The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-01-25
REVIVE THE OLD
PROTECTION TALE
Sore Ones Among Auto Owners
Spreading the Usual Story
Among Garages.

ing arrests have started among automo-
bile circles is funny in the extreme.
The latest stunt among the "chufies''
is to steal up behind their fellows and,
through a followed hand, whisper the
words, "Say, guy, de police has got a
penal summons issued for youse for
breaking de speed limit Thereupon
the imaginary culprit begins to tremble
in his patent feathers and sneaks down
to Martin Scully to ask, "Say, old man,
has youse got penal summons out for
muh7n
And Scully, in his wisdom, whispers
back, "How do knows" and winks
at the same time, which sends the
chauffeur scooting back to arrange for
his bail money.
SScully has waited many weary hours,
at the different courses he has marked
out, with stop watch in his hands
and blood in his eye but every auto
that comes down the street sticks Go
the shadows at three-mile an hour
gait with an apology painted on the
chassis for being at large.
Scully is being rewarded for his zeal
by being constantly besieged by score
of anxious auto owners who waylay and
ambuscade him at dark corners and try
to get the "iblack listn from him to
see if their names appear thereon. Be-
hind this undercurrent of josh and anx'
iety is another intimating that there
are number of auto owners who were
caught but who are being protected. ,
Martin Scully when asked about it
yesterday explained the manner in
which he thinks the story started. Few
people know that they were really en-
tered down for arrest in Scully's note
book with the evidence in his hands
that would convict them but it is sc
| and it was this list of his that, started
the "protection story which is always
sprung among the sore ores when
campaign against the speeders com
mences.
Many Booked.
AS long ago as last summer Scully
had booked a hundred or 80 Offenders
| for the police court. He showed hi:
list to Sheriff Jarrett who had giver
strict orders to enforce the ordinance
as soon as the Mayor signed it, ant
Jarrett told him to see the offenders
personally and warn them that the ordi
nance was going to be unheld. Sculiy
| did so, and the offenders smiled, bowet
| and joshed him behind his back, say
ing that he was a good natured chap
and don't rifle him and don't fuste
him, and he and Jarrett will neve
I arrest anybody. A month later, Scull,
/ dropped into the Sheriff's office will
q list as long as his arm. This TIM
the Sheriff wrote personal letters to ev
cry one who had the misfortune to ge
on the list, warning them that the,
were being given their last chance an;
that no more monkey business would b.
tolerated. They read the letter. wer'
edited, complimented the Sheriff OF
his good stand and continued to ignor
the ordinance.
Then last December, Scully marke,
out his courses, picked out his assist
ant and commenced 10 mark down tn
speeders. A few weeks ago he cam
into the Sheriff IS office with anothe
list longer than all the rest.
"What'll We do this timei" b
asked.
I'm tired of it," said the sheriff
"Issue penal summons for the bunch. ,
Scully was asked how fast the driy
ers had been going and answering tina
the different speeds ran from seven
teen to thirty-fve miles an hour wa
given orders to scratch all those beloy
twenty miles, all doctors. and all thos
who were caught in December as s
much time had elapsed that the case
against them would be doubtful. TIL
next day summons was issued an
during a talk with Paris, Scully show
ed him the list of names, covering tw
sheets of foolscap.
Two More Fined.
Two more of that famous compan
which first felt the rigor of the la,
were arraigned yesterday and fned
They were II. F. Wichman and Edwil
II. Paris. Both were convicted an,
fined twenty-five dollars and cost
apiece. Wichman 3 case had been hear,
previously and at the opening OF, tn
case yesterday the defense entered
motion to dismiss the case, which wa
denied after argument. The prosecu
ton rested its ease on the eyidenc
submitted and after the defense ha'
argued on it, Judge Andrade foun'
him guilty and fined him. He sill mp
peal.
Scully went on the stand to testif,
against Paris and stated that he time'
him on Beretania avenue on one of hi
320'yard courses, which course Pari
went over in seven seconds. Trip
sculIy's assistant, got the same tim
on him, and clear ease was present
ed, Paris testified on his own behalf
The defense then moved TO dismiss m
ease because the prosecution had fail
ed 10 introduce the evidence showing
the existence Of ordinance No II o
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