Newark post., 1916-01-05

MIN TO contribute to the towns fl
nances because of this condition
whereby no ones safety nor life
was endangered, nor any intent to
evade the law had entered his
mind. Even the highwaymen of
old were known to refrain from
some of their pleasing little meth
DDS of taxation under certain con-
ditions which appealed to their
sense of justice.
l wish to make a public protest
to the Town Council of Newark
against this manner of enforcing
some of it's motor ordinances
through the executive officer Mr..
Apsley. This protest has already
been made before you at your
meeting by my husband but with
out any appreciable result. We
are law abiding people who would
not willingly or knowingly break
or evade any law or ordinance of
your town or any other. We lived
for many years in your midst
forming friendships with men and
women who are not accustomed to
extending their confidence to ha-
bitual law-breakers. Yet from
Mr.. Apsley's first appearance as
policeman on your streets he has
apparently singled us out for his
unwelcome and undeserved atten-
tions. When we'll within the
speed limit he has warned us of
going too fast and his warnings
have been given in such an often
sive tone of voice that even
criminal would resent it. On sew
eral occasions our rear light had
jolted out unknown to us, and
once when it was burning he roar
ed out to us to light it because as
he afterward said he Thought it
wasn't burning" The occasion of
our first fine was when our son
ran the car down Main St. one
Sunday evening at about half-past
ten from the Sigma NJ Fraternity
to the B. & o. Station. The car
was cranked under an electric
light and when he got in he for
got to turn the switch nor did he
notice the lack of light until the
policeman rushed out at him from
the Deer Park Hotel. He had
neither met nor passed another
vehicle nor a pedestrian during
his passage down the street. AL
though it was a first offence and
under eXtenuating circumstances
you will remember that when the
matter was brought to your at
tention you insisted on the pay
ment of the fine. A similar Incl
dent occurred last summer, secure
in our fancied knowledge of
compliance with all conditions we
went on when the policeman called
out to us until one of the occu-
pants of the car discovered that
the switch had slipped and the
headlights were out. We had gone
but short distance without them
for one of the party had left just
a few minutes before and the
lights though dim were then burn
ing. For this infraction your po-
liceman called us up the next day
My daughter answered the tele-
phone and l standing near heard
her say her father was not in,
then distinctly heard him say
roughly well you're his daughter
amt you, tell him to come up to
Mr.. Lovett's this afternoon" His
tone brought an indignant flush to
both of us. On asking his name he
said 81 didn't say any name, I'm
the officer at Newark" Would you
Mr.. Hossinger and members Of the
council answer such a summons
made in such a manner? Would
you not resent such rudeness to
your daughters courteous inquir-
les?
When my husband in appealing
this case from the magistrate to
your body a few days ago said in
Mr.. Lovett's office to your police
man "You have always bounded
me for some reason since you
came to this town 'the answer was
given in the presence of Mr.. Low
EFT, his son, his clerk and Mr.. E. l..
Richards, Eyes and l intend to
hound you as long as l am an Of
ficer in this town." Is that the
way you permit your officer to an
swer a man who was long a re-
spected and useful member of
your community and whose stand
ing in both his native and adopted
state should secure him from such
undeserved insult?
If you are in need of contribu-
tiopS to vour frea Sl,ry to replaniSh