The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-22
STOLEN CAR GOES
ON A JOY RIDE
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ployes of the garage. In the ton
neRn were labels OF whiskey and
beer bottles and the car presented a
general appearance which told that
II had been on Joy ride.
Mr. Finekney found out that the
car had been taken out on Friday
and had been kept out al. night by
the employees OF the garage. He had
the two men arrested. In court the
man who he'd taken out the car was
discharged from custody, but the man
who was with him was fined $2b,
on a inisdemeanor charge. The man
who was freed had counsel.
l think some action should be
taken in this matter. !. myself. was
called out OF bed at O'Clock one
morning and informed that my car
was at that time standing In front
Of a house in the segregated dis
trict.
Not the Only Case.
My car had been taken from the
garage where, at that time. I kept II
and my case and that Of Mr.. Pinckney
are by no means the only ones"
After Mr. Airport had concluded Fl.
Grim Peck stated that he had known
Of cars stolen for the purpose OF Joy
riding. one, he said, had been taken
from In front of the Commonwealth
club. and another from In front OF the
City hail. He urged that the legfs-
lative committee of the club be in
structed to prepare and submit to the
members proposed amendment to the
laws of the Commonwealth making
II a felony for any person to take Oh
make use OF car without the con
sent Of the owner, and that the com
m. ttee see what eauld be dent
to enact a city ordinance that would
cover such cases. His motion was
seconded by MIR. Omohundro and In
connection with the approval of this
motion Mr.. Allports resolution was
adopted.
The resolution is:
Joy Riding Resolution.
whereas it has been brought Il
mobile club that on Friday, October
4th, an automobile was taken from &
garage. in this city. where it had beer
placed for repair, and was made U.S.
OF BY two OF the mechanics of sale
garage until the afternoon of Satur'
day, october 9Th. for their own pur'
poses and without the knowledge o.
consent of the owner. and in direc
violence of an act passed 10y the GER
eral assembly of Virginia on Marc,
IA, 1912. making the unauthorized us'
81 automobiles or motor vehicles
EnisdefneaHor3 and;
Whereas said law was designed Il
pFutsut rho owuerE Ut automobiles, ar1i
| to an equal extent protect the pub
| lie from the frequent and reckless u.s.
made of automobiles by such IRE
| sponsibie law-breakers, and;
tf1Eh4rGac fiDO,1 trial of the defend
ants, one was fined SIS and the othe
released.
| Now, therefore. be it resolved, Tina
| the members of this club do use Thea
/ efforts to bring to justice in the futur
). those "joy riders who in violatio
of the laws of the land steal tn
property OF other people. and who b
their reckless driving subject citizen
OF the city and county to danger an
bring disrepute upon all law abidin
! on ners and operators OF automooites.
| VIII Revise Bylaws.
President E. c. PeIouze was in tn
chair at the meeting last night. whic
was one of the largest In point of al
Planetary, of the executive commit
tee. offered a motion to have a com
m.ttee appointed to revise the by
laws of the club. Mr.. Palmatar,
Claude l.. Batkins. III. Grim Peck an
Aubin l.. Boulware were appointe
to this committee.
On the motion of Mr.. Peck, SEQ
onded by Mr.. Airport, a committee o
membership was appointed. consistin
of Mr.. Peck, L. NJ. Foster and w.
Nelson.
Mr.. Tha,himer, of the execntis
committee, reported that he had see
the city engineer in regard to the n
paving of Broad street and that Nj
Boiling had assured him that the al
parent delay had been unavoidab i
but that the business was now beir
rushed and would be completed wit
as much speed as would be con
patible with thoroughness.
Reports on Auto Show.
Mr.. Airport reporting for the con
mittee representing the club on Il
Richmond Automobile Dealers Sho
association. reported that as trea
urer Of the association he had q
ready received more than $1,000 Z
space and that the demand for reese
Ivation exceeded the amount of spa
i, that the committee was able 70 Il
aside.
Secretary Jay Lewis reported tn
the club had been granted a sanctit
to hold an automobile race meet n
Ivemher 2S-2s on the grounds OF Il
Virginia State Fair association Al
that The association had granted Il
use of the grounds for the occasit
at a nominal rental.
H. RI Sfnin1s offered resoiutf'
linstructing the committee on the r
vision of the bylaws to ineorpnra
a provision that all dealers be
iclared ineligible to hold Office as pre-
ident. vice president. secretary
treasurer of the club.
These new members were ~Iecte
, wv r. Hoppe. Leroy Brown. Allen
Collins, r.. L. Barnes. r. L. Weic
-iC. e. Miller. r. r. Magee. T, G.
i | Rurch and d. g. Kennedy.