The Detroit times., 1911-07-24
PAIR Of SCORCHERs
SENT TO JAIL BY !
JUDGE PHELAN
Two Not Even Given the Option Of
Fine, Others Taking Bastils
Term In Prefersnoe To Re
ducing Bank Roll.
Court Says He'll Continue Soaking
speeder Until They Learn Pedes-
TRANS Have Rights IN Streets.

Judge Phelan, who has been success.
fully hlling the role OF boyle man 20
Detroits speed artists, gave another
practical lesson In law observance.
Monday morning. Eight OF the citys
most accomplished distance demolish-
ers are now twiddling their thumbs in
the Wayne county jail. two being sent
there without even being given oppor-
trinity 10 satisfy tae ends OF justice
with cash considerations, the other
sir becoming guests OF the sheriff az
the result OF failure TO pay their fires.
sundry others are nursing severe
fractures to their bank rolls, and div
ers others suffered numerous Iacera-
lions to and Commissions OF the pocket
book.
Don H. Adams and John Hunter are
the two men who went TO jail. without
the option OF fine, the former for 10
days and the latter for Is days. Adams
admitted driving his motorcycle 35
miles an hour on Jefferson-ave., be-
tween Orleans and Randolph-sts., and
Hunter was found guilty OF driving his
machine at 80 miles an hour on Grand
River-ave., from LocuBt-st-, to Wood
ward-ave.
Those Jailed in default OF fines are
George Syrnes, 10 days; Edwin Klos,
five days; Thomas Kesterson. Is days;
Henry Gordon, 10 days: Vernon Walk
er. 10 days; Robert Allen. 10 days.
Approximately 1.500 in fines was i'm
posed upon other offenders, the Judge
beginning the merry whirl at o'clock,
In the morning, and continuing until
the docket was cleared. II was sad
session for the autoists.
The fact that the city streets must
not be used any longer as speedways
does not seem to have impressed itelf
sufficiently upon all the auto drivers
said the court This court will con-
tinue to impose heavy fines, and jail
sentences In fragrant cases, until the
vehicle drivers learn that the pedes-
TRANS have some rights upon the
streets
Clements Phillipski. No. 253 Grandy-
ave-. was fined $40. There were two
cases against him. In one he was
charged with going around the wrong
end OF street car on Jefferson-ave.
III TIC OtACE case ut Woo CupI GU NitA
going rs miles an hour His defense
was that he went on the wrong side OF
the car to avoid striking some chill
dren, who were uifghttng from the car
"If you hadn't been going rs miles
an hour. you could easily have stopped
your machine" said the Judge. Your
excuse Is a poor one. II was In just
such manner that Miss Gibson was
killed on Trumbullave. You were vio-
lating the speed ordinance and II was
that that forced you to violate the ordi-
nance referring to the street cars. '
Following Is list of persons fined
and the amount OF their fines, up TO
Monday noon:
Dr. e. B. Keeler. No. 413 Clay-ave..
driving near a street car, $40; Allan
Marsh, No. 267 Selden-ave., speeding,
s5 Arthur Roediger, No. 2792 East
Grand-blyd.. smoking auto. IS; Albert
Janisse, No. 81 Elizabeth-st, west,
driving on wrong side Of the street,
$25; M J. Steyskal, No S11 Michigan
ave.. speeding. 800; A. w. Resitef.
No 637 Newport-ave., smoking auto.
| So Hammond Burns, No. 4S3 Liver
nois-ave. driving on wrong side OF the
street, So; Walter Kolaschinskf, No.
Eat Lovettave.; driving on wrong side
OF the street with motorcycle. s.:
Joseph Woijeciek. No. 80 Hammond
ave-. bicycle without lights, 81; G.
w. Curry, Windsor. speeding, $50:
Charles Breitmeter, No. 14S Randolph-
St, speeding. $50; Henry Adler, No
600 Woodward-ave.. smoking car, 20;
Luther X. Marshall. No. 143 Virginia
ave., speeding, so; Russell Morgan,
No. 46S Field-ave., speeding. So: EN-
nett Green, No. 331 winder-st, speed
ing, IS; Fred Budden. No. 81 Sheri-
dan-ave.. speeding motorcycle. $50; II.
A. Zeckendorf, No. $40 Woodward-ave..
driving too close TO street car, $40,
Thomas Kestron. No. 81 Madison-ave..
speeding. 800; Henry Gordon. No. 10
Napoleon-st., speeding. SIS; r. G.
Hunter. No. 1411 Second-ave.. speed
ing. $50; John Barton. No. 462 Fort
st east, speeding. two cases, $50 each;
II. r.. Edwards, No. 762 Cass-ave..
speeding. SOS; Steve Morton, No. 40
Greenwood-ave. speeding. 800: Rob
ert Allen. No. 473 Woodward-ave..
speeding. 800: George Symes, No.
1920 woodward-ave.. speeding. 800: q.
G. Weyher, No. TIC Fourteenth-ave.,
smoke. IS; Edward Clos. No. 81
Twelfth-st., not obeying signal. s.:
Clements Phillipski. No 252 Grandy-
ave. fast driving, two cases. $40; w.
Speyer. fast driving Of motorcycle. 50:
o. Crawford. speeding. 800: Frank =.
Cooley. Hudson Motor Car Co. speed
ing. 800: Frank Holbrook. speeding
motorcycle. $50; Frank G. Baldwin.
speeding. SIS: Lawrence Moore,
speeding. $50: III. Richardson. speed
ing. 500: MissN Minnie Mcdonald.
smoking auto. IS.
The Judge announced that hereafter
autoists convicted OF allowing their
machines TO smoke VIII be severely
dealt with. Complaints have been
coming In that smoke Alters into
stores damaging merchants goods
and making breathing dihicnlf..
/ VIII Try New York. Chicago FLIGHT.