The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-02
Good Evening, Judge!
Pleas, Pledges and Promises
Heard in City Court.

Judge, he was going 9. miles an
hour' past hospital with mis- cut-out
| open said Jack Ward, speed cor, TO
Judge L. T. Fitzhugh. in city court
q took some folks to church. had to
get home, and then back TO church to
| get them Harris said.
| rad you gone TO church with them
| you would be S25 ahead" Judge Fitz-
hugh advised, for that Is the amount
| q your fine"
Elijah Washington, negro chauffeur,
| cut "A wide swath out Madison avenue
! SUNDAY according TO Speed Cop Zam-
| hroni, who testified in court that Ell
! Jan passed by everything going slower
! than % miles an hour Eljah's fine
was just $40 less than his speed
&C p. Howell violation Of speed or
olnance. called Frank b. Long, as
slstant city court clerk, Monday. No
| response sounded.
Declare his forfeit" Judge Fitzhugh
told win Logan. clerk,
And thus passed into the city treas
Ury 325 OF Howell's money.
T.. L. Bass appeared in city court
Monday to answer a charge Of speeding
lie said his SON. II. Fl. Bass. was driv-
ing his car on Nov. 20. Bass, Jr., made
81 miles an hour, Speed Cop zambronl
testified
u don't want to dispute the officers
word. but I'm surprised that we were
going so fast, Mir. Bass told Judge
Fitzhugh.
Most OF 'em are. when. they're
caught snapped back the Judge. This
will cost you S25."
Jeff Black, duslky as his name. driver
of AnTlpr- RTinRUa garytpp
just full Of sins OF commission and
omission, according to Motor Cop Lin
son in city court Monday Judge he
was driving 80 miles an hour; he had
only one number on his car, he had no
DINNER lenses and / don't believe he
has a chauffeur's license" Linson de-
clared.
What say, Jeff" asked Judge Fitz-
hugh.
"Yas, sub, said Jeff
twenty-five dollars" said the judge.
Judge, I'm a travelling man, and In,
on the road all week, and I'm married,
and when I get to town on Saturday,
I'm pretty busy" was the defense J. H.
Galloway, salesman for the Belmont
Candy company, interposed on charge
Of speeding against him in city court
Monday Speed Cops Bowers and Coyne
said MIR, Galloway made 81 miles an
hour down Main street, travelling from
Linden to Vance in II seconds,
You can get busy now and pay over
S25, the judge ruled.
Umphrey Hall, negro, charged with
reckless driving by Patrolman White,
OF the Barksdale station, drew a S25
fine in city court Monday.
A stall" that he was In a hurry to
get In some new Dodge cars proved
poor dodge for A. J, STALL auto sales
man, in city court Monday. Speed Cop
zambroni testified that Stall was driv-
ing "A new Dodge without numbers
This will cost you S." Judge Fitz-
hugh said, And that was no stall.
Judge, that truck cant make but
Is miles an hour" the employer OF
Fred Thomas, negro driver of a Jacob
Dold Packing company truck, stated in
city court Monday where Fred was
charged with going % miles an hour
across Madison avenue and striking a
buggy which Vera Allen, negress, was
driving.
That's another Of those mystery
trucks that can't make Is, but does
make II. That's what they all say up
here" Judge Fitzhugh said. as he
tackled $25 plaster on Fred's bankrolL
A charge oil TeCkleSS DRIVING louEeu
against Mrs. W. c. Sternberger WIN
Sunday ran down and injured Emanuel
Ehrman. was continued for two weeks
when the case was called in city court
Monday.
Henry Burchett negro nabbed for
plotting an auto without lights at Main
street and Union avenue, II O'Clock Sun
day night had his boss at Swift 4 Co.
interpose for him. The Presto tank
wouldn't work, judge, and we're having
it fixed now" the boss said.
'I'll fine you IS meantime" Judge
Fitzhugh chuckled.
"He had sumpiu' ter drink, ledge,
an when he come 'roun' he hab sumpin'
he stick in his aim ter shoot himself
wild, explained BERTHE Smith, negress,
in attempting to explain why W f,
Copeland, negro, Water Valley, Miss, |
was not on hand to prosecute a charge
that BERTHE and Estele Barnes had
touched him for 5000 and a watch and
chain Saturday night.
This time I'm going to stick both |
of YOU with fine of S25 each on dis !
orderly conduct charges" said the
Judge.
Max plesofsky. merchant. 236 McLe.
more avenue. had unique explanation
as to why he was arrested Saturday on