race
gave the police of many Long Island towns Il
chance for activity. At Garden City during the
luncheon hour there six hundred in
the park Other dining places along the favorite
routes attracted of every variety, speed and
make. The police kept a constant lookout for
speeders and few arrests made.
Frederick Keser. driver for the Street
Cleaning Department arrested by the po-
licemen in Commissioner Bfnghams machine
for getting in their way while they after
a speeder The prisoner drove his sweeping
machine across Eighth avenue in front of the
police car, the driver of which was compelled
to run upon the sidewalk to avoid a collision.
The automobile speeder they chasing es-
ca ped. The police charge that Keiser was
abusive when they demonstrated with him.
Leon Samuels. of Providence, arrested for
speeding his car in st. Nicholas avenue near
121th street. He was released on a 500 cash
bond. The total number of vioators of the
speed laws taken to the West 10th and 1J2d
street stations reached twenty-five, making a
total of eighty in the city.