Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-12
REFUSES TO PAY;
IS SENT To- JAIL
LovEJtoY J. BROWN FIRST AUTO
LAW VIoLATER TO RECEIVE
JAIL SENTENCE.
FAILS TO BUY LICENSE;
GETS Fifteen DAYS
Monte kesfer, Charged With Speed
ing, Fined $40 and Costs, and Made
to Fay Dana ages Amounting to
About $65 to City-Many Autoists
Hailed Into Court for offenses.

The first Jail sentence imposed fol
violation Of an automobile law in this
CITY WAS given Lovejoy J. Brown. {
North Eleventh street this morning
in municipal court. Judge B. O.
Tankersley had imposed fine OF $50
and costs on the defendant for op-
Grating . motor vehicle without a
R1icense and Brown had refused tc
pay tina fine. He then was commit
ted to Jail for fifteen days at hard
labor.
Brown, according to the police
has bean operating car Tor two OF
three years without having. obtained
q license. He declared the car did
not belong to him and that he would
pay nc fine. After flatly refusing to
make any payment the court com
mitted him to Jail.
While this is the first instance here
Of a Inotorist being sent TO Jail II
may he the inauguration OF new
SYSTEM which is being successfully
employed at Davenport, where the
habitual speeders are given jail SEN
fences instead OF being required to
pay q fine.
kt'efer Must Settle Damages.
Monte Keefer. son Of L NJ. Keeter
80S West State street, arrested on q
charge Of speeding. today was fined
$40 ard costs by Judge .rankersley
and win be required to settle with
the city for damages caused by run
ming into an electrolier post and fire
| hydral,t ct the intersection OF Third
avenu,s and Linn street, The dam
ages. lit was said, amounted to abou,
| $65.
Keei,er Is under bond to appear be.
foro the grand Jury at the September
term Of the district court. bems
charged with careless and ncgligen,
driving, In connection with an acci.
dent two months ago, at Church and
Firth streets. in which State Center
car was seriously damaged In col
l1sion with the Keefer car.
Hicks Again Fined.
| G. n. Hicks visited court for 8
second time Saturday and paid q
fine Of $25 and costs for operating q
oar without 1920 number plates
Hicks had previously been fined 81
and costs Tor the Same oafense HI
told the court he had written thu
makers Of tho car for the number o.
his engine, which he did not know
that he might obtain q license. III,
was urged to go to the county treas.
| urer. where the desired information
might be had for the asking.
w. B. Thompson, alleged to have
operated car without proper regis
tration. will be given q hearing July
IL. DIN Tribby posted cash bond Of
SIG fer appearance this afternoon to
answer q charge Of operating his car
with unlawful numbers. Albert
Kuceir, charged with running hiA
car With unlawful paper numbers,
forfeited pond Of SIS fof his, ap-
paats'nce.
Three snsA.:ers Arrested.
Among the numerous autoists
summoned to court Sunday were
three speeders, John F,oytle, who Is
alleged to have excee 'ed the speed
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and W. ]. Kessinger. Foytle was as
Sed IS and costs and the others were
required to post SIS bond each for
tneir appearance.
Five other auto owners were
charged with having using unlawful
head lights. F. e. ManWarring and
+. w. Pothast paid fines Of IS and
costs each. and b. I. Trey. u. N.
Crabtree and W. IA. Austin gave
bomb, Of 80 each for appearance this
afternoon.
Nnother Auto Dealer Fined.
Another dealer Of automobiles was
fined this morning for issuing paste
board "Car In Transit" cards con.
tfary 70 law. II. P. Grove, Of the
Grove Motor Sales Company, was the
defendants and was assessed so and
costa.
The law IL, clear on the matter OF
issuance Of the pasteboard cards and
the dealers OF the city now pretty
generally understand that the cards
shall not be issued to the purchaser
OF the car until the latter has made
application for license and paid the
license fee.