The Washington times., 1924-10-08
With The
AHbi Artists
a Cross Section Of The
Daily Grind III Judge
Ma ttingIys Court
Read En- and Weep
By DONALD McIODGAI.

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east, at 10 o'clock last night,
your honor, intending to run
over to fifteenth and II and
meet q bootlegger who wasn't
expecting me, che defendant
passed IN front Of me and !
followed him TO lexington place
at forty-five miles an hour. IA
street car was pulling up there
and / expected to get him
while he was waiting to pass.
He slIidded around in front
and / did 3 little better than
fifty-five miles an hour to
TruxtOn circle, where / ar
ranged things SO he had to
stop either for me or for an
eastbound Capital Traction car.
He chose me and went to No.
Eight instead Of the morgue.
He didn't have any registration
card with him.
Thought Proof.
Boob: 81 didn't understand
about this registration card
business, your honor. / had my
permit and ! thought that was
enough"
The permit goes with the
driver and the registration card
goes with the tags. IL you drive
q car and haven't 3 registration
card showing the license num-
Der Of that car you are liable
to q fine Of $40.
Just for not having q regis
tration card? /"
Just for that. =
but it isn't my car, your
honor"
''Well, it'll be your $40
only in this case well make Il
$40 because the court Is con-
WINGED you don't understand the
law. But it's astonishing how
much information you can pick
up for So"
You mean that pasteboard
ticket they give you with the
tags at the District Building?"
It's beginning to work al
ready, and You haven't paid
your $1Oiyet. That pasteboard
ticket is the registration card"
A Boob And His Money.
"And I've got to pay SO
because I didn't have that ticket
with mel"
Il really ought to be more,
you're learning so fast. You've
got to pay $40 because you
didn't have that ticket with
you. Anyone dri.;ng around
without registration card Is
playing fools game he's put
ting up $40 to win nothing.
What was the idea Of driving
at As miles an hour ~
WASN'T going any rs miles
an hour"
Did YOU have . speed
'.lSD sir. But I've been driv-
ing 2 years and my judg-
6 your Judgment about
speed isn't any better than
your judgment about registra-
ton cards, the courts Judgment
is that you pay . fine Of $40"
The Rivals.
About 1:45 q. m. day before
yesterday, your honor, / mo-
ticed the defendants car parked
on Butternut street near Geor-
gia avenue, with all his lights
going. That was unusual, and
I went over to investigate. The
defendant was in the drivers
seat with his head resting on
the steering wheel, drunk.
There was another man in the
rear seat with his head resting
on the floor, still drunken.
thought they'd be safe
while ! went over to the box
to call the wagon, but | had
just about reached the sidewalk
when I heard the starter going.
He was pretty we'll under way
when ! jumped his running
board and was going around
the corner into Georgia avenue
before ] could shut off his ig-
milton.
A Musical Slit
When asked him where he
thought he was going. he said
he was on the way to Takoma
Park, Md. asked him why he
was headed south on Georgia
avenue, then, and he mumbled,
oh, wen, o'sher -hic- -whassa
ushe get'n' technical? Alwaysh
minor shcrap shcrap ~ hic
discrepancies every mans story.
I'm wv hic - in'shen.' He said
quite q lot more, but l didn't
get rough with him till he be-
gan to sing"
You sent him to the station,
did your"
Eyes, sir"
"What became Of the other
mani"
Hes still drunk, your honor"
Cawnfused
Boob: II reckon it's all Just
the way the officer tells it, your
honor. If he says / was on
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