The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-20
SPEEDING AUTOISTS HAILED BEFORE JUDGE
 OF FAIRFIELD COURT
Excuse For Racing That Ones Mother Is Nearing Death
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Ry our special correspondent.)

(By our special correspondent.)
 Fairfield. Sept 2O.-Fourr speeding autoistS will be arraigned late this af- ternoon and this evening before Judge Bacon Wakenanr in the town hall. They are Herbert BudIong, assistant manager of the American Grapho- phone Co., of Bridgeport, c. A. SpaId- ing, druggist of New Haven, John koVacs. of South Norwalk, and Mrs. Arnold Schlaet of Greens Farms. Ev- 1dence against the first three was se- cured by Motorcycle Policeman Val dauer last Sunday. Mrs. Schlaet and her driver were arrested on complaint Of Charles Sanford, Miss Elizabeth Sheldon, Mrs. J. D. Sanford, Miss Tes- sic Joyce and Miss Charlotte Wat k1ns, residents of the Gould home.
 kovacs dashed through Fairfield last sunday at an excessive speed. Off, Ger Va1dauer raced with him, overtak- ing his machine in Southport Kovacs explained to the patrolman that he was hurrying to the bedside of his mother, who was very i'll and sinking rapidly. The officer excused the speed and let Kovacs proceed upon his way. The officer, however, did not neglect to take the machine number. Thursday sheriff Elwood went to Norwa1k mak- Ing an investigation. He found that koVacs' mother, was alive and very well and also learned through chance remark dropped by a friend of kovacs that the latter was somewhat of a speeder. This came out when the friend asked the sheriff if he was an officer wanting to know if Kovacs had been speeding again There is also warrant for theh arrest of Kovacs in, Bridgeport for the same offense.
 Pharmacist Spalding with a, party dashed through the town Sunday af- Officer Valdauer set out in pursuit. The officer commanding the driver to stop was told by a member of the party to depart for warmer regions.
 Charles Sanford with party of. wo- men were about to cross the highway near the Gould home and were stand ing on the side of the road when they were nearly run down by a machine bearing a number which is in the name of Mrs. Arnold SchIaet. There was driver and several women in the car. According to one of the young ladies who was nearly run down the driver of the car seemed to lose con trol Of the car for the moment and slowed the car about. Mrs. Sch1aet has engaged counsel to defend herself and her chaueffeur.
 MT. Budlong was merely hitting up Spring street at a very rapid clip when told to stop by the patro1man. Hel did as he was bidden and also left his name.
 William Robbins, after being fined $50 and costs of $2472 for reckless driving in running down and killing John Dwyer in Southport on Aug. 9, took an appeal to the common pleas court in bonds of s2O0. His employer, James Meyers, Of Stanton, Mass, went his security, giving check to thet court made out in the name of At 1 torney John P. Grey, Of Bridgeport. | The manslaughter charge which had been in force against Robbins and his | employer Twas no1Ied. Attorney Paul Miller for the defense asked the court | to no1Ie the reckless driving charge, as the finding of the coroner in the death of the little lad was "acciden- tal." Judge Wakeman reminded coun- sel for the defense that the evidence presented before his court would de- eide the issue and would not be inf1u-t enced by any finding on the part of the coroner. There was no doubt in the mind of the court but that Rob- bins was guilty of reckless driving, as in passing that point in the road at a rate of 20 miles an hour, the rate he said he was going, was a violation, as the conditions of the road called for a much lesser speed.
 The second game in the series be- tween the F'air1e1ds and Southports will be played tomorrow at McGary's lot On their last meeing the locals won easily, 12-6, and can't figure out why they cannot repeat.