The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-03
TRIES new PLAN
FOR CURLING
SPEED FIENDS
Judge Connolly Seizes Nine Mot
Orcycles, Owners of Which
Are Guilty of Searching
TO BE HELD FIFTEEN
DAYS AS PUNISHMENT
Scheme is Result of Conference
Between Court and Police
Commissioner Gillespie

Police Commissioner Gillespie and
Judge Connolly held conference, be-
tore the ordinance session for speed
ers in the recorders court, Monday
morning, and hit upon plan which
,hey Immediately put into practice,
and which they expect 10 prove II
deterrent TO the speed fiends who nave
neen causing the authorities no end OF
trouble, and moving down Detroiters
at terrible rate, OF late.
Nine motorcycles are held In the
bull pen in the Municipal building
as result OF the first day OF the inno-
Walton, and one speeder saved his
machine from like fate by paying
fine OF s25. stating that he had 10
go five miles TO work, and could not
get along without his motorcycle. He
was Edwin Faust, OF No. 1876 Mack
ave, and was found guilty or travel
ing at a 25.mile-an-hour rate.
T.. l. Hoerner, No. 747 West Grand
blvd, had his motorcycle Confiscated
for 10 days. in default OF payment OF
$25 fine Tor driving at 2S-mile rate.
Floyd Nichol. No. 1879 Forest-aVe.
east, gave up his buzz bicycle Tor
the same length Of time and others
whose motorcycles will grace the
bull ben" for 10 days are: John Firth,
No. $50 Montcalm-st. east: l.. NJ. Eos
ter, address not given, +. C.. Dill, NO
sos Dix-ave; Fred I.owrie, No. 9l6
Dix-ave., aud Russell stevens, No. l6l
Edison.ave.
Two motorcyclists found guilty Of
driving with open mufflers, gave up
their mounts for three days. They
were: Earl McNelroy, of No. 1856
Junotion-ave, and Fred Kay No. 500
Ficldave
Commissioner Gillespie and Judge
Connolly talked for some time about
the speed question, which the Few
commissioner decided to grapple WITH
in finish fight, as soon as he took
chan &c OF the department. He has or
0ered many additional motorcycles
for his speed squad, but realizes that
the problem is bigger one than the
mere filing of complaints.
Judge Connolly suggested the plan
when r'Gs put into operation, Mon
cay morning. and Commissioner Gil
lespie was heartily in favor OF the ex-
PEI inent.
1t viii not work a hardship on the
families OF the speeders, as fines or
imprisonment will do. said the com.
missioner, and it ought to prove de-
c.dedly effective"
The scheme will be extended TO
automobiles, on practically the same
basis, though the cars will not be
seized. for lack OF storage room.
Autoists who disobey the speed
laws will be deprived of their license
for varying periods Of time, rendering
their autos useless during the term
imposed by the Judge.
The l5-day penalties imposed Mon
day, are IN the line OF an experiment,
Judge Connolly informing each of the
culprits that if,fwhen they again got
possession OF their machines, they VIC
lated the speed ordinance fines OF
500 apiece would be imposed and the
alternative would be the -eonfisCa alton
of their motorcycle for the balance
OF the season.
II the attitude of the surprised
speeders. in Mondays session, was
any indication. they will not take very
kindly to the new mode Of punishment
and viii probably decide that IL is bet
ter to ride at Is miles an hour. than
not to ride at all.