The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
ONLY 3OF q AUTO
SPEEDERS ANSWER
CHARGE IN COURT
: X -
yiotators Prefer to For.
felt Collateral Rather
Than Face Trial.

Despite the fact that Police Judge
John P. Mcmahon is giving priority
10 aq cases Of speeding, they hav-
ing the first hour of court SO that
there may be no loss Of time to the
busy motor-car owner, but three
auen sout OF a total Of thirty-two
asrested on this charge presented
thealselyes in court yesterday morn
ing. The remainder preferred to
fsrfeit sthe collateral deposited at
the time Of arrest.
Most-of the forfeitures for VIOLA
tton Of the speeding regulations
amounted to SO; three were for $40.
one for $50 and one for IS. OF the
cases tried. one man was fined $50,
another SIS and the third was dis
missed
omcIals Nste Improvement.
Although no substantial change
can be noted In the court situation
as dealing with speeders, there be-
ing as many who escape trial as
ever members OF the corporation
counsefs office insist that there has
been a marked Improvement since
Cornmissioner James F. Oyster and
Judge Mcmahon began the probe OF
motor vehicle lawlessness.
Thomas G. Walsh, assistant cor
poration counsel. stated yesterday
he 10 now getting the active CO.
operation of the police in the mat
ter Of determining which are Sec
Ond and third offenders, and in
seeing that the "repeaters" get the
heavier penalty provided by law.
..s Police Check Up Offenders.
The office Of the corporation
counsel has no detailed or alphabet
ical record for Identifying second
offenses," said Walsh yesterday. but
the police headquarters has. And.
under a recent order. each patrol
man who makes an arrest for speed
ing is~required to investigate wheth-
er the offender hasbeen arrested
Tor speeding before. We find that
we are getting the policies coop
Grafton and repeat offenses are not
going to slip by through forfeiture
Of collateral. as they did before"
Trafic police declare that the
campaign against speeders is haV+
ing a noticeable effect.
A week ago Judge Mcmahon point
ed out that old offenders in violat-
ing the speed regulations escape the
heavier penalty through the cOllat-
eral forfeit system, but he sug-
gested that there was a check. that
of the police applying for an at
tachment against the speeder who
fails to appear. When asked yes
terday II any attachments against
speeders had been issued or asked
for from his court in the past week.
he replied that he could not re-
member any other asked for or
issued Certain he was. he said.
that be had not refused to issue any.
... Would Use Motorcycles.
Raah=, Commissioner oyster and
Capt Headley, chief of the traffic
reau, urged replacement Of bicycles
by motorcycles as a means of better
coping with the traffic situation and
patroIIing the suburban sections
when every man VINO exceeds
the speed limit is brought into
court, then speeding will STOP, said
Capt Headley yesterday, when ne
heard that doubling of the amount
of Cofiateral had failed to result in
ardecreAse Of forfeitures.
Suggests Annual Tests.
Capt. Headley also favors annual
examination of drivers as means
Of checking up on their records and
making them conform to the traffic
regulations. Drivers peFHlls
should be issued annually, SO that
none but those who know and OBJ
serve the regulations could drive
cars" said Headley.
.uFoIlowing is a list of the speed-
ers and the amount of collateral
forfeited as it appeared on the
police Court records yesterday:
Thoma. A. Burdine. so: Willie Cox.
s5; LITE w. Eckles. $50; Walter F.
Emo, Sf0; Andrew Gwathney, $40;
Edward Hansborough, $40; Jutsen
=. MONTGOMERY. $50: Percy E Tay-
Ior. $40; Robert w. TIllett, $40; Ar
thur $. wofe. $50: Clarence A.
Douglas, $40: Paul l. Bromley. $lO:
John r. Burns. $40; Solomon N.
Ohesiboir, $40: w. Ear, Davis, $40;
David T. Day, SO: Fred Gieser. $40;
Frank J. Gulli. IS: John r. Nc
Williams, $40; Joseph II. Maser. $lO;
JosephIA Mitchell. $50: James f.
Perry, $40: Jack A. Fourow, $40:
Harry G. Smothers, $40: Winfield 5.
Maddox, $40; Thomas E. Rawlings,
tl0: Bruaio Crestarella, SO; Charles
II. Lacey. SO. and George W.
Morganston, $40.
Those tried in court were: Ralph
r. Couch. fined $50: Charles Walker,
fined SI5, and Raymond Hawkins,