Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
NASTY PATROLMAN
GETS HER FINED
Miss Berg's Sad Encounter
With Traffic Rules Ends
in Defeat
STRANGER PLUMBS JEANS

:. The trafic patrolman was all wrong
ne was mean and nasty. his mumbling
STARTED the whole thing, in the first
Place. and. anyhow. she didn't have
%lz.30 70 pav the fine Magistrate Rem
shaw imposed
Miss Grace Berg. 1857 North Six
teenth street. between carcfrpe laughter
and frowninC dcninls. gave substan.
fialfy that explanation today when ar
'raigned for obsiructing traffic on Chest
nut street.
care you all through" asked tho
magistrate after Miss Rcrg had con
ltradicted some of the statements Of
Patrolman Lilley, OF the mounted traf-
,ic force.
Eyes. I nm through" she said
fauRhing.
l We'll, if you find it so amusing. I
will fine you $3.50" rulcd Rcnshaw.
! That's TOO bad" she retorted. y
guess you will have to keep me.
"w" viii keep you. all right" said
the magistrate.
Miss Rerg was taken back from tho
magistrate bench bur did not remain
prisoner very long. An elderly man
whose identity is unknown paid the fine
and left City Hall with her.
When tho trouble began at ! ~
o'clock Yesterday on Chestnut street
near Twelfth. tho only charge against
Miss Rcrg. who Is thirty. three years
old. was obstructlng traffic. Sh" had
parked her car in front of 1918 Chest.
nut street, within the ''no parking
zone.
How Those Charges Grew!
But when Lilicy finally reached City
Hall. driven there in Miss BrrS's CIR.
she also wns charged with assault and
battery. disordarly conduct. reckless
driving. and breach Of ordinance.
The traffic man testified that when he
was taking Miss Berg up IN the ele-
vator at city Hall shc thrsntcned 10
"smash your brains out against the
wall
This was ono IF the statements tho
young woman denied.
Miss Berg reached Central Station Mt
9:4J O'Clock. more than nm hour before
the hearings began. She was surround
ed by a crowd Of friends and arIuaint
anceS, some Of them ward politicians.
She wore n blue tnrban, black shoes
Of the newest style, white silk stockings.
and had her dress almost concealed BY
. long black cape with fur collar.
Patrolman Scorrhed by Glance
= a glance Of sizzlin. feminine scorn
was shot at I.illey Ms he walked 10 the
stand and took the oath.
The patrnlman said he was on post
near Twelfth and Chestnut streets when
the defendant drove up and asked where
she could park her car. II" said he
told her 70 park on Twelfth street.
! II paid no further attention to her"
Lillpy continued. but few minutes
later noticed the car parked outside
OF 1915 Chestnut street. | went off.
6ismountrd and was jottinG down the
number when she rushed out Of store.
told her 7 would turn in her number.
oh. no you won't" he quoted her
as retorting. oh. yes l will. and move
on now or I will place you under ar
rest. Lillev continued.
y Tho patrolmnn said Miss Berg argued
with him and that finally he threatened
20 call ''thc wagon. Then she con.
sented to driv" to City IInll.
Lilley said she drove cnst on Chest
nut and then south on Twelfth. turning
north on Thirteenth and then east on
Chestnut street again. He said she
stopped in front Of 1905 Chestnut street
and announced she was going 10 see
Councilman Cans.
Another til occurred. and at last she
rs-entered the machine and drove to