Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-12-06
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IN DAYS NEWS
Another HOIe-in-MaII Crash
--COlIision on BrIdge--A
Speeder Is Fined Here.
ONE is NOT CAPTURED.

There was another automobile
accident IN the Hole in the Walf'
Just before dusk last night. A large
touring car bound for this city was
passing through the place when 1t
struck wooden pillar at the turn
out in the centre of the passage.
The car was running at a fair speed
at the time and was so tightly
wedged between the pole and the
wall that it was some time before 1t
could be extricated, after. which
about a dozen men pushed it out of
the hole. The lamps and front of
the machine were broken and a
number of autos were stalled on the
other side until the passage was
cleared. When the car struck the
pillar woman in the machine faint
ed.
Collision on County Bridge.
The Oldsmobile touring car of
Richard b. Fisher, of South Amboy,
is at the Perth Amboy Garage in
this city for repairs as the result of
a collision with Newark machine
on the county bridge about o'clock
Friday afternoon The radiator,
lamps and mud guards were dam
aged to the extent of $50. At the
time of the accident Mr.. Fisher was
bound for this city. He says that
suddenly the Newark car came along
from the direction of this city and
ran right into the front OF his car.
The Newark car, he says, turned
Immediately and sped back towards
this city, but he managed to see the
number, 1905 N. j., on the rear.
Mr.. Fisher has located the owner OF
the machine In Newark, and he has
agreed to pay for the damage.
Speeder is Fined $50.
Local Automobile Inspector John
II. Gregory was chasing a speeder
shortly before o'clock yesterday
afternoon when he got a puncture
and had to stop. He telephoned to
the police station that the number
of the machine was 233 and to
catch it at the ferry Detective Long
and Patrolman Tonnesen hurried to
the ferry and, while on their way to
the place, another machine passed
them at a speed which they said was
considerably in excess Of twenty
miles an hour. The policeman and
the detective searched among the
cars at the ferry but were unable to
find the one which Mr.. Gregory was
after. They went on the ferryboat,
however, and found the car that had
passed them few minutes before
Patrolman Tonnesen placed the
chauffeur under arrest and took him
to the police station, where he de-
scribed himself as Milton Chapman,
forty-fiye years old, of 612 Fifth
avenue. Brooklyn.
Mayor Bollschweiler, who had
seen the car speeding down the
street, appeared at the police station
and preferred the charge against the
chauffeur. In the machine were
the owner, another man and two
ladies.
Recorder Pickersgill gave the
chauffeur q chance to plead at once
and he said mot guilty." upon
which the Judge said he would fix
bail at 500 for hearing While
the chauffeur went out to the ma
chine to get a surety company bond
the recorder remarked that he had
fined a speeder $40 last summer,
but. because there had been no
written complaint the motorist had
tried to contest the matter later.
When the chauffeur returned with
the bond the owner whispered some-
thing to him and he pleaded mot
guilty. upon which the judge i'm
posed fine of $40. The party paid
the fine at once and proceeded. The
fine goes to the state.
J. H. Gregory's smaller car was
taken to the Perth Amboy Garage
this morning for repairs, due to the
gasoline feed pipe breaking.