The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-04
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man car. Arrest me then: arrest
mel" snapped the former mayor. mo,
we won't do that" Eversman replied
you just report at police headquar-
tiers tomorrow morning for trial"
Faulty DINNER.
Dr. Zimmerman replied that he did
not think he could be present In the
morning, and he wasn't. He was seen
early today driving in the direction
Of Ohio, but 1t is not believed extra
dition proceedings will be necessary
to insure his presence in court to.
morrow. DOC" had dab of brown
paint on each of his headlights, but
President Eversman, Chief Goodwin
and Chauffeur Wenger, who were in
the police machine, declare that these
DINNERS" failed to dim.
Ex-chief Bailey grinned good ma
turedly when placed under arrest. He
was not present this morning to offer
any excuse.
The DINNER" ordinance was en-
acted May l, this year, but last night
was the first time the police have
made any effort to enforce 1t. Their
action followed in the wake Of coun-
ellis refusal, Monday night, to amend
the ordinance SO as to provide the
kind of dinners" to be used, coun-
cilmen and City Attorney Bond as
sorting that the act, as It now reads,
is amply broad enough in its terms.
Twenty of the twenty-eight people ar.
rested we're apprehended by President
Eversman and Chief Goodwin. who
toured every section of the city in
the police machine, securing most OF
their victims near the corner OF Ma
tional road and West Ninth street.
Wants All Tried.
Chief Goodwin advised City Attor-
ney Bond to file only one AFFIDAVIT in
city court tomorrow morning with P.
]. Freeman as defendant. He advised
this because Mr.. Freeman had de-
clared his intention Of appealing the
case to circuit court to test the con-
stitutionality Of the ordinance. He
said it would be unnecessary to pros
ecute the other men until the Freeman
test case had been disposed of. Mayor
Robbins, however, objected to this, so
twenty-eight afidavits will be filed in
court tomorrow. Each case differs
from the Others" the mayor said, 80
all the men might as we'll be arraigned
at one time"
Chief Goodwin admitted today that
practically every machine that came
under the ban last night had some
kind of dimming apparatus but ar
rests were made because these devices
did not prevent the emission of a
glazing light.
Freeman's Contention.
In court Mr. Freeman declared that
most of the streets outside the bust
st wall ar0yy0h
illuminated to make it safe for ma
chine to operate over them with dim
mers on, and he further said he in
tended to determine If the ordinance
was a reasonable" one. He asked If
it would be satisfactory to the mayor
If cars were operated without DINNERS
in such sections of the city, but Mayor
Robbins declared that he had no au-
thority, under the ordinance, to issue
such an order. Mr.. Freeman then de-
clared that he intended to ignore the
ordinance whenever he found it ne
cessary to do SO.
Mr.. Harwood and Mr.. Knollenberg
declared that they had their mechan-
ical DINNERS on when they were ar
rested. DR.. Pierce also made the same
assertion. Several OF the men declared
that they saw machines, with head
lights at full glare, pass policemen
who made no effort to arrest the
drivers.
Mr.. Mann said that his lamps were
lighted by Presto-lite and the refiec-
tors covered with soap. Il had the
Prestolite turned down as far as pos
sible when arrested" he said. Later
I met q policeman at the corner Of
Vast Firth ond Main atroots and 7
asked him If my lights, which had
not been touched after had been ar
rested, were dim enough, and he told
me they WERE"
The Dominican republics 1915 crop
Of caeao is valued ct $a.2S6.ooo.