The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-09
car and at its mudguard was Mr.. Moisant

car and at ite mudsuard was Mr.. Moisant
in his machine.
Then the wranslc began all over again
in the road The sherins persisted that
orders were to arrest any one who new
But" said Mr.. Moisant. pointing at
his sister, "you surely wouldn't arrest
any one in that sarb Let's go back to
So back they chugsed and there Mr..
Moisant. suddenly turning on the sherifis.
asked them for their warrants. They
said they hadn't them.
"Then get of my field as fast as God
will let you" doomed MIR. Moisant. or
will have you arrested for trespa ssing.'
The eheriffs heeita ted n moment
And l will arrest you said Deputy
Sheriff Aviator Phil Wilcox.
They were lost They fled away.
Miss Moisant came back TO the city IN
car owned Ivy man VINO gave Nlr Moisant
his card, said that hc was consulting
engineer and that he would be proud to
take 30 piuckv E.rl nome.
No sooner had Miss Moisant and the
sheriffs zone than two men aviators
decided that they weren't AFRAID 70 De
arrested either, so they went up mat
doesn't get their names into PRINT neces-
About o o'clock last night three deputy
aheriffs went To the home Of Justice OF
the Peace Citizens at Hempstead and
asked for Il wlrrsnt for Miss Moisant.
sWhat ha : she doney" asked the justice
"She's been Aying IN the air on Sunday
, came the hreaLhles5 response.
, The Justice said he couldn't see that
that was any worse than riding on the
ground in an automobile and refused to
issue the warrant.
Sherif DE Mott said later that he had
only been trying to do his duty. He
understood that the protest Of the clergy
that led TO the telegram from Gov. DIX
That caused the arrest Of Tim Woodruff
3or allowing his aviators to fly on sun
day and get paid for 1t was to the elect
that no one was to fly on Sunday. and
20 he had warned the aviaCors that they,
would be arrested He said thai no had
the right to arrest any one committing
- misdemeanor and that he didn't nave
70 have q warrant, wnich must Do Sc
sClred immedia; ely after the arrest he
aid "a the application for one had been
srefused the incident was closed SO iar
~ he was concerned.
The Sheriff also said his action was
taken because a fight for Sunday had
pbesn advertised early in the week.
On Friday last jury IN the supreme
Court ~ Mineola gave Richard A. Dexter
n verdict of 500 for false arrest against
tSheriff De Mott and two deputies. Dex-
ter was let go after spending night
jlast February in Jail charged with bur-
Timothy l.. Woodruff said last night:
Il am informed that Miss Moisant
9haS been arrested or efforts were MADE
ito arrest her for flying this Sunday after.
moon. 1t has never been ontended
Sby any one that flying was in violation
tok the law unless admission was charged
TO witness the flights.
.No admission OF any character wal
charged to-day. Miss Moisant was no
. lessee of hangar; To prevent hel
fying to her brothers avia ton grouno
was in effect to restrain her OF her liberty
.She had as much right to travel in ar
aeroplane as anybody has to go from
one place to another in any conveyance
Since Friday afternoon when Judge
Garretson declined to continue the in
junction the newspapers have announces
repeatedly with my authority that II
difference to the courts opinion n
living would be conducted at Nassau
Boulevard which would conflict in an.
way with the terms of his decision.
Mr.. Woodruff also announced tina
arrangements have been made TO hav'
flying at the Nassau Boulevard ever,
afternoon except Sunday so long as tn
Wea ther permits He said yesterday:
-Not before this recent meet had tn
various utilities Of the flying machine
its stability in high winds and its spec,
and safety been completely demonstrated
It's use for mail carrying purposes wa
inaugurated here by the Postmaster
General of the United States. Accordin
! TO army and navy authorities much wa
learned during the week of the meet cor
eerning the use of aeroplanes for scoutin
purposes in war. and machines will b
kept al the aerodrome for the use O
military and naval aviators who wi
from time to time conduct aerial ma
npuvres here.
"Repetitions Of these and the othc
remarkable exhibitions can be seen ever
,yt
ing between ard o'clock and continuin
until sunset