Putnam patriot., 1920-07-30
OFFICERS MAKE BIG HAUL
 LAW VIOLATORS CAUGHT
Fines Imposed On Drivers of Cars Equipped With Illegal Headlights. Many
 Excuses Offered
Pay Costs Ony-Deputy Commissioner Watches
 Proceedings

be unintentional his case was nolled without costs.
 Hosea Briere of Pawtueket has worked in Goodyear and said he was familiar with the law He just took chance. The chance cost Hosea $20.14. F
 Arthur Mercure was another driver who thought he would get back home before dark He was driving with plain glass headlights and paid the court S1014.
 Bartam Lipillo of Thompson plead ed not guilty. He said he painted the top of his headlights with blue paint but admitted that 1t only covered about a third of the lense when 1t should cover at least one-half. Dep uty Young said it was white paint he saw. s10 fine and S10.14 costs for Lipillo
 Clement Marsh said that the ear he was charged with driving was the same car that Rondeau had paid fine for driving. Under these circumstance es the case was nolled without costs.
 William Couard of East Douglas Sdlu ne hlleN lHdC HIS Cdi Was hoS properly equipped, but that he came through the Douglas woods where it was very dark and kept to back roads. This excuse gained no standing in court, and William paid S2O.14.
 Frank Premier, driver of one of Gagnon's busses, was charged with overlooking the vehicle. His excuse was that his passengers were all for Webster and wanted to get home, and i as it was the last bus he let them ride. He was fined S5 and costs of S1014. '
 Harold Putnam of Worcester thought that driving his Ford with the dinners on was sufficient. The court did not think so, and he paid fine and . costs of S2014.
 W. C. Ballard of Woodbury, this state, said he had just got his car back from garage and the lenses were on 1t when received. His case | was nolled on payment of $10.14.
 William Underwood of South Provl- i denee went into the list with other Rhode Island cases and paid costs of $10.14
 Narcisse Guertin of Putnam said he did not know the law. He paid S20.14
 There were several others arrested E and their cases came up Tuesday [ morning and disposition was made as follows:
 Tuesdays Session
 Six more automobile cases were dis posed of Tuesday morning.
 Edwin B. Coughlin of Worcester, whose father has been member of the automobile headlight commission in the Bay State, admitted that he was driving an Oakland ear with plain [ lenses. He said that it had device that had been officially inspected by Massachusetts authorities and had E been declared legal under the Bay State law.
 The inspector told the court that he had quite a lengthy argument with the bows father when the arrest was made but that it was good natured dispute and that MT Coughlin, senior, has act ed in q gentlemanly manner The case was nolled on the payment of ae- tual costs of $4.64.
 R. W. Rabbit of Putnam said he did not ordinarily drive his ear at night. His nephew from Worcester, r who spent Sunday with him, lost his train and had to get back to Worees- ter. Mr. Rabbit took his car and car ried the young man home. He was caueht by the officers when returning. { He paid S20.14 for the ride after dark with Illegal headlights.
 Charles R. Adams of Providence had his Ford equipped with plain lenses. His case was nolled on payment of costs of $10.14.
 Earl P Miller of Pawtucket sad he had dinners on his car and had been told by Putnam policeman that if covered the law. He admitted that he had read that there was headlight law in Connecticut, but he thought that drivers from out of the state were not arrested if complying with thelr own states law. He paid Sl0.l4 and his case was nolled.
 Thomas Healey, also of Pawtucket, did not show up. The Rhode Island authorities will be told of the clreum- stance.
 This concluded the eases arising out of the Saturday and Sunday night et- fort by the officials.