Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-04-12


The detectives and Mr. Gregory
began their work shortly after /
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and la
ter arrested William Carman, forty
two years old, of Rockaway Beach,
l.. l., for violating the speed ordi-
nance. Carman was fined $40 on
complaint of Detective HUFF. Shortly
afterward Alfred Knoppel, twenty
two years old, of the Bronx, N. Y,
another chauffeur, was arrested on a
similar charge and fined $40 on COM
plant of Detective Huff, as the ma
chine was going considerably faster
than eight miles an hour. Their en-
ployers settled up.
Just before o'clock the auto
sleuths made three more arrests and,
followed by a large crowd, the cars
proceeded to the police station where
the chauffeurs were arraigned and
fined as follows: Gus B. Skillman,
nineteen years old, charge, violating
speed ordinance preferred by Detec-
tive HUFF, $40 fine; Francis Lonsent,
forty years old, violating the speed
ordinance, preferred by Detective
Huff, fined $bO; e. Sweeney thirty
three years old, of 95 West Jersey
street, Elizabeth, was charged with
violating the state auto law by John
II. Gregory in not having proper
numbers on the car he drove. Sween-
ey promised to send proof to Mr..
Gregory later for examination, so
sentence was suspended
While only six arrests were made
many other chauffeurs were warned
by Mr.. Gregory and the two detec-
tives. The three arrests shortly be-
fore G O'Clock ended the afternoons
work and Mr.. Gregory took his ma
chine home. The fines received for
violating the city's speed ordinance,
which is eight miles an hour, belong
to the city, but the fines imposed on
the charges of Mr.. Gregory, which
were violations of the state auto law,
go to the state.
AS was told in Saturdays NEWS,
many complaints have been made to
Chief Burke recently about the way
automobiles speed in this city but,
although the chief placed officers on
guard to stop the autoists they were
of little avail, as in most instances
the occupants of the cars paid little
heed to the warning and sometimes
insulted the officer. Anyway, the
chief says if a policeman on foot ar
rested chauffeur it would be hard
to prove how fast the car was going
Mr.. Gregory, who is one of State
Automobile Commissioner Smiths
men, yesterday went to Chief Burke
and placed his big Packard automo-
bile at the chiefs service. The chief,
thinking the offer very kind and
realizing that with It's aid some of
the Violators could ne caught and
punished, detailed Detectives Huff
and Long to go in toe car and, with
Mr. Gregory as their chauffeur,
watch for violations. AS Mr.. Gre
CORY has a speedometer on his ma
chine it was easy to tell which ma
chimes were exceeding the speed
limit Mr.. Gregory, whose part in
the matter was criticized by some
citizens, said that he had offered the
use of his car to Chief Burke be-
cause he believed that the laws
should be upheld. AS a state inspec-
tor, he said, he had called the atten-
ton of the police to violations yes
terday and made charges under the
state law, but that the charges of
Violating the city's speed ordinance
we're made by the police.
Chief Burke's action yesterday
was commended by many end 1t will
undoubtedly make autoists more
careful IN this city in the future. AS
q result of the arrests here. automo-
biles ran very slow through Totem
vile and other places on Staten Ial-
and
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