New-York tribune., 1922-03-17
Dodge Jailed
For Five Davs
For Speeding
Son of Late Detroit Auto
Magnate Suffers Added
Penalty of : 100 Fine and
Revocation cf License
Newsbov Seeks $4,000
Charges He as Run Down
Recently: Prisoner To BE
Tried in Girls Injury
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DETROIT. March 16--Jclsn Duval
nosse. son Of the haze john Dodge,
,.elt:-nsiilionaire automobile manufac-
.n-.r Of Detroit. to-day was sentenced
:. i've days IN ia.l, Aned s1oo and had
sis drivers license revoked for one year
chen ne pleaded guilty to speeding be-
for. Judge Charles L. Fartlctt.
Notice Of suit for $1,000 damages
d, alleged personal injury to Edwin
s,hultz. twelve years old, was served
n Young Dodge when, in custody OF
:, ofieer, he started from the court
nsm to the county jail. Schultz. a
,.Y.boy. is said TO have been run down
I- Dodges automobile several weeks
Dodge appeared IN Judge Bartlett's
,5urt shortly after { o'clock. where a
r-,vd that packed the room had waited
;or him sll day. His appearance dis
eica:ed rumors that were current from
I'm. to time that he would fail to re-
,oond to the summons.
WIEN he came into tie courtroom
Ma appearance was the signal fer y
,,ries Of fashligs,t explosions ss
-svspsper cameras vent into action
With Dodge WAS his wife. Mrs. Marie
A5ns Dodge. ard his mother-in law
grs. Nj. ?. O'Connor. and his attorney,
lOhn P, O'Hara.
when tAe Dodses had made their
vsy to the front Of the courtroom and
,As noise Of the flashlights died away
vi.A the rustic and stir among the
mass OF spectators The clerk Of the
-
eh.rcnc him with driving his sutomo-
kur on Jefferson Avenue on March 5.
Admits 90 Miles An Hour
Before his attorney could make reply
Dodge addressed the court.
n plead not guilty to driving at the
nte o. thirty-two miles an hour, but
! do plead guilty 10 driving twenty
three miles an hour" he said.
Motorcycle Policeman Charles J.
Schneider, who made the complaint
against Dodge, testified that the de-
fendarft was driving thirty-tw miles
an hour.
This was followed by an argument
between counsel for Dodge and Clar-
enee Paige, Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci, a. to whether the policeman max
Ing the complaint was required to spe-
clfy the exact speed at which the de-
.endan. was driving and prove the
charge, or whether it was sufficient to
show that the car had been driven at
q speed in excess of the legal limit.
Judge Bartlett ruled that proof OF ex-
ee1ding the speed limit was all that
was required.
we plead guilty then to & violation
Of the ordinance" O'Hara said. Judge
Bartlett sentenced Dodge to five days
in jail with the S100 fine and the aus
pens;on OF his drivers license for one
year AS Dodge started to walk away
from Il he bar the court clerk arose and
nid: "There is another charge against
M Dodge"
He read a complaint charging Dodge
~ having parked his autom 1ile at
IL entrance of the Temple Iheater
honl $3.50 to IL o'clock on the night
December 20.
Second Charge Denied
Dodge pleaded not guilty to this
charge and the case was taken under
advisement for one week by Judge
Bartlett.
Dodge vas taken to the county Jail
and later to the House of Correction
where he was ordered to put on the
regulation uniform Of the institution
Dodge was arrested in kalamazoo
last Monday, charged with driving AZ!
automobile while intoxicated and
Illegally transporting liquor. In the
car were Rex Earl, of Kalamazoo, and
three girls students Of the Western
State Normal School. Cne of the girls
jumpad from the automobile and suf-
fered serious injuries Dodge is under
$1,000 rond to appear for hearing there
March 21.