The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-15
WITH THE
AIIBI
ARTISTS
Being . Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried in Judge
Mattingly's Tribunal.
Read EN- and Worry
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.
Al Cleanup.
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION


A Cleanup.
Down at Twenty-fir street and
Virginia avenue there hasn't been
any motorcycle cop for e long
time, only at night, and the
speeders and corner cutters and
traffic yeggs generally have been
raising cain while the sun shines.
So many kicks came in to Num-
Der Three Precinct that the place
looked like g. musical comedy re-
hearsal and there were groWis
enough to make It q rival Of the
zoo.
flying squadron of the traffic bu-
reau was sent down there. he
worked from o'clock in the
morning until In the afternoon,
and came into court yesterday
with fourteen speed cases on his
list. And not a sinner escaped.
Every case drew a fine of from
SIS to $40, or an excursion ticket
to OccoQuan as consolation prize.
A Monopoly.
When Officer Gallivan stepped
into the witness box on his tenth
consecutive case, What's the
natter" asked the court. Have
all the others taken a vacation?"
Speeders, Beware!
TITS just because there hasn't
been any motorcycle men down
there IN the daytime for e long
while,' the officer explained after
adjournment. They got TO DOING
about as they pleased down there:
sort OF surprised EN-, that's ali.
Had to Get One More.
Fourteen straight convictions
il quite a record, should say.
20, l dunno. From May TO
October, last year. / had 1000
convictions before I met my first
dismissal. But fourteen in one
day Is a record, guess-better
than thirteen, anyhow, seeing II
was the 18th Of the month when
started out"
Here's Some OF the Cases.
II picked him up on Twenty.
first street between r and q
and paced him to Pennsylvania
avenue at thirty-two miles an
hour. When / stopped him he
said that he had met me going
the other way at II street, so
couldn't have followed him from
g, There was a soldier going
south on motorcycle, there
and the defendant probably mis-
took him for me-"
Boomerang Testimony.
1T met the officer. going south
at II street, Your Honor, and he
couldn't possibly turn around and
pick up thirty-two miles an hour
between there and Pennsylvania
avenue.
"That shows 1t wasn't the Of
ficer you saw. $16."
A Ford Band Wagon.
"This man was running east
on Virginia avenue at Twenty
first street, Your Honor, and
probably wouldn't have seen hin
! IL he hadn't been making such g
racket. Something was wrong
| with his muffler and could heal
him half a mile away. / paced
| him for three blocks at thirty
| three miles an hour"
! tie loose, Your Honor, but Il
l.
an ordinary Ford. I had 1t fixed
a while ago, but couldn't see
that 1t made much difference"
How about the speed charger
At guess was hitting 1t III
little, but I didn't know wa
going anythink like thirty-three."
A Social Occasion.
what were you hitting it VI
for?"
| ST was taking a lady over Il
the Jail to visit her SON."
"You were in a hurry to ga
there before he left for Occoquan
were your"
20, no sir. He won't leave TO
quite q while yet. You see, tina
man he hit has got To testify
and the doctor doesn't know
when he'll be out of tho hospital
because he says lead pipe make
a dangerous"
! Speeding. 426! muffler, o.