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RECKLESS DRIVER FINED
$50 and LOSES LICENSE
j. III. DENNY, CoIored, of East New
Z Market, Arrested For Reckless
; Driving And Has License Taken
From Him And IL Fine of $50 I'M
posed.

Whlle driving along the State road
yesterday evening, about a quarter
to nine O'Clock. Mr.. Perry W Moore-s
automobile was run into and very
nearly turned over. In short time
j. H. DENLY, colored, of East New
Market, was arrested for causing the
accident, through reckless driving,
and upon being given a hearing be-
fore Police Justice George w. James,
was fined $50 and compelled to sur
render his drivers license. He also
paid for repairs to a carriage which
he had cut down. and the Mr..
Moore's automobile the evening
drive costing him about So in hare
cash, besides the loss of his license.
So far as can be learned, the acct
dent resulted from Dembys attempt
ing to pass Mr.. Moore's machine on
the wrong side Mr.. Moore was COM
ing from his home at Mt. Holly, to
Cambridge, and when opposite the
old Wallace barracks, pulled out to
pass team; at the same time Dem
by, who was behind him, attempted
to pass Mr. Moore on the right side.
cutting down the carriage, and then
his machine shifting to the left ana
hitting Mr.. Moore's machine in the
rear.
Mr.. Moore continued 20 Cambridge
and notified one of the State roads
men, who happened to be in Cam
bridge. He accompanied them back
to the scene of the accident, but
found that DENNY had left. but OBJ
tanned the make of his machine and
his name. While waiting at the
scene Demby returned, ana was al
once arrested. He was spotted bv
the State roads official, who told Mr..
Moore that he was sure he would re-
turn. Hearing a machine approach
ing at that time, he said, here he
is, now, and sure enough, when he
flashed his light on the front o.
Demby'S car, there was all the evil
dence that could possibly be needed
to convict him. In the car with
Demby at the time of the accident
were another colored man and sew
eral colored women. The car is own
ed by Demby's father.
Commissioner Baughman has in
structed all of his men to use all DOS
sible diligence in the matter of
breaking up the many violations of
the automobile laws, such as speed
ing, driving without lights, without
licenses, without cards, ETC., and he
has notified them to be especially on
the lookout for reckless drivers. The
Automobile Department is particu-
lar about licenses and cards on ac-
count of the fact that so many per
sons who have no lawful right to
operate cars have in the past, and
still attempt to, borrow cars or 9th
erWlse secure them. The possession
of State license gives the owner
certain rights and is a protection to
its possessor; the person who drives
without one violates the law and is
without any of this protection.
Col. Baughman has also written to
Justices of the Peace requesting
them to impose the heaviest possible
fines. where in their Judgment fine
may be fairly imposed, and to take
away the licenses of all persons who
are known to be regular offenders
against the law. The commissioner
has stated that there are so
many automobiles on the roads
that it is absolutely necessary for the
protection of all that the laws be
strictly enforced.
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