Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-05-24
JUDGE GEISSLER THREATENED REV. STANLEY WITH
JAIL SENTENCE If HE WENT TOO FAR"
Church Lined With Buzz Wagons While Owners Line Up
Before His Honor-$l2.O0 Popular Price For Breach
of Motor Vehicle Law.


Last week The Patriot gave ample
warning to drivers of vehicles as to
what they might expect if they dis
regarded the traffic rules in Putnam.
That this warning was not needed
was evidenced by the grist of cases
ground through the wheels of Putnam
city court Monday morning. Some
paid and some had cases dismissed.
All had excuses of some sort and some
thought that they did not deserve to
he fined for teehnicalities.
Judge Geissler told the offenders
that all would be treated alike. That
the court was no respecter of persons.
That breach of the law regarding
passing standing trolleys carried n
minimum penalty of $40 and he had
no alternative than to enforce il when
case was made out. SO the stream
of long green has been flowing into
the Golfers of the city the past week
Most of the caught" paid up good
naturedly
Beginning with Friday morning the
cases were disposed of as follows:
S. Kaminsky, of Providence street,
for not coming to stop before pass
ing standing trolley car, twelve
bones, ten fine and two costs
Friday p. m, G. Allen Hawkins,
same offence, dozen dollars.
Monday morning:
Howard Ward, Danielson, repre-
sented by Judge Fenner Woodward,
pleaded guilty to not stopping for
standing trolley and handed over his
twelve in greenbacks. The prescott
on stated that il was also found that
Ward had not endorsed his license
He thought that as it was the only
case of its kind and trivial matter,
that this charge might be overlooked.
Frank Jarvis, otherwise known to
the public as professor Jarvo, the ma
gician, represented himself and got
off free. John f. Spencer, special
police officer who was active in the
vehicle crusade Saturday evening said
that Mr.. Jarvis came along and passed
the standing trolley without stopping
He said Jarvis was Is feet from ear
when he first saw him. Admitted he
didn't know whether he had stopped
before that
Jarvis said he did stop, blew his
horn and then proceeded slowly
Louis Beausoleil, an ex-policeman and
Miss Ruth Anderson, who was in the
ear, both said that Jarvis stopped.
The professor was found net guilty
thanked the court, and departed with
a smile.
Rev. Frederick Leeds was the next
on the list. He was represented by
Judge +. +. Russell. Officer Mayotte
testified that he saw the reverend
gentleman driving his car up Front
street from the bridge, that a car was
stopped at Bugbee corner, and that
the last passengers were just reach
ing the curb when Mr.. Leeds came
along at about eight or nine miles an
hour, and did not stop until he, the
officer. stopped him.
Mr. Leeds. under his counsel's
guidance, said that he had driven
car 10000 miles, had never been ar
rested and believed in observing the
law He said he saw the car standing
when he came under the bridge and
saw no one getting off or on so ran
slowly, about five miles an hour, by
the car.
Counsel argued that the car was
not stopped for the purpose of taking
on or letting off passengers, that this
had been done and that the car was
standing until time to proceed. His
honor didn't take this view of the sit
uation and Mr.. Leeds agreed to send
a check to the court clerk for twelve
dollars, the amount of hne and costs
imposed.
Guy Tito, public service operator,
seoresented by Attorney Archibald
Macdonald, pleaded not guilty to
passing standing trolley.
Officer Spencer said Tito came down
Main street and passed the car. or
would have il he had not stopped I'm
and told him to appear in court.