The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09

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Dooley of Vallejo and seriously In
jured Louis J. Ward on the Great
Highway early Saturday morning.
HAD NO LIGHTS
This machine, stripped of its body
and running without lights, was be-
ing driven at a rapid rate near Menlo
Park Sunday evening between and
8 o'clock by two French mechanics,
They spent Sunday night in the
Redwood City jail, and one of
them. who gave two different names,
was fined s25 They said they worked
In a garage In Golden Gate avenue,
San Francisco, and had taken the car
out Sunday morning for a tryout
after overhauling
Motorcycle Policeman James Logan
accosted them near Menlo. but when
he ordered them to slow down they
refused, speeding up until he drew a
revolver. When they stopped and be-
gan relating their story second ma
chine following halted as a result of
the blockade, and the Frenchmen tried
to borrow one of its lamps. Both the
mechanics were under the influence of
liquor, according to Logan
GIVE FALSE NAMES
When Logan took them to Redwood
City they gave the names of Louis
Barbot and Edward Bourdins, but the
next morning, before Justice of the
Peace Lampkin. Barlot said his name
was Louis Daureun. Justice Lamp
kin fined him s25 for resisting an Of
hcer
They told Logan that they left San
Francisco Sunday morning and went
to San Jose. where they were ar
rested during the day for speeding.
TWO CLEyyS YESTERDAY
Two important clews were un-
earthed yesterday, one an automobile
hub cap, found near the scene of Sat
urday's automobile accident at the
beach. and the other a mysterious
telephone message from some one
who had the lamps OF his machine
smashed.
On the morning of the fatal acci-
dent, states Miss Erna Fowler. a tele-
phone operator. residing at 2404
Geary street, there came a call be-
tween 2:20 and 2:30 o'clock from q
beach saloon to Franklin $500, the
number of the California Taxicat
company Miss Fowler, who was al
the Pacific board Of the telephone
company, heard the following mes
sage from the saloon:
Hello, Is that YOU, Jack? l an
stranded out here at the beach enc
of the park. I've had terrible ac-
cident and both my headlights are
smashed. Send out two new ones
quick, for I'm in total darkness and
can't get back"
According to Miss Fowler, the mar
obviously was known to the person
1 - l. ! ,rN4
find it necessary to state his name
whether II was a taxicab driver OIL
the owner of a private car.
DENIES GETTING CALL
George Piatt, night manager of the
California Taxicab company. denied
that such cali had come in, saying
that he was on duty at the time anC
received all telephone calls. but none
like this. He also denied that he
had sent out new headlights for any
privately owned car under these cir
Gums
Captain of Detectives Mooney this
| morning detailed seven detectives tc
look out for speeders, in addition to
| the regular police detail for that pur-
pose. Captain Mooney instructed the
detectives to enforce the law relative
| to speeding of automobiles and to ar
rest and charge all yiolators. He
| Golden Gate avenue, from Taylor
| Golden aGte avenue, from Taylor
street to Van Ness avenue, Detective
| Staeglith: Market street from First
| to Seventh. Detectives Annear an6
Collins; Sutter street from Market tC
Van Ness avenue, Detectives Kahn
bach and Nolan; Post street, from
| Market to Van Ness, Detective Lemon
| Geary street, from Market to Var
Ness, Detective Morris.
wRENCHED FROM MACHINE
| The hub cap found near the seen,
| of the accident was battered and
| dented and showed the marks of hav.
| ing been violently wrenched from the
machine. 1t was partially buried IL
the sand by the roadside, and prob.