Arizona republican., 1914-08-30
bEHR
ARE ARRESTED
While Policeman. Chases the
Building Inspector, Mo-
torcyclists Chase Officer
and Are Then Charged
With Violating Ordinance

Motorcycle Policeman Behr made a
triple play yesterday, just at a time
when a single seemed all the situa-
ton was likely to develop, with the
result that three offenders faced
City Magistrate Mcbride in police
court in the afternoon. incidentally,
summing up the days business in
the apprehension of Speeders, nine
charges of that nature were upon the
police docket. A city official, can
didate for a state office, druggists
motorcycle messenger and another
motorcycle rider. together with sew
eral other automobilists We're includ-
ed in the Behr drag-net.
The most sensational feature of the
days roundup was when Behr gave
chase to City Building Inspector H.
l. j. Mann, who was bowling along
West Adams street in his Ford au-
tomobile For about four blocks.
Behr trailed Mann and then informed
him that he had been travelling at a
rate of speed greater than fifteen
miles an hour, to be explicit at twen-
ty-four miles an hour The usual
argument and the exchange of visit
ing cards ensued, but Behr insisted
that Mann tell it to the Judge
While the chase was in progress,
Nose Rodriguez, motorcycle messen-
ger for the Busy Drug Store, and an
other motorcyclist, fell in alongside
| Behr determined to be in at the fin
| ish. For three blocks they kept pace
with the policeman and then engaged
| in mirthful retrospection of the
events attending the flight of the po-
| liceman and the inspector. Then
came the surprise of the occasion.
Satisfied that Mann would appear
| in court as indicated, Behr then
turned his attention to the motor
cyclists After securing their names
which were freely given, the young
men believing they We're to be called
as witnesses, the policemen informed
them that they too were under ar
rest.
and for what?" they inquired
breathlessly.
| For speeding" replied the officer
i"Didn't you fellows keep right along
side of me for three blocks while
was making twenty-four miles an
hour, taking the time of the building
| INSPECTOR"
The motorcyclists admitted they
had and in police court they were
assessed a fine of ten dollars.
The trial of Inspector Mann will
long remain an historic event in the
city police court. Special arrange
ments had been made to make it i'm
pressive and effective. All manner
Iof witnesses were summoned and al
the conclusion of the hearing of the
evidence Judge Mcbride read hin
such a lecture as no violator of the
speed ordinances ever heard before
The court referred to the fact thai
of all men, those employed by the
city should observe the city laws. HI
said that it was within his power t
assess a fine all the way from moth
ing to 800 He expressed a willing
| ness to be lenient and thereupOI
placed the fine at 500 or that number
of days in the city Jail. After mucf
protesting Mann wrote a check fo
the amount indicated.
Half an hour later Mann reappear
ed before Judge Mcbride and will
him came about all the myriads o
witnesses who had appeared agains
him and collectively they entered {
plea for mercy. After another ex
tended lecture, Judge McBrid
changed the fine to a city Jail sen
tence of ninety-nine days and sus
pended the sentence during goo,
behavior" The check was destroyed
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