The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-27
|PHELAN IN
/ HOT HASTE
TO LABOR
Runs Off 100 Ordinance
Cases in Half
an Hour
STARTS AT 1880;
DONE AT NOON
Hears $50 Complaints
in Record Session for
One Day

hppcaEcu III IcSor0cI court NJ IsIo
Monday morning. and at 1870 began
tn dispose OF the largest number OF
ordinance cases ever known TO pile
up in one day.
Those who had courage TO count
the list OF complaints said that there
were 3s0 The crowd packed the
court room to sunocation. and nlied
tho corridor and the once. Oficer
Kinnane. fearing that someone
would be overcome by the heat.
vrenched the storm windows from
their fastenings and opened every
aperture wide. to allow air TO pour
In.
BY 5 O'Clock. Judge Phelan and his
clerks. acting with ciock-like pre-
cision. had disposed OF over 100
cases. The waiting men were lined
Up and marched before 'he desk.
The complaint was read. the plea
sas taken. the oficer heard. the cit.
liens reply was heard. Judgment
was rendered. AZ the rate OF one case
every Is seconds. Those com plain
ed against In this batch we're mostly
business men. In hurry to arrive
NJ their ofrces; and because Of this
expedition, nearly every one OF them
was able 20 start work on time.
After the hrst rush was over.
Judge Phelan began TO pay more at.
trEtion 10 the speed limit. but the
entire $50 cases had been run OF at
1880 Then tho Judge, clutching his
hat in one hand and a bottle OF nnl-
nent in the other. entered taxi
and went home 10 rest He needed
H.
Judge Phelan's work Melted the
city s272 In fines for various OF,
lenses. most Of which had TO do with
the trafic ordinance.
One man was not allowed TO pay
fine He was John HabeI. No. ss7
Canfeid-ave. east, charged with
reckless driving. Two women. Mrs.
Walter Karrer. No. 7o7 Rohnsave..
and Miss Elizabeth Allies. No. PAS
Gratlot-aye.. testified that as they
we're about 10 board car at Ora
tiotave and Dequindre-st. Habel.
driving swiftly and carelessly.
knocked Mrs. Karrer down. Habel
was sent 10 the county jail for 10
days. without the option OF nns.
The fines assessed were as fol
lows;
Daniel Gregory. No. 243 Gather
ine-st. glaring headlights. IS:
Charles Miller. No. 2s4 Cottage
Grove-ave.. driving a motorcycle at
81 miles an hour. SO; Merit w.
voris. No. 2ls Free Press building.
driving an auto at IS miles an hour.
SIS: Floyd Hasr. No. SIS Gratiot-
ave. driving an auto al ~ miles an
hour. $40: Emerson Freeman. No.
as Beaeon.st.. driving across q safety
zone. IS: Stanley Skwierczynski.
No. 1868 Junction-ave.. reckless driv-
ing. SIS; Joseph Lovejoy. No. 1898
Syivester-st.. catching hold OF an
automobile while riding a bicycle.
81: J. @. Brown. No. 1ss Philadel
phia-ave. east. driving an auto with
both front lamps out, IS; Charles
Bisenvald. No. 900 Joseph campau-
ave. driving an auto at 20 miles an
hour. s25: Joseph Maralile. No. 31s
Rivardst.. keeping q poolroom open
after midnight. IS: n. w. Becker.
No. 1891 Russeil-st. running an auto
across q safety rome. IS: Victor
Knoblock. No. 100 Thirty-third-st..
running an auto 90 the left OF a
stopped car. IS; Martin westra. No.
1871 Buena vista-ave.. Highland
Park, driving an automobile at 81
miles an hour. s25; Edward Kraski.
No. 1914 81. Aubin-ave.. driving an
utomobile at 81 miles an hour. SIS:
Lewis sieg. No. 1875 Michiganave.
driving an auto At rs miles an hour,
SO: James Allen. No. ass Lansing.
ave-. driving . motorcycle at zs
miles an hour. SO: Sol Rosenthal.
No. 3202 Jefferson-ave. west. driving
an auto st 70 miles an hour, SO:
Nick Pssh, No. ass Clinton-st.. ped
QIlEE NHnOut htNhoNs w. HOtthS
plumbers. No. 32s Merrickave.. run.
ming an auto across q safety zone.
IS: stephen Stanovick. No. 1909 Rio
pelie-st.. being without a sanitary
garbage receptacle, 81: stephen l..
Monroe, No. ass KerchevaI-ave.. hav.
ing ~ Ioaves OF bread without Ia
bells a. 10 their weight. IS; 8. u.
Bradley. No. 1T Henry-st.. running
an auto At 30 miles an hour. $40;
stanley Bozycki. No. 500 Csnneid-
ave. east. running an auto past a
stopped car. IS c. p. Miller. No.
1921 Pennsyivania-ave- running an
auto NJ % miles an hour. $40. and
Fred Engei. No. III cortland-ave.
Highland Park. running q motorcy'
Gle at 30 miles an hour. SIS.
About 100 Of the defendants were
IN court because they had neglected
to light the tail lamps OF their auto
mobiles. All were released on sus-
pended sentence.
I'VE hold court early whenever the
sire OF the docket warrants such ac-
tim" safd Judse pholau. YEARLY nj