The Washington herald., 1921-09-04

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ficer caught not the others. Hoy /,
fast were xou EoinET" again cues
toned the judge.
4 do not know the exact need
your honor
-officsr what was his spee1Y-
"Thirty-fivs miieE judge r~
piled the oficss.
Twenty-Five dollars nna- sah 3
the 3udge
But your honor. I DO not th,un
this 10 fair 90 fine me- tventy-fivs
dollars and permit the others ss
escape. n was going thirty-f,rs
miles per hour. 90 were they sssd
the speeder with some slsow Of
''rhirty-fivs dollars nn. r.xt
ease was the only reply Of tAs
"Iil get even some v.y n, .x
10 not just" the man protested Al
he paid his fine.
Ten days later our speed-r v..
observing the speed limit Iav \.
perceived the same motor eycl. -
liceman ahead
With Determined purpos. hs .,.x
past giving the policeman a -,
Of the hand a. his speedor,e,.,
regtstsred forty miIes
Being overtaken our speeder ,rso.
We'll. you rot me again"
WHAT'S your idea. anyhow mia
the poncem2n- Looks az N yon
want to be arrested Didn't tss
yoose hne you enough the LAT
tfme! he was asked.
That's my business. Give un. NV
SIP, I'm In q hurry. Guess I va,
making about forty miles ssns a,
speeder.
With sullen curiosity IN. ,o,,..-
man gave the speeder the eu,to-
mary court notice.
In court. after the fine had been
imposed. the man said 70 the judrr-
Your honor. when I was her,
before. In spite Of the fact thstTT
INFORMED the court that other driY.
ers OF automobiles were SPEEDING
az fast as /. you gave no credit 10
my report. nor did the policeman
seek TO make any arrests. when
was arrested yesterday was fol-
lowing q car. the number OF whIsh
ts ss7oi-A The owner OF this ca,
John Cummings, who resides Al
4ls Tenth street
well. what has that TO do with
your own violation inquired IN.
Judge '"'
For the past ten DAYS, vou,
honor. I have followed q number Of
cars I have taken their number
Ano ascertained the owners names.
Nn.ch now give you. with dates,
sna speed at which the cars wezsuI
driven One man, who is a weTe1
known citizen, was speeding AZ th,i,
rate Of fifty miles, and the limii
was twenty miles on that road"
How do you know? How csy
you verify the speeds which you
report! inquired the Judge.
BY my own speedometer, as
followed them and noted the speed"
replied the man. satisfied that a.
had aided Justice and proved that
the law was dealing unjustly with
him.
You have given me the number.
OF twenty automobiles which have
exceeded the speed limit and YOU
swear that you know they have
done 80 because you followed them
and marked their speed from your
own speedometer. Is that correct7-;
said the Judge.
Yes, your honor" replied the
speeder.
Two hundred and n,ty dollar.
additional fine for you on your
own confession" asid the Judge.
What do you mean by impos-
!ng a fine on me- for what others
did, exclaimed the man with as
tonishment
Your cav only is the only direc,
proof OF speed. and you were driv-
ing your own car and IN every in
stance exceeding the speed limit"
said the Judge.
But. your honor. as a matter Of
jusice."
Never mind about that What
about your said the Judge.
Then he judge continued
You were not enlIstIng tn ~.
discovery Of automobile speedSrs
for the protection Of the public Ssr
as an ofiicer Of he law. but sinpN
| because Nrou. having been caught
you wanted Others caught rs welt
You were after q vindictive salts
faction OF getting even. BIt what
about ycu7"
The man left calling himself
somewhat cf a fool.
A man in the Jackson CMichl
penitentiary told ne that he vas
against he law because there were
men who were out Of Jail who were
worse than he.
He knew Of a man who robbed
a bank, securing more money than
he did for the robbery which rave
him ten years. He was entitled 70
his freedom as much as this man
He knew another convict who
had stolen more money than ne
had and who got only hve years
while he got ten.
"What about your" ! asked.