Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-26
YVES TIE RLY

It was automobile day ats Fridays session of the Third district court, and the spectators benches weret tf1led.n with automobiIists arrested for violation of law and by other motor operators who were not caugHtSin the act. Those who families at Watch Hill. the sons of wealthy parents,s who knekv, the cash fines were not totcome from stheir per ecnal purse. were. In haapyrand sort or martyrlike mood, chatted, cheerily, until Judge Oliver H. Williams took his place on the Bench and Deputy Sheriff Fred Mitchell rappeds for order. In the number arrested were two Westerly men. noG possessed of an equal share of this worlds goods, who realized that the penalty for violating Law wosald be Very burds nscme to them. and they coGld not Account for the hilarity of their feEosv law vio- lators. There has been speeding. of automobiles in the town hof Westerly that beGame very dangeroals and com plsiuts were so numerous that the police department was csaled upon to stop the speeding and thereby insure public safety. To d6 this meant heroic measures, and a special cd nstable was assigned Ito motorcycle tras lie duty and the good tenects are already noticeable 4 dozer- offenders were arrested and arraign - at Fridays session of the court aH,-~ every mothers son of them pleaded EsiIty to the charges preferred against them
 CharlesLR. Carley. who thas operated a car fort six years. and for the past month ina We eSterly. pleaded guilty to exceedingts25 miles an hosir. He vast ordered to ipay a fine of SIS and costs,t and he dd+
 Daniel M impheimer pleaded guilty to like onAs1se, paid SIS and costs. H has operadAd a car for I2 years and in WesterlI- for a week. He was not familiar wi h the Rhode Island laws
 Jerome IJ. Nevins, guilty to Eke
 maid &1S and He haS driven a aar four years and been in Westerly two weeks.
 Roger D. Prosser entered a plea of not guilty do the charge. of driving an automobfles faster than 25 miles an hour. He subsequently, changed his plea to guilty and paidt a ine~ of SIS
 James Llznning. guiltyr of operating car in excess of the legal speed limit, paid SIS and costs. He had driven cars for 15 years,
 Thomas mfGowan, a chauffeur of 12 years experience. guilty po exceeding speed limits, although he swAs not ia miliar with the law beforevarrest. He paid over to Clerk Rochei SIS and costs.
 James M. BosHorth, licensed driv CT for three years and opseEating for three summers in WesterlEs guilty to exceeding speed limit. paid s1s and costs.
 John ChampIin. Jr- sui1tysto driving faster than z5 miles an hour, counted out SIS. the costs added.t.to Clerk Roche.
 Thomas Snowden, aged 1s., guilty to operating without d Incense. He for merly he'd license in anothers state and intended to take out license. in Rhode J Island. He was penahzed s sand costs. i
 George H. Burns operated a car owned by Conductor Wilkins of the trolley road, in the taxicAb service, ] without license. He pLeaded guilty to not having an operators license and felt that he would get in D4Itch.' He was fined %5' and costs. 1
 George hi Blaisi was charged with I reckless driving and with racing with i a car driven by DouEinick Lonbardo 1 in Elm and Broad streets. He. acknow- 1 ledged guilt and was penaiized S25 and I costs.
 IADmfrEcks Lombarao enteEed a paea of gUihJ- to reckless driving. A fine of $e5 vhth- costs was imposed.
 lf saHurnebiiists insist uponaspeedina 1t is rrsore economical. from a penalty stAndpu int. to indulge in that danger T. ous rec cation in Westerly than in the adjoiniu 2 town of Stonington- In the Conrecn cut town the tempHAtion to speed u, is greater especially on the modern cement Westerly -S&onington3 highway but the state police motor cycle uaen are picking up offenderss