Evening journal., 1914-02-27

WIN OUT In
SNOW CASE
Prove That Trolley Sweeper
Piled Pavement High After
Walk Had Been Cleaned
MANY OF AZ OTHER
VIOLATORS ARE FINED

Suftragists won victory IN Coun
today. when Miss Mabel Vernon. Del
aware chairman Of the Congressional
Union. was acquitted OF a charge Of
violating an ordinance by failing 10
have the snow cleared from tho suf-
frage Unions headquarters. south
east corner OF Seventh and Shipley
streets She proved that they had
the sidewalk cleared. hut the snow
WAR hurled back by a railway
sweeper
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles and
Miss Almira Clifford appeared IN
Court with Miss Vernon. The three
wore their suffrage buttons. OF
course Miss Vernon did not call upon
mere man TO appear as counsel for
the Suffrage Union.
Miss Vernon was one OF forty-tNo
persons and companies accused IN
City Court today of violating the
ordinance by falling TO clean snow
on the sidewalks. An but three or
four of them We're fined 81 aud costs.
the costs alone amounting To s4.35
IN each case. The maximum penalty
Is a fine of $40.
An appeal TO Superior Court was
talked oi by some OF the defendants
fined today, 10 make test OF the ordi-
nance anc of some of the convictions.
Atter the City Court session one OF
the men fined in City Court went to
Magistrate Buckley office and sought "a
warrant for the arrest of Mayor Howell
on charge of not having snow cleared
from in front Of one of his properties.
The magistrate suggested that II q war
rant WAS desired Il would hc better 90
get IL FROM the clerk OF City Court. as
ian the magistrate could do in such "a
casc would bee 60 hold the accused for
lCity Court
Magistrate Buckley refused 10 give the
name Of the man who desired the war
lrant. So far as could hc learned no
Implication for warrant against the
mavor was madc at city Hall
When Miss Vernon appeared for tho
lConcrcssional Mon. she pleaded not
guilty Officer Robert Benson testified
That ihc snow WIS ON the pavement yes
lierday and Wednesday.
Miss Vernon testified that the pave.
lmcnt was cleaned Oh on Iuesdgs What.
lever SNOW was on the pavement wa.
lcast there by The sweeper Of the People'
Hallway iomppnN -hc suid. SHE addtc
1n, ,lid not rleim rcspoh1hiiitr for t'i'
Shialet ,tf,oi sidewalk. as the base
lincnt aud other stories of the building
larc rented 'lhr basement ls for rent
HINT She was refused permission TO u-e
1.-The Shiplcv street walt she said
Judge Churchmau read The several
sections Of the ordinance.
Constable I4ucius e.. Jones testified
| IN answer TO Deputy City Solicitor
Lynn that the snow I'm front Of The
Union headquarters was cleaned of
ON Tuesday morning Judge Church.
man dismissed the ease.
Carroll W Griffith loaded guilty "a
/ failing 10 have snow cleaned from q
1 Dot on Gilpin avenue aud a fine Of 3.
/ was imposed Mr.. Griffith was next
I charged for failing 10 clean the side
walk al the northeast corner of
Eighth and Lombard streets. The
store Is vacant but the back part OF
the house rs occupied. A fine Of 3,
and costs was imposed.
Charles W. Gooding Was accused
for falling 10 remove SNOW from IN
front of the houses ON West street be-
tween Twenty-hfth and Twenty-siNth
streets. A fine Of 81 and costs was
imposed
Mary II. Callan was fined 81 and
costs for failing 10 remove snow al
No 204 Broome street
Bridget Burke. of No. 4 Maryland
avenue was fined 81 and costs.
Ella Levy pleaded guilty for No
11O4 Heald street, and q similar fine
was imposed.
Frazer Company was tned 81 and
costs for No. aryland avenue.
John Forrest neglected 10 remove
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