New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08

No More Suspensions of Sentence in
Part II of Special Sessions.

The newly formed National Highways Protective
Society is considering the advisaoility of engaging
attorneys be present In the courts 10 prosecute
chaureurs and automobile owners arrested for
speeding
I'VE resolving contributions daily" said
Colonel Hurry. treasurer Of the society yesterday.
Three automobile owners called after luncheon
day and said they wanted 20 enroll as members.
One hundred dollars will entitle person TO life
membership in the society. But shall need con-
siderable money to carry on the work properly, and
the public should be informed that contributions
will be thankfully received and promptly acknowl-
edged"
Colonel Cornell. the secretary, said that the
cety was taking Up a number OF homicide cases
where the coroner's Jury had failed 20 do anything
Such cases are being brought 10 the socety's at
tcntion both by letter and personal visits from per
SOM interested.
The work Of the traffc squad yesterday was
highly co1nplimented by Colonel Cornell The
patrolmeu kept the courts busy Commissioner
Binghans report for tho hrst three months OF this
year made public YESTERDAY, showed that in Man
haitian and The Bronx go convictions OF speeders
were obtained In Al Of these cases sentence was
suspended. 4 bonds were forfeited and 1871 fines.
averaging 81 %. were imposed, In Brooklyn So
persons Eee found guilty. the sentences being ten
days' Imprisonment for /. suspended sentences for
and the imposition Of fines averaging SO o. on
the others
Justices Hoyt and Mayo and Magistrate Harris,
IN Part II Of Special Sessions, tried 10 old cases
CT auto speeding violations YESTERDAY There were
no suspensions Of sentence. although of the men
found guilty first offenders. In reply 10 4
plea for suspension OF sentence, by an attorne! .
who commented that sentences had been suspended
in cases of speeders' who had successfully raised
the plea OF extenuating circumstances Justice
EIoyt said We're suspcnding sentence IN
automobile cases now. Speeding Of automobiles in
this city must be stopped
There were forty automobile cases on the cal
endar Of Part I OF Special Sessions YESTERDAY
TUen+y-eight men we're fined from s. TO $50 each.
the average being so. Four were released on sus-
pended sentences. a, G. Elting, OF Dobos feFrH,
T loaded guilty a second offence. and was hhed
so.
yrs Ioseph Holt Of No. 10 Locust Hin avenue.
Yonkers was stopped by policeman while being
driven down Broadway. near 153d street yesterday
afternoon and John Bushaur, her chauffeur was
arrested He vas held in 500 bail for trial
On the charge of reckless driving. Nathan Leo
pold OF No. szs East 18th street, was held in the
Yorkville court yesterday in 5000 bail Tor tra'-
| According 10 the police he was operating ma
chine in Second avenue when II knocked down Mrs
Mamie Burns OF No. Second avenue. She was
cut about the body and taken to Bellevue Hospital
| Wallace Robertson was arrested for speeding IN
Flushing Iorg Island. With him was MS brother'
George Robertson. winner OF the last vanderbilt
Cup race. Robertson pieaueu H0' eN~'
s0O bail.
After failing three times TO appear when the case
against him was called Arthur Weisoecker' Il
yhoIesale butch ~ responded 70 bonch warrant IN
Special Sessions at St George Staten isla"u' "'-
was found guilty OF speeding on March l. A1ter
rrsttce OKoefe had fined him SIS Justice Ryan,
his associate dissented saying that he was IN favor
~ fine Of 500 with the alternative OF the de-
PENDANT going to jail for sixty days.
Emile Dawson, chauffeur, OF NO. SZS East l-o'i'
.an+ and Holm Kaps Of No. S8 East 3Sth street.
,or. 6ned 80 each yesterday by Magistrate Fltch
g., the Long Island City Police Court for recklessly
driving an automobile. They paid.
Walter Iayr1an, of No. a West 116th street WHO
for a
t-or.r who lives at the Hotel Belmont. was ar
rested last night and charged with speeding MS
automobile al twenty-five and half miles an hour.
Mr.. Dana put up 800 cash bail.