The evening world., 1908-03-09
GOOD MORN|N'
SAYS WILLIE TO
FREDDIE ON BENCH
And Good Morning, Willie" :"
Says Magistrate Kernochan
to w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr.
AUTOSPEEDING,F FUDGE,
Charge Is Dismissed, Says His
Honor, While Policeman
Who Made Arrest Protests.
AUTO SPEEDING, FUDGE,
Good mornin'. Freddie"


Morning, Willie; how's things?"
Magistrate Kernochan. cotillon leader
and social favorite. opened the Yorkvlle
Court docket for the day. signed several
transfers and called the first case The
prisoner was his friend William X.
Vanderbilt. ir.. charged with racing his
car thirty miles an hour Yesterday. Pa
trolman James W. Morrison. who says
he can ride twenty-five miles an hour
easily and was outdistanced. was the
complainant
With Mr.. Vanderbilt was Mr.. David
W. Bishop. of No. 34l Madison avenue,
who was also charged with speeding in
that his chauffeur. following with
Bishops machine. was close on the
racers heels when they were shipped
aboard ferry at East Thirty fourth
street.
while the officer re~ted his exciting
-.aSe the MAGISTRATE was partly busy.
WINE k. jr.. was not greatly interested
IN the long tale. and seemed to he i'm
patient at his enforced delay in court.
When he had at last concluded the
Court said. as he dropped his papers
and sat at attention:
Now. Mr.. Vanderbilt" with mu,h
dignity what have you to saw for
yorrselt?"
Two stern visaged court officers
turned about with their faces screwed
into knois 10 catch some other fellow
trying to keep from srinnins.
Going Only Eieht-MiIe Clip, He Says.
We'll. Yo-You-Your EIonah" cam.
me quiet reply. II had trouble getting
spark. For three hours Mr.. Bishon..
croufeur towed me up and down un,l
got the spark | then let hcr down ,o
the free speed-about eight miIss
had her tire off on the ferry when ar
rested
10 you know that you were NOT 90
ing at faster clip?" asked the Masis-
rate. mag 10
well now. you know. Fre-a-ah
Your Honor, that l have been driving
machi'es for thirteen years and / am
POSITIVE That i was not going faster
know lrow fast / run"
so. so, yes you should know" an
swered the Court. and when a man os
your experience says he was going at
only eight miles. that's enough for me.
Discharged"
Policeman Protests in Vain.
ION what grounds is he dscharged?,
demanded the policeman. Il am the
here and"-
Help yourself to the minutes" broke
in the Court.
Yes. and I will help myself to the
Office and tell about
this affair there. too. It's an outrage
when 1 got him with the goods on him."
When Mr.. Bishop was arraigned
Magistrate Kernochan also recognized
the banker with. "Howdee?" and said
well. since 1 discharged Mr. Van
derbilt. | guess I'll have to dismiss
the complaint against you. too"
Magistrate Moss held twenty-five
persons in 500 each. charged with
speeding. in West Side Court. Among
them were VIII Brown. chauffeur for
w. Gould Brokaw, who was captured
by Sergt. Casey, and James McCor-
mick. driver for William Fl. Edwards,
Deputy Superintendent of the Street
Cleaning Department. Mccormick saia
he was on official business Casey
told the Court that Edwards threat
ened to have him broke for hating
his machine.
Forty cars in all were corralled on
Sunday. Bail was given In almost every
case. circumstance which the police
say indicates that the drivers are well
prepared for arrests only one or two
of the prisoners escaped the 500 bail
FOR trial. Among the fogtN cars held up