New-York tribune., 1909-04-10

Run Dozen Ey AUTO in Eighth ire
BusV Dag for COurtS.

Mrs Mareico and her siN-vear-old daughter. OF
No i5e Seventh avenue. we're run down by NeW
York Transportation Company automobile yester-
day afternoon Eighth avenue and 2sth street and
taken 70 the York Hospital suffering from con-
t1,sfon and shock Michael SpaldinE, tho chauffeur.
was held in s5d bail The little girl ran into the
street and her mother seeing the automobile ap-
proaching tried to secue her. Both knocked
over SpaIding stopped and caring FOR them
when arrested The mothers left side and leg were
injured and the girl received bruises on the head
Fresh from Ireland confident and good nat tured.
Joseph Nolan and Arthur Jenkins. .chauneurs for
Peter 2 Collier tho publisher, rolling down
Filth avenue yesterday in Mr. Golfers two ma
chimes which he used recently for Of Ireland
They had just been taken on the steamship
Where are YOU going" asked John r. Presley. OF
the traIflc squad
To New jersey answered the chsuneurs to
gether.
Where do you come frCm?'
ireland mo boy" said Nolan.
..Pwhat is it your business anyhow" inquired
Jenkins
You have no New York license number on thos"
! automobiles. said the policeman. Il want 10 see
yopr chauneurs' licenses The chauffeurs had
none They explained that they had just come
from ireland. Tell that 20 the judge, said the
policeman. They did So. and were held IN 800
/ each for trial A representative or MI Iolher
signed their bonds.
A chauffeur who was taking DR.. Hoerst Oertel.
director Of the Russell Sage Institute on Black
Wells Island to the Yale club. who said he was
Joseph Sweeney was arrested in Lexington ave
nue. between 49th and 44th streets. last evening.
charged with exceeding the speed limit Motor
cycle Patrolman Howe said Sweeney was travelling
at the of eighteen miles an hour.
An air OF activity peryadcd the magistrates
courts Yesterday. Assured OF public support, pa
tromen stood up to the railing and gave specific
evidence convict their prisoners OF breaking tho
traffic regulations
When Magistrate Barlow arrived al the West
Side court he found a string Of policemen and
chaufreurs that reached from the bridge back
through the long corridor the prison. Seventy
five chauneuTs and owners of automobiles who
had been gathered in during the raid automobile
speeders Thursday night. were in the line, and
in some instances three and four of them had
been arrested by policemen. Seventy three
held III 800 bail each for trial in Special Ses
sions The TWO others admitted that they had
been arrested for similar offences twice before.
/ Their ball made 500 each.
LarroI d Winston OF No. East 10th street. q
student Yale, faced a double charge before
Magistrate Barlow The policeman said he had
been speeding and had used 'unseemy language
when arrested.
the assault charge l will put him under $500 bail
for good behavior for thirty days" said the mas
istrate.
Charles Minchen. chauffeur for John ID. Chap
man a broker, with offices 42d street and Fifth
avenue, held in 5000 bail by Magistrate Bar
low on a technical ,narge of assault
Edward 4. y Rrien, Of No. % East l0Ist street
in the empo If the United States Motorcar Cab
Company, of No. Al6 Broadway. was running his
machine along Park avenue yesterday when he
gas arrested, charged with speeding He was
held in s2nc pail by Magistrate O'Connor. who in
sisted that real estate bonds be deposited This
vas done by the prisoners sister.
Police Commissioner Bingham said that he in
tended t. keep up the crusade against reckless
automobile drivers and expressed himself as
pleased with the work of the police in running
down speeders. Perhaps If the magistrates had
done differently heretofore would have no
need for this hue and cry about auto speeders
now" ae added.