The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
With The
|Alibi Artists
"a Cross Section of the
Daily Grind in Judge
Mattingly's Court
Read EN- and Weep.
BY DONALD McpOUGAL.
Murder win Ont.


was crossing Sixth street on
Massachusetts, avenue. noticed
that my radiator was steaming
pretty bad and l drove up in
front Of the fire engine house
near Fourth street and asked \
fireman there where ! could get
understand what / was talking
about until / explained that my
radiator was dry, then he said.
'Ohp
I'VE went into back room,
leaving my engine running, but
there was someone there to watch
II. After while we found some
water and q bucket, I filled the
radiator and he went back with
the empty bucket while I was
screwing the radiator cap on.
There was no one in sight as
/ climbed into my seat, and I
was reaching for the gear shift
when something struck us from
the left rear and knocked US
through a. Ford sedan parked
about five feet head Of us. I
dug the pasteboard out of my
eyes in time to see Ford coupe
webbing to a stop as it reached
the car tracks. This lady was
driving 1t, your honor.
She was trying to start her
engine as / jumped on the run
ming board. and refused to give
her name or show her permit.
She would have got away If
couple of firemen hadn't run out
and stopped her."
why were they SO interested?
Helping Henry.
They owned the Fords that
were smashed. your honor. There
was row of EN- In front Of
the engine house. We had quite
a commotion before the lady
would give her name. She said
the accident was my fault, but
was a little excited and couldn't
quite follow how she doped, 1t
out. although she said quite lot
about it."
Witness: 'The radiator went
dry as we approached the engine
house on Massachusetts, avenue
near Fourth street about 1890
Sunday morning"
Counsel: You are married?
Eyes SIR
"And the preceding witness is
your husband. believer"
Raps Friend Wife Theory.
You're mistaken-we're
friends"
Pardon me. If / had known
that I wouldn't have asked the
question. aside ! wouldn't need
to. Resuming): Did you see
the defendants car before It
struck your"
| ''No sir. / didn't see it for
about half an hour after Il
Fireman: 1.-THE crash woke me
up. your honor. and went down
there"
where were your"
I'm the dormitory on the sec.
ond., floor of the engine house.
That was my night in. The
crash woke me up, and I went
sdown there and found several
/ didn't stop to count them, but
4 I0H lOWdI0 LuC NGAI tE1GhS JUST d6
this man Here jumped on the
running board Of a Ford coupe
and"
Counsel: 'You were asleep on
the second floor when the crash
Gamer"
Yes SIR"
Where He Lived.
Il 49, 49,, r.ok ,,a,,~ ogaShn. -.
and reached the sidewalk by the
time the witness had jumped on
the running board Of the defen-
dant's carp
Eyes. SIR"
"Why, it would take longer
than that to run down an ordinary
flight of stairs"
Stairs! Stairs! What would
be doing with stairs-I amt sick.
When / want to reach the ground
floor in a hurry--and that's the
way l generally reach It'll use
the last three or four feet of a
/ pole"
Lawyer Tells Truth!
Counsel: IT see. You're a fire
man and accustomed to awaken
ing suddenly, dressing and quick
" reaching the position assigned
to your"
Mister, you could put 1t a lot
worse than that and I'd still be
able to swear to It,"
Witness: I'm a Black and
White taxi driver, your honor.
Early Sunday morning / was run
ming about fifty feet behind the
defendants coupe, both of us on
the car track. AS she approached
the engine house near Fourth
street, a Dodge sedan shot out sud.
denly from the curb without a
signal and ran in front of her.
She put on her brakes so quick
that l nearly lost my job, but she
knocked the Dodge back to the
curb for q bank shot scoring two
Fords.
The Armless Wonder.
This business Of hopping out
from the curb without signal is
one of. the meanest things we're
UP against. except people that, try
to beat their fare, and that's why
/ stopped and gave the defendant
my name as witness
Case dismissed.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN DIES
FROM POISONED LIoUoF
PITT AnrT pIJTA not a.