Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-12
YOUTH ARRESTED
AF TER THRILLING
CHASE IN AUTO
James II Shacklefon. of East
Grange, Fined in Asbury.
Others Penalized.
Special to the Evening Star.

oDeciai TO the Evening Star.
ASBURY PARK, July 12-After a
thrilling automobile chase through
the streets of Asbury Park yesterday
afternoon, James H. Shackleton, of
123 Harrison street, East Orange,
was caught and arrested by Motor
Vehicle Inspector George w. Thomp-
son and was fined $25 for driving at
excessive speed and $40 for driving
without a license.
The daring young driver began his
sensational race for liberty on the
Park avenue bridge over Deal lake,
where squad of State inspectors
had stationed themselves to examine
the drivers of passing automobiles.
The race ended, after a dare devil
ten minutes of road scorching, On
Kingsley street and Second avenue,
where Shackleton was finally over
hauled by his pursuer.
Signalled to stop by Inspector e.
Frank Boutellier, one of the officers
on the Deal bridge, Shackleton speed
ed up his motor and whirled west
into Oak Bluff avenue. In less than
half minute Inspector Thompson
had jumped into a car ana started
after Shackleton's machine.
Shackleton plotting an underslung
Scripps- Booth roadster, tore around
corner after corner to elude the in
spector's big touring car. At sew
eral street crossings the fleeing
motorist narrowly escaped running
down pedestrians and persons on
hotel porches and cottages were
thrilled by the flying gllmpses they
had of the racing machines.
From Oak Bluff avenue, Shackle-
ton turned into Grand. From Grand
to Eighth, from Eighth to Emory, to
Fourth, to Bond, to Third, to Grand
ran at topmost speed. Shackleton
turned west into Second avenue, ran
to Main street, turned east on Fifth
. and south into Bond street again
At Bond and Fourth he again headed
for the ocean and ran the width OF
the city to Kingsley street. On the
straightaway Thompson's big car
showed its best and he had all but
overhauled Shackleton at Kingsley
street. There the young man turned
south, and Thompson, coming up
even with him, had to run the youth
into the curb line before he gave up
the race.
Shackleton was taken before Police
Justice John A. Borden, where it was
found he had no license to drive. He
was fined $25 for driving his car
around corners at an excessive speed
and $40 for driving without a. license.
Inspector Thompson said that his
machine attained a speed of f1fty-f1ve
miles an hour at times
%Out of nearly 1000 automobiles
held up by the inspectors here yes
terday, only four drivers other than
Shackleton were arrested AMI nine
summonses to appear before State
Commissioner Dill were issued
Those arrested and the disposition
Of their cases were as follows:
Ralph Cook, Orange, driving with
out a license, fined SO; Arthur G.
Chase, New York, driving without a
license, fined $50; Arthur Cohn, driv-
ing without a license, fined $40; Otto
Wicke, driving without license,
fined SIS. Chase was driver for Paul
Guenther, of Dover, Morris county,
who claimed that he had been told
by the man who issued licenses for
the Dover district that Chase could
drive for fifteen days on his New
York license and take the New Jer-
sey examination in the regular way.
The inspectors here yesterday, in
charge of Deputy Chief Inspector An
derson Shinn, were: Alexander Ack-
erman, of West New York; e. Frank
Boutellier, of East Orange Harry
Burton, New Brunswick; William
Havens, Trenton; Charles Mines.
Camden; Walter Fulper, Hampton;
Leroy Wyckoff, Manasquan, George
w. Thompson, Somerville, and Spe-
cial Agent James Irons, of Lake
wood.
Those summoned to appear before
Commissioner Deal were as follows:
Miss Gertrude Brotz, Newark. no
driving license; James r. Scott, Brad
ley Beach, no driving license; Joseph
Schelp, Jersey CITY, driving a car
with a. horsepower greater than that
for which car license was issued;
David B. Borden, Asbury Park,
greater horsepower; John ]. Kroou-
ter. Irvington, greater horsepower.
Lewis Weppler, Hoboken, greater
horsepower; Raffaele C. Havens,
Avon, greater horsepower; Alison
Garcia, Allenhurst, no driving IL
cense; Myron H. Palmer, Deal
greater horsepower.