New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
AUTOS GO SLOWER.
Police Crusade Against Speeding
n gain Shoes Effect.

The crusade which the police have been making
against automobile speeders and the severity with
which the magistrates have treated the cases in the
last few weeks showed their effects again yesterday,
when only comparatively few chauffeurs were ar
rested There was relaxation. however in the
vigilance of the police
arthur Speckenbach, of No 456 East 18th street,
was charged with running his motorcycle twenty
miles an hour. The bicycle policeman who made
'he arrest said that Speckenbach crossed the Willis
avenue bridge at q high rate of speed and was
captured only after chase of several blocks
Speckenbach left his motorcycle at the East I26th
street station house security for his appearance
this morning.
bharies W. Mathewson. of No. 1856 Broadway.
ran his automobile up Riverside Drive between
lfofh and l421 streets. what PatroIman Andrews.
OF the West 125th street station. said a speed
OF twenty miles hour Mathewson deposited
500 bail
When Patrolman Leblanc of the West 125th street
station, tried to arrest Bernard Layman. chauffeur
Tor Herbert Shaftel of No. 50 East 74th street.
Riverside Drive and 155th street Mr. ShafteI OBJ
Jected The patrolman had followed the auto
mobile from 135th street and said that It going
at the rate Of twenty miles hour. This Mr..
Shaftel, who attred in a white yachting cos
tune, denied At the station house Mr.. Shafte
found that he did not have the required 800 for
bail, and Layman put up diamond pin as Sc
curity.
Frank Wonderlich driver for the New York
Tax-Cab Company. was arrested at 155th street
and Broadway for running twenty-nne miles an
hour. He gave bail.
Adrian Pyle, a chauffeur employed by J. G Calm,
of No. 132 West 72d arrested last night
on Washington Bridge for speeding at thirty miles
an hour In the automobile were Mrs. Calm and
four women friends. Mrs. Calm put up 800 cash
bail.
in the Yorkvire Magistrate Corrigan held
Louis Perlman, of No, 1883 Madison avenue;
Thomas Dunston. of No. 40 West 50th street; otto
J. Wissler, of No 4O5 5h street: Milton Baker OF
No 2l3 West 2lst street and William NJ. Hainer, of
No $40 Amsterdam avenue, in 500 bail each for
trial on the charge OF violating the speed law.
One Of the men arraigned in the Morrisania court
was Edward Clark. chauffeur for DR.. William D.
Sherwood of No. 305 East 16lst street, who was
held in 5000 bail for trial Other disposed Of
by Magistrate Butts were those of Edward Mills.
of No. 4o4 West 115th street; Walter P. Croat, Of
No 4s West 99th street; Percy Barry Of No lS
Hewes street, Brooklyn, and Gerald Vincent OF
Broadway, Yonkers. who were ali held for trial
Allan Adee Of No. 1852 White Plains Road, The
Bronx. charged with speeding his motorcycle
in Prospect avenue. near 149th street He paid 8
fine.
That the New York police not carrying on the
crusade alone was shown yesterday when the
Yonkers police made d number of arrests, among
the prisoners being several New Workers. including
Robert Cuandet, chauffeur for Colonel ". c. Nc
Kenny. In the machine the time Of the arrest
was Mr. McKenny's daughter. Cuandet waived
examination until this morning and was admitted
to bail. F D. WhittemCre, manufacturer OF
automobile bodies. Of Greenwich, Conn, after
pleading guilty. was fined SO