The Washington times., 1923-12-21
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION
Being a Skeleton Record
Of Cases Tried in Judge
Schuldt's Tribunal.
Read 'Essa And Worry
ID 'Essa And Worry
By DONALD McDOUGAL.
Immature Truck Drivers.

coupe with me, your honor. about
5 o'clock in the evening, Decem-
Der 5. We were running east on
c. street northeast and had passed
a little more than half way over
Seventh street. when I saw the
headlights of a machine on my
left coming toward me at a high
rate of speed.
And Work for Suffrage, Too.
My husband told me that in
a case of that sort l should turn
in the direction the other ma
chine was going. 1 did that and
saw a lot of stars, and my head
was aching dreadfully, but the
inferno told the nurse to put an
ice-bag on and / felt better.
That's all 1 know about it,"
Goes to Right Shop.
Little sister: Twas sitting on
the right side of the coupe, and
when we were about half way
across Seventh street on G. street,
I saw the Reflection of a bright
light on the side of our car, and
I knew we were going to be run
down. The seat seemed to slide
out from under me and when my
eyes opened l saw a big sign that
read, Drink Swamp Root for
that Rundown Feeling The
druggist poured something out of
a bottle and gave it to me. Then
they put me in the ambulance"
Who's NextY
Big sister: 1T was seated be-
tween my two sisters and could
not see what was going on very
well. I heard a crash and
crunch and knew we had been
hit"
what was the position Of the
car after the collision?"
Upside down.
ST mean. what part of the street
was it in?"
I don't know. I never opened
my eyes until I got to the hos
pital.''
Witness: "I was Walking on
the east side of Seventh street,
just getting ready to cross c,
when I saw the lights of the
coupe approaching on my left.
streets were pretty wet, so con-
cluded to wait until the coupe had
passed.
A Jump In Time.
Then I saw the lights of the
truck about half way up the
black pretty well over on the
wrong side and coming like a
streak. It reached the north build
ing line of c street when the
coupe was about half way across
Seventh, and 1t looked to me like
a sure thing collision. I figured
that the cars would land just
about where I was standing, and
it seemed as though there'd be
enough corpses without mine, and
/ got away from there just as the
cars crashed.
On the Sidewalks Of washington,
"Then 1 ran back the 200 feet
to the corner and helped the ladies
out of the coupe. The truck had
run up onto the sidewalk with
the rear wheel where I'd been
standing. knocked down police
patrol box No. II, poked its bump.
er through the fence, and--was
lying upside down when we be-
gan searching the ruins for the
driver. He wasn't there.
Next Witness: 81 had turned
into c street from Eighth, your
honor, when the truck ran across
c street and hit the coupe. I
speeded UP to give any help that
might be necessary, and was step
ping out of my machine when I
saw man crawl from under the
truck and run down Seventh
street.
They Always Get EN-.
Someone was yelling, There's
three women pinned under the
coupe. For Gods sake get 'em
out So I went over to the coupe
instead Of chasing the runaway.
But I recognized the truck, and
had a pretty fair idea of who
was driving it. and gave his name
to the police
But the Truck Was Full Grown.
Counsel: 1--WE contend that there
was no collision, your honor.
Each car made a sudden turn to
avoid the other, and was upset
thereby. We admit that the de-
PENDANT ran away, but that was
because he was scared half to
death. He's only a kid"
How old is hep
Boob: Eighteen, your honor"
It's Still up to Congress.
The court: This is another case
of immature driver. The court
agrees with counsel that the en-
ployer is culpable for sending out
an irresponsible youth with such
a deadly instrument. That the
defendant had no permit was
known to the employer, too, the
evidence shows. But If he were
brought into court he would prob
ably deny 1t. The burden should
be put on employers to find out
whether their drivers have per-
mits or not. This is not an I'M
reasonable demand, because all
they need to do is call for the
permits. 1t Is the merest good
fortune that five people were not
killed in this case"
Reckless driving, 500; leaving
after colliding, $50; no permit, $50.
many years he has been a con
spicuous figure although not an of
flee seeker, in Alabama politics RI,