The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-03
WAR CONTINUES ON
RECKLESS DRIVERS
Magistrates Overwhelmed With
Work Under Police
Activity.
HOUSE FORCED TO QUIT
Mayor Says Streets Must Be
Made Safe at Crossings at
All Hazards.

Police activity against automobile
drivers allowed no signs Of diminution
yesterday and Chief Magistrate McAdoo,
following conference with Commits
sioner Enright, held at 500 Mulberry
street, yesterday. announced that the
Commissioner had told him that under
the Mayors orders there would be no
relaxation In the campaign Plans were
discussed at tho conference for meeting
the situation from the point of view Of
the magistrates, who have been over
whelmed with work since tho police be-
gan to double the daily average Of sum-
monses for traff1c violations. but all the
measures proposed were discussed only
In a tentative way, the chief magistrate
said
Meanwhile the heat and humidity on
top OF the last few days of strain, proved
too much for Magistrate House, who
regularly presides over the Traffic Court
and who has borne the brunt of the
recent activity. Shortly after o'clock
he announced that he would be unable
to hear any more cases for the day and
left the court room for his home Magis-
trate Alexander Brough finished the
cases set for hearing in Magistrate
Houses court
Prison Sentences DoIed Out.
Only summonses served by motorcycle
policemen are returnable on Mondays
and there was consequently a slight de-
crease In the numberl of cases on yes
terday's calendar but 2S0 violators APP
pearing instead of the average of 25O
established last week. George w. Reiss
or 17< Newell street, a chauffeur operat-
Ing a mail truck pleaded guilty before
Magistrate w. Bruce Cobb, who divided
the cases with Magistrate House. He
was sentenced to five days in the city
prison. Joseph J. Ciaccio. a chauffeur,
Of 554 West Thirty-hfth street. also en-
tered plea OF guilty to charge OF
exceeding the legal rate OF speed and
was sentenced to a fine of S35 and one
day In the city prison.
At the williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Court, the Coney Island Court and the
Flatbush Court, Brooklyn. a number OF
speeders and violators of other sections
OF the traffic ordinances appeared Mag
tstrate O'Neil, in tho Coney Island
Court. suspended number of sentences
with the remark that he did not believe
tdat man accompanied by his family
would be guilty OF reckless driving.
More than 100 persons appeared before
him.
The report Of the National Highway
Protective Society, issued yesterday.
shows that during the month OF May
there were eighty-seven persons killed
by automobiles on the highways of the
state OF New York, as compared with
eighty deaths from the same cause in
May, 1918. The fatalities in New Jersey
during the past month were seventeen.
as compared with twenty-five for May.
1918.
Mayor Takes Firm stand.
Mayor Hylan declared yesterday that
no matter how much he might be criti-
cised he intended TO wage relentless
warfare against the automobile speed
maniac.
The killing Of people by reckless au-
| tomobilists in this city must stop" he
said. 1T have made up my mind that a
| man who develops a speed mania, who
| drives along congested streets as he
| would along a race course. does not de-
| serve liberty. His proper place is be-
| hind steel bars. He Is suffering from an
| ailment quite as dangerous as that OF
the lunatic who runs amuck in a crowd
with knife. II he does not crush a
young life to-day he will run down an
| aged man or woman tomorrow. 1t is
| only question OF time.
Crossing many of our streets Is far
| more dangerous than making ones way
under the lowered gates at railroad
crossing. While on a railroad track
you are at least warned by a bell or a
whistle. but automobilists OF the maniac
| type do not consider Il necessary 10
warn YOU"