Evening journal., 1920-05-18
AUTOISTSFINED,
file APPEALS
DR.. John Ball and Eugene
Crossan Take Cases to
County Court
w. T. BERT PAYS
$3.50 FOR SPEEDING

Sl5.0U FOR OF LLDilNO
Riftv or more residents OF Elsmere
and Oak Grove, including men, women
and children, filled the ofioe ofMagls-
trade Lewis ID. Cloud there last night
when six automobilists charged win
speetfng and reckless driving were
given hearings- The affair proved TO
he the most popular event in that sec
tion during Hhe evening, Inc small
ofl,ce measuring IS by IS feet, being
packed while the front porch was
crowded. and the Lincoln highway
thai runs past The ofllce was allhoS'
blocked with automobiles.
Magistrate Cloud, VINO preslueu, Wa
compelled 10 rap for order seNela. ~
tsrnee during the hearings when lne
snocfators indulged in loud iauSner
AZ some legal point would be ralseo Ds
philin L, Garreet. representing Ut
John BAN. Of Elsmere, or hutene
CroSSan. OF Boselle, Two OF tne 9aelchu-
ms At one time Constable Harvey
re,,ri,nor-e' who assisted in ganerins
~. evidence AGAINST the speeders' IN
termed Tho spectators that sucn iduei. 4.
fer WAS unnecessary. Vhis causeu
'''9sS 9aee hearings at times dragged slow
IL. considerabiye time being pst III
waiting for the Offenders 20 eppI''- :
During the hearings that peesn, ,,,io,i "i
O'Clock. standard time alio vvnel'','r,' ,.. e,,
at Q O'Clock, three reoees'S Ne'o y"
loved by the court ....., d,..
missed and the Others were louhu
eniltv only one man paid ms me
bc>vever thc others. Or. Ban ana M
fross-n anpealing and were relcae7
IN 500 bail for hearings az lle .s n.N
term ~ fhe Court Of General Sessions
W,lliam n. Best. Of Brack-EX, was tn'
oriv one 10 pay his fine. II neint
,hc,,,, that ne was travelling al ih'
ralo of 2e miles an hour through
tran along the Lincoln Highway. in'
one and costs amounted 10 si3cu ih'
magistrates cost being 81 20.
ronsfable Fennimorc and special Qii
d..ers Harry and William NonderBrlt
iesfi0ed that an those charged VIII
speedlng had been travelling al lh'
rate OF d miles an hour, thc lial
being i-i6th Of mile. IneN edu J
required but eight seconds Tor lh'
speeders 10 cover the distance ~,
Frank p. Vincent and hsrlE .l "a
Little who were charged Win speed
me we're dismissed. they admitting
thsf fhey were going az 20 miles an
honr hui their spCedomctcr peins
hrnknn. they did not know Just now
fast they were travelling.
William An Rambo. lr.. OF 4le :
Rodney street. charged with reckless
drlving pleaded not guilty. Georg'
Cook a farmer was the principal VIII
ness. festifying that Rambo on sun
dav evening drove past his mill
wagon in a reckless manner and ina
one wheel Of the automobile wen
into a ditch. MfS Hilda Wilson tcSil
ned that she came near being ~
down by the horse driven by Cook a
n SHE'D at us speeding automobile.
Rambo denied the charge as did IN
wife Edward Lyons and others. a
saying they did lot pass Cook. hamh
was dismissed.
]. T. Smith, secretary OF me tow
commissioners of Elsmerc and othe
commissioners were present al IN
hearings.
Mr.. Garrett. attorney for Or Ba
raised the question as 10 the right q
the town commissioners 10 nave su
perVision over the new road and q
NIIE NINl|I- UlnhNn- NlA| 'AA ""N" we
legally appointed
Speaking OF the question raised
determine whether the Officers wer
legally appointed by the Council, Nj
smith showed a section Of the Law
which specified that the Council ma
the power 20 appoint and exercise Il
right OF protection throuSl a polio
force
"For three months continued q
secretary. complaints OF spceuir
have been made. The majority
These came from the neighhorhood
the school. where reckless auiom
bile drivers were constantly endal
gering the lives Of our children. Mar
OF these are known TO have gone
fast as forty miles per hour.
we determined that this practl
must be stopped II the lives Of q
inhabitants. particularly children. a
10 be safeguarded. and the large nuI
her OF arrests are evidence OF q
thoroughncss OF our defensive sy
tenn"
Nir. smith declared that Charles
Guver. secretary OF the nelawa
Automobile Association, had be
warned Of The trap and the aitendi
punishment for an Niolators caus
small signs have been located az ca
end OF The town 10 acquaint the 9
toisi with speed laws.
AT tho close Of the hearings 10 v
announced that a number or on
cases OF a like nature would be hes
hv MAGISTRATE Cloud tonight.