The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-25
FORMER JUDGE
ARRAIGNS CITY
COURT METHODS
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Bartlett believed that Rowe was tell
ing the truth and that fne was not
| concerned in the assault and he or
kdered a no11e entered in his case.
After the nine jitneurs had been
questioned by the court, Judge Bart
lett expressed his intention OF impos-
ing a. fine on the vio1ators of the city
ordinance. 1t was here that ex-Judge
Cough1in addressed the court as coun-
sci for two of the jitneurs. He said:
IF your honor. please, this is but a
trivial matter. My clients are arrest
ed for violating city ordinance that
should never be there. Sitting on
doors of jitney cars does not interfere
with spther people. I do not like the
way that justice Is being meted out
here at times. A moment or two ago
a noI1e was entered in the case of a
man arrested son a serious charge. He
admitted being in a group of three
men Whose intent was probably rob.
berry or murder. That we do not know.
The police bring that man in here
without evidence enough to convict
him. It seems they were not on their
job.
Another casa just disposed of, I
will now refer to. 1t is a case where
a man is brought here charged with
operating a motor vehicle without
having procured a license. He struck
and injured a pedestrian He ad-
naitted he did not procure the license
until after he was arrested. You have
just entered a, nolle on payment of.
costs in his case Is this court going
to allow motorists to drive about the
streets of the city endangering the.
lives OF pedestrians without procuring
a license and then when they are ar
rested enter ino11es in their case?
Cases of this nature ought to be
tried out properly. You Should see
- - l.
dence when they arrest anyone
Judge Bartlett then said: ct know
that jitneys are a great convenience
to the public. The common council
saw tit to pass a city ordinance which
is constantly being violated. OCCASION
ALLY small fines have, been imposed.
This ordinance should be enforced.
know it is an injustice to bring in a
few men for violating that ordinance
and allow others to go along violat-
ing it. A great many jftneurs appar-
emily have no regard for the traffic
laws. There is city ordinance and
when it is violated I shall impose
fines. 1t is an ordinance that should
be enforced uniformly will
Here Attorney Cough1in interrupted
the court and in scathing tones, he
said: tYour honor, why should two
cops be detailed to watch jitneurs
alone? Y Why don't you enforce. the
Co. officials? In my opinion it is as
much a violation of that ordinance tor
overcrowd a trolley car where people
are virtually hanging on by their ears
as the saying goes
1.-The police are not doing their full
duty. These jitneurs have not injured
others by overcrowding and it is an
njustice to prosecute them for such
a trivial offense. Here we have people
coming, in here for operating vehicles
without a license. They are not fined.
Sidewalks are not being cleaned and
the City of Bridgeport has been pay
ing thousands of dollars to people
suffering injured limbs from falling
on icy sidewalks.
again, I say. the police are not on
their jobs. Every 30 days or so
orders two cops to go out
and found up bunch of jitney driv-
ers. They are arrested as though
they were disreputab1e characters. I
say it is not fair. The trol1eys carry
over 5000 passengers every day and |
they are allowed to overcrowd their
tram. Again say the police are not |
on their job. There are lots of VIOLA |
tions Of the law that they do not SEE |
and for which the citizens of Bridge
port are paying them for to see. They |
are not doing their duty"
Judge Bartlett then imposed a NOM
inaI fine of 50 without costs. on the |
following jitneurs who allowed pas |
sengers to ride on the doors of their
jitneys:, Arthur London, 354 South |
avenue; John B. Mo1nar, 81 Or1and t
street; Joseph Masuk, 255 Gregory /
street; Jacob Mosoth, Jr., 1897 Gem I
trail avenue; Luther Majorian, 123 I
Middle street; Serguy Nowskolskey, /
ga Bostwick avenue; Vassar NAL /
chan, 161 Sterling street; Louis Lin
ardos, 31s Main street. and Sidney
Marquette, 1876 Broad street. They all /
paid their fines.