Evening star., 1922-08-13

! at clip that far exceeds the speed
limit they will say they did not
| think they were going that fast.
Il had an unusual one pulled on
| me some time ago. This mans alibi
was that he was hurrying to get two
| men to go to work for him.
Another chap that l was com
| PEELED to arrest gave the excuse that
he had a note to meet and was in a
hurry to get around to obtain the
| money with which to take it up.
"A fellow pulled a hot one on me
f, a short time ago. when l asked him
| to explain why he was bouncing
| along at thirty to forty miles. His
| comeback was that he was in
hurry to get his Maryland tags We
| happened to go by the place where
| these tags are secured and we saw
| that the lineup extended about three
| blocks.
Another fellow that I caught gave
as his excuse for violating the law
| that he thought his front tire was
| getting soft and he was beating il
! for service station 10 get it pumped
up. One that / grabbed down by
| the bridge that crosses over from
Virginia stated that he had a load
! ing TO hurry up and get. ii into
Washington before the police
grabbed him. He did not seem to
realize for the moment that / was
| policeman"
THOSE arraigned are OF various
types. You will see the profess
sional chauffeur, apparently bored
| and blase. He is familiar with every
phase Of court proceedings. and is
| probably making a mental bet as to
| how much the judge will soak" him.
If his offense is not serious one
! and his face is not too familiar to
| the court. he generally figures a FIVE
or ten spot as the amount that he
| is going to deposit in the Districts
/ strong box. If the offense for which
| he is charged is more serious. or il
he has been up but a short time be-
fore, his name probably will be
| called thrice by Bailiff Hughes. but
| to no avail. He has probably jumped
to another town or taken another
| kind of job for a month or so.
II the offender Is what is known as
"a sport" he has his hand on his
pocketbook ready to pay the fine, and
generally smilingly confesses that no
doubt the officer is right. and he is
| extremely sorry that he has violated
! the law, taking this attitude SO as
not to ruffle the temper Of the judge
or jury. He prefers to take the line
Of least resistance when his pocket
book is filled with sufficient money
to pay his fine.
Often thei Indignant citi1en on his
first arrest, who has been brought to
court on a charge Of violating the
traffic rules. bristles all up. and
whispers excitedly in his counselor's
ear. This kind Of offender usually
hires a lawyer and conducts himself
| in such a manner as to emphasize
the fact that this is his first appear
ance in court and that he is just
| morally certain that he has been
picked out by some policeman who,
he Just knows. has grudge against
him, but for just exactly what rea-
son he cannot say.
| Then comes the dimpled darling
who approaches the legal bar with
| a confident smile. and when the po-
liceman states that the clock on his
| motor cycle shows that the fair one
in her snappy roadster was hitting
| a clip between forty and fifty. looks
| at the copper with a hurt expression,
and when she takes the. stand to
,reftte the officers statement, she
| meekly drops her eyes so that her
| curling lashes, sweeping her cheeks.
| may add to the picture of Injured
innocence. II she succeeds in fool
| ing the Judge. very unlikely hap
| penlng, she leaves the court de-
| murely, but, as a rule. stops at the
| door and gives a pitying smile 20
the officer. as II to say. "You poor
fish. you pinched me but you can
] never make it stick rs long as I