Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-06
ENSIGN CHEVAL|ER
RUNS AFOUL OF LAW
Navy Aviator Arrested and Held
for Baltimore Grand Jury.
THREE CHARGES PREFERRED.
Running Auto Without Lights Knocks
Down Two BOYS, But Accused
Denies Drinking Allegation.

Ensign Godfrey De Coucelles Chew
alier, u. S. NJ. one of the daring
members of Uncle Sans aviation
corps, at the aviation camp here,
was released Sunday morning on
bail for the action of tbs grand
jury of Baltimore by Justice Dean,
in the Northeastern Police Court
on charges growing out of striking
two boys while driving an automo-
bile Saturday night.
The charges preferred by the po-
lice against Chevalier were operating
an automobile while under the influ-
ence of liquor, failing to have the
lights on his machine burning at a
time prescribed by law, aud with
assaulting Benjamin Fooksman, 12
years old, and Henry Sieler, 12
years old, both of Baltimore, the two
victims of the accident. The total
amount of bail required for allow
ing the aviator to 80 free pending
his appearance before the grand Jury
was 81, 200.
A dispatch from Washington states
that the Navy Department is expect
ed to take official notice of the arrest
of Ensign Chevalier. According to
James Quinn Farmer, an attorney
and former member of the Legisla-
ture, the two boys who were injured
were riding on a skipmobile on Ais
quith street, near Madison. at 8
O'Clock Saturday night. Young Chev-
alier, the sole occupant of his auto
mobile, came behind the boys an /
struck them. Young Focksman was
knocked to the ground and the ma
chine was stopped by Chevalier over
his body. He was not touched by
the wheels.
After pushing the automobile to
clear the PROSTATE form of the boy
young Tooksman was taken into the
office of DIR. Albert L. Levy, on Ash
land avenue id an unconscious condi-
tion. The Sieler boy was knocked
clear of the automobile and was but
slightly injured. He was in Court
at the he airing. The testimony of
Farmer was borne out by other wit.
nesses. Patrclman Fox. who ARE t.
ed Chevalier, testifi I'd that when he
approached the automobile that Chew
alier appeared to him to be under the
influence of liquor This the ensign
denied.
In his own behalf, Chevalier stated
that he noticed the boys on the skip
mobile, a contrivance made of a
skate attached to a board, with a
handle extending upright, but they
were clear of his course, and did not
sound his horn. AS he drew near
the youths, said Che Waller, the skip
mobile swerved into his path and
he brought his machine to stop
quickly. He did not believe, he
testified. that he struck the boys
but was of the opinion they fell be.
meath the machine.
As the bail bonds for the appear.
ance of Chevalier were being made
out broth of the prisoner vol
unteered the information that he Eac
settled with the parents of Young
Fooksmsn for his injuries. Ensign
Chevaler gained prominence last Au
gust, when he attempted to beat
the altitude record of 6,25C feet fol
Navy hydroaeroplaneJ. He succeed
ed in reaching an altitude of 5000
feet, but was forced to descend be-
cause of meeting treacherous air
pockets.
Ensign Chevalier, with Lieut.
James Murray, it is said, went t
Baltimore Saturday to purchase
wedding present fer one of their fel
low aviators, soon to be married.