The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-19
TWELVE JITNEY DRIVERS TAKEN
 BY POLICEMAN !. \
Gorgas Starts Wholesale Col lection of Offending Local
 Chauffeurs.
BUS MAGNATE SAYS
 COURTS TOO SEVERE
Motorcycle Rider Must Give Up Saturday Nights to
 Chasing Cars.

l Wholesale corrallfng of offending jitney drivers has been begun by the police department with the result that ! 12 were in the city court today. So many were arrested Nthate Ben | janlin Steiber, a promoter who runs some jitneys, accused the court o4 trying to put him out of business. Prosecutor A. L. Delaney and former Judge Thomas C. Coughlfn enjoyed a few minutes quarrehng until Judge Wilder interrupted. At the close Cliff 1 ford N. Gorgas, motorcycle policeman. was, instructed to give up his Saturday nights to the pursuit of joyous ,jit- neurs who disregard the dictates of the, city ordinances
 Charles Neibaum of 95 Elm street was arrested Saturday night on Fair field, avenue by Gorgas for operating a. motor vehicle without the required | lighting facilities. In court this morn | ingFNeibaum failed to appear and At l torney Irving Elson asked for con- tinuance until tomorrow. The continu- ance was granted under a bond of $50 to insure Neibaum's appearance in court.
 David Heaphy, a singer, 495 Broad street, was fined $2 for reck1essly driv- Ting jitney car on Congress street Sunday afternoon when heNaIrnost col Iided with Gorgas when passing un- derneath the railroad Viaduct at aOuSaIOnlc avenue.
 Franciszo Delvicchio of 243 Pequon- mock street, local jitneur, was dress ed in his Sunday clothes Saturday while operating his jitney on State street He had his jitney badge pin ned inside his new coat and when ordered to pin it where it would be discernable he refused and was placed under arrest by Gorgas. DeIvicchio was fined 8. which he paid.
 Sg--s- rYe @T~7S- Nm&-- New Haven. a, jitnetr of the Elm City. was arraigned on the charge of recx- less Arriving. He was pursued by Cor gas Saturday night from the Stratford town line to Connecticut and Seaview avenues, where he was Apprehended. He was fined s and costs by Judge wilder
 Traffic Policeman Daniel Poland. l. stationed at Water street and Fairdald avenue. yesterday afternoon arrested Joe Dezso of s10 Wordin avenue. for violating the traffic ordinance at that point Dezso was granted a centinu- ance in his case until tomorrow morn ing under a bond of $25.
 Canaazions Cantafanti of this city, was fined $2 for overcrowdfng his jit- ney. He was arrested by Gorgas Sat urday evening.
 Morris Cohen, living at Suburban and Railroad avenues. local jitneur. was speeding 25 miles an hour on State street Saturday evening when ar rested by Gorgan. When apprehend- ed it was discovered that the tail lights on Cohen's automobile were ex- tinguished- He was fined $1 and costs.
 Julius Mudrie, age IS, operator of a local jitney. was fined $5 and costs for overspeeding his machine on State street late Saturday evening.
 Joseph B. Selamnowftz of 1230 State street was arraigned on the charge of operating his motor vehicle with the munIer wide open at Park and Railroad avenues Saturday even ing He was also apprehended by Gorgas. He was fined $15 and costs
 Charles Gaines of 51 W. 15eth street. N. r.. was arrested by Police man Gorgas Saturday evening for operating his motor vehicle with the flights out. He failed to appear in city court this morning when his name was called and a warrant was issued for his arrest
 A fine of $5 and costs was impos- ed onzJunis Tucker, another local iit- ney operator, arraigned on the charge of overspeeding- An appeal was fiI- ed under bond of $50. A wordy argument ensued during this hearing. Prosecutor Delaney and Attorney Coughlin, the latter defending Tucker Judge Coughlin said that his client was driving only IS miles an hour when arrested With this Prosecutor Delaney said: Why, what are you 1 talking about Judge? I've seen you convict prisoners in this court who were only travelling 10 miles an hour. '' The air was simmering when Judge Wilder ordered both men to cease their arguing. hereafter to address 5 sonaiities Judge Coughlin then filed an appeal in favor of his client
 A no11e was entered by Judge Wilder in the case of Edward Cable 800 Madison avenue charged with having. passed standing trolley car while carrying crowd of Arms plant employees home from their work last evening. Inspector Dennis Hackett of the Connecticut Co. was standing on the rear step of the closed troll ley. which was moving at the time, and the passing jitney brushed him off the trolley car step and hurled him to the roadway. He was unin- jured. After exaninRtion 1t was found that the trolley was moving at the time. of the accident and the driver of the jitney was exonerated from the charge of passing a stand ing trolley.
 When Benjamin Steiber of the Bridgeport Jitney Bus Co.,. went to pay to Clerk Gar1ick the various fines imposed on the jitneurs most of whom are employed by that company, he said:
 Well, it looks pretty much like as though this city court intends to put us out of business
 He paid all the fines, howevers4 sk4g3
 Superintendent Eugene Birrniflgy E. econtinueA "- Page Nine.)