Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-02
ARREST
MANY SPEEDERS
MOTORCYCLE SQUAD HAS A
BUSY SUNDAY
DOG CAUSES CITY SURGEON TO
EXCEED LIMIT
Official Pursuers of Fast Autoists Say
They Could Make More Arrests
If Machines Were of
Higher Power

The motorcycle squad was active and
as d result of its work number OF
autoists appeared in Police Justice
PREDECESSORS court yesterday morn
ing and pleaded guilty on charges OF
| speeding.
The most prominent of those arrested
for exceeding the speed limit was Po-
| lice Surgeon Garrett, who pleaded gull
ty to driving his trim Mitchell car al
a speed greatly in excess of the 20
mile limit. He was fined SO.
Garrett was running from the big
auto races at Ascot park Monday aft
ernoon. AS usual he was accompanied
| by his pet bull terrier, Jim, who al
ways occupies a seat of honor next tc
the surgeon. number of motorcars
were on the road ahead of the physi-
| clans auto, and Jim began to bark flu
riously and look at his master as il
urging him not to take the dust from
! anybody. Garrett, who understands
his dogs action, did not hesitate.
He threw on the high gear, opened
up the throttle and in a short time had
left the others far in the rear. AS he
was passing them he waved his hand
in derision and enjoyed the situation
immensely His joy was short-lived
however, for he had not gone far be-
fore he was overtaken by Motorcycle
Patrolmen Humphrey and Coe and
placed under arrest.
Speed Surprises Surgeon
Garrett was moro surprised than any
person caught in a similar predica-
ment. Not only because the officers
were heartless enough to arrest him
but because of the speed attained by
his auto His surprise changed to an
ger, for the autoists whom he hao
passed came up about the time he was
arrested and their derisive remarks
still ring in his ears
Garrett paid his fine and after ieav-
ing the court room declared it was
worth $40 to learn how fast his ma
chine could go.
The others who paid fines for ex-
ceeding the speed limit are r. b. GUM
ney, second offense, $40; C. Lawrence,
motorcyclist, second offense, sos: ?
B. Forve, e. M. Roe and A. w. Wood
SO each, and F. l.. DuBroy, IS.
w. II. Lands. f. B. Green. G. A.
Doyle and Fl. Heanes, motorcyclists
were released under suspended SEN
fences of $25 fine or 25 days in jail
and placed on probation for one year.
A. H. Mcfarland and l.. A. Contil-
lier failed to appear when their names
for their arrest.
James N, Pattillo, who, the arreStine
officers say, is a second offender, will
appear next Tuesday to enter plea
to charge of speeding.
The motorcycle officers have been
working hard the last month and the
arrests made by them has enriched the
city treasury $1055, which represents
the amount of fines paid by speeders
during the month of May.
Many speeders Escape
During the year 1907 the motorcycle
squads work Melted the city $4,000 in
fines and last year the fines paid by
autoists whom they arrested for speed
ing amounted to $4,000. SO far this
year the motorcycle patrolmen esti-
mate the amount paid by speeders VIII
amount to nearly $4,000.
They say their work would be more
effective if they were furnished with
sexen horsepower motorcycles, which
would enable them to overtake the
fastest automobile AS it is now, they
say, with their low power motorcycles
many speeders whom they chase es-
cane because of the difference in the
power of the respective autos and mo-
torcycles.
Several of the motorcyclists who APP
reared in court yesterday were arrest
ed while speeding on Pico street. The
police have received numerous com
plants from persons living in that dls-
trict and a close watch will be MAIN
tanned and an effort made to put a
stop to reckless driving.